Notes on Education

T he latest edition of my  book - How to create excellent Universities - is now published and available at Amazon.com. Check out the book at Amazon about the book. They have done a much better job of describing it than I can do here. The book is a necessary manual for any one involved in the creation of a new university. Without it they will miss out on all the important information that has been gathered by the author from universities all over the world and is not documented elsewhere.   The book begins with a history of universities and compares the two types of institutions where higher education leading to university degrees is offered. The remaining book is divided in six chapters that cover the need for universities, courses, infrastructure, layout, faculty and governance. All through the author takes pains to outline the factors that lead to excellence and those that lead to deviation from it.   It is essential study matter for those planning to creat...

Nomenclature of Educational Institutes and Universities This note is the second one by the author in a series that contains suggestions for improving the state of higher education in India. It concerns the naming of Institutions. At the present time there appears to be no restriction on nomenclature of colleges and universities in India. As a result we have small poorly staffed colleges that bear names such as the Global Institute, World Institute etc. Or, there may be small families run set up with a name like The National Institute of higher education etc. There are other names like the Lovely Pretty University or one could be named the Institute of Hig hest Excellence in the World, or Institute of Pretty Skyline of Engineering. Some of these names are ridiculous showing the state of higher education in the country in a poor light. Others tend to create a false impression in the minds of the public. There is an immediate need to regulate and rectify the nomenclature of institu...