amir khan in ghajini Guess who wants to take body building tips from Aamir Khan? None other than Sachin Tendulkar. A source close to Aamir said, “Two days ago, Sachin called Aamir to tell him that he recently saw one of his Ghajini posters in a multiplex and he couldn’t help but admire his fit body. In fact, Sachin told Aamir that the actor’s body looked too good to be true. So much so that Sachin thought that Aamir’s body was digitally enhanced to make it look the way it [...]

Open Doors Report 2008 released today by the Institute of International Education After several years of modest rises and even post-9/11 declines this decade, the number of international students studying in the USA soared this past year, to a record total of 623,805, a 7% increase over the previous year’s enrollment of 582,984. The 7% increase is the largest year over year increase since the 1969-1970 school year, and will be widely celebrated as the result of greater emphasis on attracting [...]

All the students of second year MBBS were in the physiology laboratory performing their practical which involved the effects of drugs like Epinephrine and Norepinephrine on the cardiac muscle of the frog. It so happened, that one of the girls accidentally tripped over a wire while she was trying to take out an alive frog from the big plastic drum. “Thud, thud!” Yes, there were two ‘thuds’ for sure, followed by a string of all the wonderful and tasteful exclamations in the world. The first [...]

Human beings are always open to new ways of learning. Be it simple outdoor activity or scientific inventions. Both are based on adoption of ideas or interpretations of nature. Nature itself has provided inspiration to many a thinking mind. The academic institutions of our country, however, seem to have averted from nature-based teaching to become confined to the traditional methods of teaching within the four walls of the classroom. Teaching and learning in schools and colleges is mostly theoretical [...]

They are confident, spontaneous and sharp and possess a high level of socio-cultural skills. I am talking about children who can speak more than one language. All children have an inborn ability to acquire new knowledge and skills by way of interacting with their parents and family members. According to scientists, the child’s brain is flexible enough to learn new languages long before he is able to talk. Babies are non-speaking assimilators who teach themselves how to speak from what’s going [...]

What happens when a smart and energetic MBA graduate takes over the charge of an organisation? He brings a dying industry to life, turns losses into profit and profit into a bonanza. But when a PhD in Marketing with an excellent track record of teaching becomes the vice chancellor of a university, he not only changes the destiny of the region but the entire country as a whole by developing indigenous human resources. Needless to say that under the present circumstances when the Higher Education Commission [...]

Critical thinking is a buzzword among educators, but parents may wonder at its meaning. Critical thinking has been described as nonlinear, open-ended, and complex thinking. It allows for multiple responses, unspecified answers, various perspectives and interpretations, and recognition of order among chaos. It is a way of thinking that assists individuals in their quest for greater understanding and responsible, independent inquiry.“It is strange that we expect students to learn, yet seldom teach [...]

Before I began research for this article, I had made up my mind that teaching had turned into the least-favoured profession in Pakistan. So I was really surprised when after my survey I found out that teaching is, in fact, quite a popular profession, especially for females, newly qualified professionals looking for experience and those who want to work convenient hours. Education in Pakistan is clearly split into two parts, the British programme of study, and the Pakistani one. This difference is [...]

New Rules for International Students – British Home Office (from the UK Visa Bureau ) Last week, the British Home Office announced the new Australian-style points-based system for international students in the UK, known as Tier 4 under Home Office rules. Excerpt from: New Rules for International Students – British Home Office