Tag: Lectures

Industry expertise for academic institutions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has for the first time taken an initiative to bring the industry

May 25, 2023

Education for head and heart

Today on Teacher’s Day, a grateful nation pays its ritualistic once-ayear tribute to the teaching community. As usual, there will be a lot of rhetoric including traditional lectures on ideal teachers and some mandatory awards and a dose of nostalgia. The question is what would a talented teacher carry home in terms of salary every...

September 5, 2017

UK radio station closed after broadcasting Al Qaeda lectures

A British community radio station has been shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by an Al Qaeda recruiter. Sheffield-based Iman FM claimed on Friday that its staff were "not aware of the background" of American hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen in 2011, the Independent...

July 29, 2017

Now JNU to have lectures on democratisation

After holding lecture series on "nationalism" and "azaadi", JNU teachers have now decided to conduct a new series on "democratisation of social justice" following continuing unrest on campus. The decision to hold the new series has been taken by the JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA) in protest against the recent show-cause notices issued to faculty members...

January 12, 2017