Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only
Source: New York Business Times
An Israeli entrepreneur with decades of experience in international education plans to start the first global, tuition-free Internet university, a nonprofit venture he has named the University of the People.
“The idea is to take social networking and apply it to academia,” said the entrepreneur, Shai Reshef, founder of several Internet-based educational businesses.
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Pri education gets revamp
As a product of the old education system, I really hope this new revamp works out like whats being envisioned. It certainly sounds good on paper, but planning and execution would almost certainly be arduous and not short of stakeholders’ complaints, doubts and skepticalism. However, as with any major revamp, it takes time to see the results, and I certainly hope that patience will be shown on this ambitious project.
Go for post-grad studies
Well, i say, easier said than done. University loan itself can be a killer upon graduation for students, and opting for post grad instead of having an income is simply a luxury for many. Although the minister highlighted available scholarships, there is a very limited number of such financial assistance, definitely not enough to cater to the 30,000 or so new fresh grad every year.
Sometimes, I feel that the newspaper is mostly written for a morale-booster, perhaps what critics will say, propaganda. No wonder youths are apathetic towards politics, and taxi drivers can usually be found, well… complaining (you know about what).
Continue Reading January 20, 2009 at 3:37 pm Leave a comment
Wiki reaches US$6m target
I’m sure everyone is acquainted with Wikipedia. However, perhaps not many will know that Wikipedia is a non-for-profit organization, which means that the organization runs on public donation. This is one of the latest internet business models to emerge, and one which only few organizations can utilize and succeed. so, kudos to Wiki!
What to do before hiring a tutor
There was a recent case of a tutor being jailed for cheating and administrating a fake $10,000 MOE program to a PSLE boy. This piece of news have gotten several other to share their experience with bogus tutors. As such, CASE and MOE have collaborated and written a piece on what to do before hiring a tutor. With the dawn of the new year, and perhaps alot of tutor engagement activities, here’s to all parents and students, a better new year ahead!
Merry Christmas to All
Here’s to a merry merry christmas to all.
R&D Spending Robust
I have always thought of R&D spending as a big black hole. Loads of money have been pumped in for a number of years now, but yet, there hasnt been much tangible results seen. Personally, I would like to understand more on the Key Perfomance Indexes/Yardstick being used to measure the success of such spendings. The local universities are always more focused on scientific publications, which in my humble opinion, does not really translate into usefulness in the world of today. I would like to see more commercialization of products and/or intellectual property being filed as a result of these massive R&D spending.
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Financial Times MBA Rankings
For those interested in pursuing MBA courses:
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Research brings rewards
I think most of us are more familiar with the real business world rather then the research goings in business schools. For those interested in pursuing the intellectual challenges of research in business schools.
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While Detroit Slept
For those who read “The World is Flat”, this is a column by the acclaimed author, Thomas Friedman in New York Times, on the automobile industry, both in the past and looking forward into the future.
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