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Kingston and Hanover women selected for entrepreneurship push
Participants of AWE Jamaica’s fourth cohort pose with programme organisers, US Embassy representatives and partners from Kingston and Hanover following the launch event held on July 23, 2025. (Photo: Karl Mclarty) The US Embassy and the Youth for...

Kasneb develops new course to boost fight against graft
Kasneb CEO Nicholas Letting addresses a past event. [File, Standard] The Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (Kasneb) has developed a new course that will help accountants sharpen their skills in the fight against...

Thoughts from New Quincy: Why Higher Education Is Failing Students
During the last week on campus in Sever Hall, I spotted a fresh sheet of printer paper taped beside the door of a freshman expository‑writing class. In bold Helvetica, it warned: “No ChatGPT, no Claude, no Copilot—ALL work must be entirely your...

The Clock Is Ticking: Higher Education's Big Push Toward CMMC Compliance
The Clock Is Ticking: Higher Education's Big Push Toward CMMC Compliance By Doug Thompson 07/24/25 "Hackers Accessed Data of Up to 230,000" is not a headline that any university wants to see, yet in August 2023, a Midwestern university...

Quảng Trị must transform painful past into internal strength for breakthrough: PM
QUẢNG TRỊ — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính urged the central province of Quảng Trị, which was hard hit during wartime, to continue upholding the glorious revolutionary tradition, considering it a driving force for breakthrough and strong...

Education coordinator makes Whitefish Trail an inclusive place to learn and connect
Attend a wildflower walk, mushroom hunt, bear aware event, biking clinic or any outdoor extravaganza hosted on the Whitefish Trail, and you’ll likely be greeted at the trailhead by Haley King, eager, friendly and full of outdoor knowledge. King is...

Develop whistle blower policy against cultism – Deputy Governor advises Abia varsity
The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, has charged the governing council and management of Abia State University, Uturu, to take a firm stance against cult activities and other social vices that negate the philosophy of academic...

President Mahama Unveils Road Master Plan To Transform Oti Region
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, July 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Oti Region will receive its fair share of resources from the national budget to develop critical infrastructure,...

Athletes urged to research about banned substances
Athletes need to “play the game clean” and depend solely on their hard work to achieve good results. Moreover, research and education about dehydration drinks and nutrition is needed — and athletes need to be honest about their lives because they...

"Sharjah Children" launches a summer filled with creativity
Diverse learning tracks The programme has seen wide participation from children due to the variety of workshops and activities offered across multiple tracks, including theatre, literature and languages, arts, life skills, sports, and science and...

Chicago West Side workforce development center opens
Elected officials and nonprofit leaders prepare to cut the ribbon for the new Aspire Center for Workforce innovation. (Photo by Igor Studenkov/for Chronicle Media) As Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, the new workforce development and social...

India to Hungary to the US: Nostalgic nationalism is helping populists attack higher education
Harvard University is under siege by the Trump administration – and the world is watching. But this case isn’t just an American issue. It’s part of a global trend: universities cast as enemies and institutions in need of reform. Populist,...

Eye care organizations, researchers launch campaign advocating for vision research
As threats continue in the US to slash federal medical and vision funding and to consolidate the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Eye Institute (NEI) into the broader Institute on Neurosciences and Brain Research, eye care providers...

Mudavadi: Sh2 billion school funds lost as digital crackdown begins
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a past event. [Mike Kihaki, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has accused education officials of misusing up to Sh2 billion in capitation funds and vowed a digital crackdown to stop the...

Over 12,000 teaching posts vacant in Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas: Education Ministry
Over 12,000 teacher posts are lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country, according to the Ministry of Education. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Over 12,000 teacher posts are lying vacant in Kendriya...

Volta Regional Education Directorate commends stakeholders for their support
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), July 24, GNA – The Volta Regional Education Directorate has commended the collective efforts of parents, teachers, and other stakeholders to shape the future of learners, describing education as a shared...

Donation boosts environmental education at Crooked Creek facility
FORD CITY – A gift from local philanthropists Kay and Stephen Owen, a husband and wife dedicated to supporting youth education, has established a new fund in honor of their close friend, Barbara Davis of Kittanning, a lifelong advocate for...

President calls for urgent overhaul of education amid rising dropouts and shrinking school populations
July 24, Colombo (LNW): In a forceful address to Parliament during a debate on education reform, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has urged lawmakers to undertake sweeping changes to Sri Lanka’s schooling system, citing an alarming rise in...

Foreign minister says natural resources development key area in Somalia-Azerbaijan ties
13:27 En The development of natural resources plays an important role in the cooperation between Somalia and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with his Somali counterpart Abdisalam Abdi Ali,...

Four-day education conclave in Kochi from July 25
A four-day education conclave organised by the Shiksha Samskriti Utthan Nyas will begin here on Friday. An organisational session, which will review the activities undertaken during the past five years, will give shape to an action plan for the...