10+ hour, 34+ min ago   (257+ words) Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar today emphasized the importance of listening to the younger generation, understanding their concerns and creating an environment where they feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and challenges. The programme was organised by…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (453+ words) Let me assure you that I — not A.I. — wrote this column. I feel this statement is necessary after reading a New York Times article titled, “What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?” 

 Writer Dana Goldstein begins with this sobering…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (260+ words) Connecting Schooling with Skills and Employment The Summit will examine the growing importance of mental health and well-being in schools and explore how learning environments can better support student resilience. A special session will take this discussion further, focusing on…...

4+ day, 35+ min ago   (178+ words) As a Backend Engineer on the Chat Engine team, you'll build the engine behind GitLab Duo Chat, the conversational AI experience for GitLab. You'll work primarily in Python to build and maintain our agentic runtime: the Flow Registry, LangGraph flows,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (445+ words) Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has called for aligning higher education with employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, urging authorities to consider national priorities, labour-market demand and the potential for job creation when establishing new universities or introducing new…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (198+ words) Friday August 21, 2026 The University Grants Commission chairman has been advised against recommending universities without proper planning, the minister said while speaking at a two-day vice-chancellors' dialogue organised under the UGC's Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project at BRAC CDM in…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (234+ words) Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has urged policymakers to align higher education curricula, new university approvals, and new academic departments with the country's economic needs, priority sectors, labor market realities, and entrepreneurship generation. The minister made these…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1373+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown Lachlan Brown is a writer at Silicon Canals contributing across the Mind pillar. A two-week randomised trial found a supportive AI eased negative mood, but only a human peer reduced students' broader loneliness. A human peer…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (599+ words) Friday August 21, 2026 "Higher education subjects and curricula must be determined in line with the country's economic needs and labour market realities. The goal of higher education should not be limited to obtaining certificates; it should also prepare students for employment…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (827+ words) If we teach a child to memorise answers for 12 years, the child may perform well in examinations. But the world of 2050 will confront that child with questions whose answers will not appear on the last page of any textbook. The…...