Straight Talk: Indian government must limit research to select institutions

PM Narendra Modi recently said that research should be pushed to state universities. Here Dr. Pushkar argues against such a move.

Living the Lobo Life: In Conversation with Dr. Mary Anne Saunders

Discover the amazing opportunities on offer at New Mexico’s flagship university.

Brain Gain in India's Higher Education

What can transform the brain deposit into brain gain? Opportunity. Dr. Pushkar examines the current home scenario for Indian scholars abroad, with its lures and its lacunae.

Interview with Silicon Valley marketing pioneer Satjiv Chahil

Silicon Valley consultant Satjiv Chahil started out with a B.Com degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh, in 1971. He got an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, now part of Arizona State University. In his career of over 30 years, he has worked with companies such as Apple, HP, IBM, Palm, and Xerox, driving initiatives at the cutting edge of entertainment technology. On November 24, 2016, he chatted with BrainGain Magazine about his studies and work, and shared some advice for young people interested in studying abroad.

Getting a Job after University

Ensuring that students get a job after higher studies means institutions of higher education will have to be increasingly flexible and demand-driven in order to survive and grow, say Canadian and American representatives from college and university associations.

Elite cyborg universities will corner education in post pandemic world, says marketing pundit Scott Galloway

Big tech giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft likely to enter education and health care in a big way, not because they want to but because they have to

Are the Arts losing to the Sciences?

BrainGain Magazine spoke with Dr. Zafeena Suresh, Education USA Adviser (USIEF), about the anti-Arts bias in the Indian education system. She discussed how the preference for Science is now deeply ingrained in the Indian mindset. And how this translates into the attraction of STEM fields even when students head abroad for further studies. She also shares how there is scope for change, and the attractions of a Liberal Arts degree.

Brain Gain is Reversible

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's exit has inspired heated debates on the topic of brain gain and its reversibility. Dr. Pushkar examines the issue below.

Q&A with Professor John Spinks (The University of Hong Kong)

Professor John Spinks from The University of Hong Kong visited India earlier in 2018. He spoke to BrainGain Magazine about the university, international students and the top mistake applicants make. Watch this video for more.

Breakfast Roundtable: Failure as a step forward in the learning process

International education experts, including principals of some of the top schools in India, discussed the importance of failure in the learning process. The discussion was the subject of the Breakfast Roundtable, part of BrainGain Magazine’s Student Session held in February 2018. Watch the video to find out more.