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Vedanta University links categorized to various topics

To make it easier to find various information regarding Vedanta University I have categorized various articles/reports on them. Hope this will be useful in seeing the real value of Vedanta University and convincing people of Odisha that we must thwart the BJP and Congress efforts to take Vedanta University to Karnataka and Andhra respectively.

1. Must see youtube video on the story of Vedanta University.

1. Vedanta University Home Page
2. Initial blog to watch the progress of Vedanta University
3. Petitions to thwart attempts to take Vedanta University away from Odisha
   1. Petition to the Honorable Governor of Orissa to give assent to the Vedanta University bill passed by Orissa assembly in July 2009 (more than a year back)
   2. Petition to the CM to seek the PM’s help regarding Vedanta University
   3. Petition to Delhi to stop putting hurdles on the Vedanta University project and to facilitate its establishment
4. Categorizing the articles on Vedanta University in this blog
   1. Accolades for its campus master plan
   2. Ads
   3. Anil Agarwal
   4. Appeal to Anil Agarwal
   5. Architects and Construction Contracts
   6. Beyond the Puri main campus
   7. BJP attempt to steal it to Karnataka
      1. Orissa BJP opposes Karnataka BJP lures
   8. Congress attempt to steal it to Andhra
      1. Andhra Science City plan: They have had plans like the Vedanta University township for a long time. So they are doing their best to take Vedanta University from Odisha.
         
      2. Congress ruled Andhra’s overture
      3. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP from Andhra, creates hurdles
      4. Orissa Congress opposes Andhra Congress lures
   9. CSR in Puri
   10. Honorable Odisha governor (a former member of Congress) has not signed the Vedanta University bill which was passed in July 2009
   11. International media coverage
   12. Land Acquisition and Land Use (Why so much land?)
   13. Medical College progress
   14. Pictures, master plan layouts, Videos
   15. Provisions for Orissa students
   16. Rally, petitions and articles in its support
   17. Rebuttals to opposition arguments and unsubstantiated rumours
   18. Slowing brain drain
   19. Vedanta University Bill
   20. What does $1 Billion buy? What is once in a century opportunity?

3 comments September 13th, 2010

Indian student numbers in the USA

(Thanks to Bijoyraj for the pointer in an orkut message board.)

Following is an excerpt from a report in the Economic Times.

… For the seventh year running, India is the leading source of foreign enrolments on US campuses, sending a record 94,563 students 

during the academic year 2007-2008.

Indian students now constitute 15 per cent of the total US university foreign enrolment which stood at 623,000 in this academic year, a 7 per cent increase over the 583,000 foreign students who came here in 2006-2007, according Open Doors, the authoritative annual report on the subject released on Monday.

The Indian increase of 13 per cent (up from 83,833 in 2006-2007) is only marginally overshadowed by the resurgence of interest in the US from Chinese students, whose numbers jumped up from 67,723 in 2006-2007 to 81,127 this past year, a 20 per cent increase. But since 2001/02, when it took over from China, India has remained the leading place of origin for students coming to the United States.

South Korea (69,124), Japan (33,974), and Canada (29,051) round off the top five countries sending students to the US, together accounting for 49 per cent of all international students.

… Among the many noteworthy facts in the 2008 Open Doors reports was the surge in students from Nepal coming to the US. There was a 15% increase in enrolments from Nepal this past year, putting it at number 11 with 8,936 students, following a 28% increase the previous year.

1 comment November 18th, 2008

Indian money spent in Australia for higher education

Thanks to Abi for the tip. 

As shown below, about $2 Billion Australian Dollar is being spent by about 60,000 Indians for their higher education in Australia. If 1/3rd of it is picked up by Vedanta University then they will be in great shape.

November 16th, 2008