Pritha Roy Choudhury is a special correspondent and covers overseas education for the news website and magazine. She writes on the aspirations and experiences of the lakhs of students who leave India to study abroad each year. She writes on changing visa and other policies of study-abroad destinations, living and working abroad, financing foreign education, popular programmes, scholarships, trends and more. Based in Kolkata, she also covers education and institutions in and around West Bengal. Her previous stints included work with a multimedia news agency and a citizen reporting initiative. She can be reached at pritha.roychoudhury@careers360.com. On X,, she is @pritharoyc
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Visually-impaired Khasi children did not have Braille books till Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar devised a Braille alphabet for the Khasi language in 1996.
80 University of Essex students participated in the graduation ceremony, four alumni were awarded the VC award.
Study Abroad: The University of Sheffield calls for applications for BSc in biological science programmes, offers a placement year and scholarships
Netherlands plans to convert all English-taught bachelor's degree programmes to Dutch; asks universities to work on international students’ retention.
Study Abroad Scholarship: The GREAT Scholarships 2024 are offered for students across disciplines including science and technology and law.
Study in UK: SBS Glasgow will award 35 scholarships ranging from £9,000 to £12,000 depending on the subject and fee.