Thousands of Chilean students clashed with police on the streets of the capital, Santiago, during a protest calling for education reforms.Some threw petrol bombs at the riot police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons, BBC reported.This was the first demonstration of 2013 calling for high-quality and free education, but protests on the issue date back to 2011.Authorities saidRead more

Turkish National Education Minister Nabi Avci said they accepted the demand to open a school for Greek minority on Gokceada, an island off northwestern Canakkale province. Avci told AA on Thursday that a school for Greek minority, which had been opened on Gokceada in 1951, was closed in 1964 upon the will of the founder. Now, upon an application, theRead more

Most South Korean high school students said they expect continued diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo over territorial and historical issues, a poll showed Thursday.According to the survey of 334 high school students conducted earlier this month by the Korean Teachers and Education Workers' Union, 95.5 percent said South Korea and Japan are likely to "continue to suffer conflicts downRead more

All officials studying at the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee are students and none have rank or privilege, the school's president said Thursday. Party School President Liu Yunshan made the remarks at a symposium with some Party school students and teachers on fostering study habits. Liu, who is also a member of the StandingRead more

Students draw Beijing Opera facial masks at a primary school at Chengguan Town of Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, March 27, 2013, the World Theatre Day. Students here made the facial masks to learn more about traditional drama cultureRead more

Students from two more mainland provinces will be allowed to study in Taiwan, bringing the number of such municipalities and provinces on the mainland to eight, a mainland spokesman said Wednesday.Launched in 2011, the pilot program for mainland students studying in Taiwan has now expanded to the provinces of Hubei and Liaoning, following the municipalities of Beijing and Shanghai andRead more

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said colleges should provide housing and financial incentives for their post-graduates. Post-graduates should land jobs in the professions they were trained. It's OK if they work in their specialization. It should be a profession by training, not moonlighting, Medvedev said at a conference over advanced training and certification of research personnel in the country on Tuesday.Read more

Several people have been arrested following a "near riot" at Australia's Sydney University after protests of the university stuff became heated in Sydney on Tuesday.A NSW police spokesman said five people had been arrested during the prolonged protests at the university's main Camperdown campus Tuesday.A breakaway group of students apparently with no affiliation or official ties to organizers, allegedly chargedRead more

First Vice-President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohammed Taha chaired, Monday, at the Council of Ministers the special meeting of the immigration of the education cadres, especially, the university lecturers . The Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Sudanese Working Abroad, Dr. Karar Al-Tuhami said in press statements following the meeting that the meeting has discussed the advantages andRead more

With a focus on education with entertainment and an all-round approach to learning music, the Roland School of Music (RSM), Japan, opens its doors in Kolkata March 21. "The RSM has global presence and provides the perfect platform to encourage kids and adults alike," RSM chief executive officer (CEO), eastern region, Jyoti Bansal told IANS. Catering to all age groupsRead more