It is very important for every student who wishes to study in USA to understand and be aware of the education system. The system begins with kindergarten followed by 12 years of primary and high school education which is compulsory to get admitted to any graduate college or university.The children enroll themselves into an education […]
Naheed Zaman, our Dublin City University and Indian ambassador shares some information and advice around admission, scholarships and finances. Two major requirements that are generally of concern for students planning for study abroad are: GPA (senior school or college grades as we call it in India) Finances (tuition fees and living […]
Children usually start in kindergarten or grade one at the age of five or six and go up one grade each year until reaching grade 12 at the age of 17. Occasionally a student must repeat a grade because of prolonged absence or low marks, although this is rare. The 12 years following the kindergarten year are usually organised under […]
United States coins are most often graded with a scale created by the American Numismatic Association (ANA), a non-profit group created in 1891 and chartered by Congress since 1912. The lowest grade on this scale is About Good-3; the highest is Perfect Uncirculated-70. Below is a brief summary of the ANA grading scale. For complete […]
An annual report showing information on students with some teaching through Welsh and academic staff who are able to teach through Welsh by institution, mode and level of study, gender and module subject. Key points In 2013/14 there were 5, 250 students at Welsh HEIs with some teaching through the medium of Welsh, a 4 per cent decrease […]
For a graduate student, postdoc or any other academic who is not in a permanent position, it seems that “happily ever after” starts once one obtains a tenure-track position or equivalent, a bit like the female protagonist finding a suitable partner in a Jane Austen novel. People outside of the tenure track look on in disbelief as […]
In the Beginning In ancient times, India had the Gurukula system of education in which anyone who wished to study went to a teacher s (Guru) house and requested to be taught. If accepted as a student by the guru, he would then stay at the guru s place and help in all activities at home. This not only created a strong tie between […]
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In the United States, students usually begin a formal educational program around age five or six in kindergarten. Children then complete grade levels one to 12 before attending…
Located in 170 countries, EducationUSA centers help millions of students find accurate, comprehensive, and current information about how to apply to accredited U.S. colleges and…
Services for the Swarthmore College Community The Office s work portfolio is broad, and its activities include projects to serve internal consitutents, such as providing support…
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Questions on this topic are divided into the following categories: In addition to the Q&As listed below, please see the following resources for guidance related to High…
This guide will give you an overall view of how the school system works in the U.S. and will provide you with useful resources. As you will note by the table of contents, you can…
Mitchell Scholars may study or conduct research at institutions of higher learning including the seven universities in Ireland and two of the Institutes in Dublin. For the 2017-2018…
One question has been playing on my mind for the past few weeks: does size matter to students? I’m thinking, of course, about whether the number of students enrolled at a university…
They teach in the English language, provide a degree of comparable quality from an institution of equal heritage – and all for a tenth of the fee or less when compared with Britain…
Elementary education starts at the age of five or six, depending on the particular state and whether a kindergarten (K) year is provided. Even when provided, attendance at kindergarten…
The French System: In All Its Gloire Ask any French adult if he looks back on his schooldays with warmth and affection, nine times out of ten the answer will be puzzled perplexity…
Off to see Professor Schwarzenegger CALIFORNIA’S public universities were once the envy of the world. Under the state’s pioneering “master plan” for higher education, signed into…
Most syllabi are set by the universities which are offering them, and are not controlled by the government. The only exception to this are teacher education programs, which the…
Secondary education, the second stage traditionally found in formal education , beginning about age 11 to 13 and ending usually at age 15 to 18. The dichotomy between elementary…
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In 1-2, the states with the largest number of public secondary schools were California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and New York. (Digest of Education Statistics, 2001, Table 101) Enrollment…
Perspektywy Education Foundation published a report: International Students in Poland 2012 , presenting the newest trends in internationalization of Polish higher education. There…
With 700 universities and more than 35, affiliated colleges enrolling more than 20 million students, Indian higher education is a large and complex system. The structure of degree-granting…
The University uses school‐specific grading scales. Most schools at Columbia University use the standard A-F grading scale. The American Language Program, the School of Architecture…