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Seven Thai universities listed in QS subject rankings
Share Seven Thai institutions made it into this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject, which reveals the top 200 universities for 30 disciplines including degree subjects such as mathematics, economics, civil engineering, psychology and law. The Thai institutions figured ... Read More »
Four Scottish universities in global top 100
Share By Chris Marshall Four Scottish universities have been ranked among the top 100 in a global league table measuring scientific performance. St Andrews claimed the highest position (47th) in the Leiden rankings, which measure the scientific impact of higher ... Read More »
US universities embrace open source online learning platform
Share Stanford University has joined forces with edX — the not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to enhance the development of edX’s open source learning platform by providing free and open ... Read More »
International university rankings rate Oxford and Cambridge high but other UK institutions lose ground
Share Cambridge and Oxford are among the most prestigious universities in the world, according to new international rankings, but other UK institutions are losing ground. A new global league table shows that the two top universities remain part of an ... Read More »
Stanford researchers develop acrobatic space rovers to explore moons and asteroids
Share By Melissa Pandika An autonomous system for exploring the solar system’s smaller members, such as moons and asteroids, could bring us closer to a human mission to Mars. Stanford researchers, in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the ... Read More »
Universities on the charm offensive
Share Massachusetts Institute of Technology students will return from their holiday break to experience something different from their usual studies – but almost as important. It’s the university’s annual Charm School, offering instruction in everything from how to make a ... Read More »
Top 10 U.S. Universities offering the best in Electrical Engineering
Share Electrical Engineering is among the complex courses offered to those with profound interest in the fields of mathematics, electronics and computer science. Given the complexity of work awaiting for students completing such degree, a thorough preparation is necessary. This ... Read More »
Indian universities should emulate Nalanda: Lord Swraj Paul
Share Indian universities, which failed to make it to the top 200 World University Rankings, should draw inspiration from ancient academies like Nalanda to be recognised globally, says NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul. Paul, an MIT alumnus and Chancellor of ... Read More »
Penn State ranked No. 1 in social media usage among universities
Share By Matt Morgan Geoff Rushton said Penn State’s excellence in social networking platforms can’t be attributed to one person or one department — it is a university-wide effort. The university was recently ranked No. 1 in social networking usage ... Read More »
Boosting research in Africa
Share Last week, IBM opened its 12th research laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya, “to help universities produce highly-qualified and technically-skilled graduates”. It is IBM’s first in Africa. The company will also establish a resident programme for Kenyan and African schools. “Top-tier ... Read More »
