Kongsberg Maritime's simulation division has signed a new contract to supply an extensive offshore simulator to EMAS Offshore in Singapore. The contract, which was signed on 29th October 2009 is for delivery of a state-of-the-art Offshore Vessel Simulator with FWD

Dell and SunGard Higher Education announced yesterday that they will expand their existing strategic relationship to make their solutions more interoperable and help higher education institutions worldwide improve efficiencies, streamline operations and enhance learning.The expanded relationship supports SunGard's new Open

Yesterday, at its fifth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum (IEF), Microsoft Corp. celebrated the impressive work that teachers and school leaders from around the world are doing to help every student realize his or her full potential. In addition, Microsoft

KPMG in India in collaboration with NIIT Imperia announced the launch of Advanced Certificate Program on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The six week Certificate program which commences on 2 December 2009 is designed to assist companies and individuals on

Germanys Federal Ministry of Education and Research today announced the launch of a project under their two year research campaign with India. The project - pmIndia - "Linking High Potentials" aims at interlinking the scientific-technological cooperation between Germany and India

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) welcomed The Honorable Charles Allen for a discussion of the key events and lessons learned during his distinguished career of 50+ years in the US intelligence

FX School, a high quality training institute that offers courses in Visual Effects, Animation, Film-making, and Photography announced the launch of a pro-level course on how to match CG with a live action background seamlessly and photo-realistically. FX School is

A new US National Science Foundation report shows an increase in the number of academic degrees awarded to minority students since 2004, the last time such data were published.The report, Science and Engineering Degrees by Race/Ethnicity: 1997-2006, developed by the

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test will be held on 20th December 2009 in 29 cities across India. To enroll, aspiring students must register online at www.snaptest.org by 24th November 2009.Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is the mandatory common written test

IBM today launched the IBM Cloud Academy, a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology (IT) personnel from the education industry to pursue cloud computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices for reducing operating costs while improving quality

Zakia Nizami Soman, one of the founder members of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, speaks of her organisation and and reflects on the daunting challenges facing Muslim women in India today.

Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems, tells Kirtika Suneja the environment may improve in three to six months, as the economy has bottomed out.

Ranjith on getting ten directors to direct 10-minute segments on a common theme in this Malayalam anthology.

On a short trip in Mumbai for a board meeting, Nick Thomlinson, chairman of Knight Frank, the global residential and commercial property consultancy, shares his insights and forecasts with Byravee Iyer.

On the sidelines of 'Samvit 2009 -- The Leaders' Conclave' at IIM-Lucknow recently, Ajit Balakrishan tells Virendra Singh Rawat answered some issues that have dogged IIMs.

We are clearly focused on increasing our loan book in segments such as auto loans, home loans, commercial vehicles finance and corporate loans, says Chanda Kochhar.

The slowdown is behind us and the country will grow at around 9-10 per cent, believes Adi Godrej, chairman of the Godrej Group.

The government has also decided that all unlisted CPSEs which have made profit in the past 3 years and have a positive networth should get listed on stock exchanges.

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a $4 billion federal educational aid to encourage schools to develop globally competitive standards to help their students take on 'folks in Beijing and Bangalore'.

The layoffs are expected to be across different locations and businesses. Sources said the number of possible lay-offs could be close to 800.