As a part of its totalitarian regime, a colonial boarding school system was established by the Chinese government in Tibet, which over a period of time, resulted in four generations of inexpensive labourers who could easily find work in Chinese cities, Bitter Winter reported.
At least 19 children were killed on Monday after the dormitory of a girls' boarding school in Guyana caught fire overnight, The Washington Post reported.
Experts while deliberating on the subject "China's Colonial Practices and Threat to the Cultural Identity of Tibet" in an international webinar discussed various human rights issues raised recently by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
Free Tibet, an NGO, has shared a video of Tim Loughton, MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, and of Dr Gyal Lo on its official Twitter handle. The former is heard thanking the latter for informing him about the network of Chinese colonial boarding schools in Tibet.
The colonial boarding schools, which the Chinese government refers to as "education and training centres," have been a controversial topic since they were established in 2016. The Chinese government claims that these schools are designed to "combat poverty and improve the education of Tibeta
China has come under huge attack from UN experts for its alleged move to forcibly assimilate the Tibetan identity into the Han culture. This has come even as China faces a tough time in denying the truth on human rights violations of Uyghurs, Muslim ethnic groups living in the north-western
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI/PNN): Swiss Learning, an educational body managed by the Heads of Swiss Educational Institutes, recently organised an interactive showcase of global learning on 3rd February 2023 at The St. Regis Mumbai to promote their boarding schools along with their sum
These UN experts raised serious concerns over China's vast network of colonial boarding schools in Tibet while also asking several questions to China about its "policy of acculturation and assimilation of the Tibetan culture.
Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated the Sports Centre of Pinegrove School in the Kasauli area of Solan district on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Bollywood Royalty Kareena Kapoor dropped a glimpse from her visit to Saif Ali Khan's boarding school in Winchester with Saif, Taimur Ali Khan, and his 'godfather.'
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI/PNN): HappyMongo Learning Solution commenced its operations by launching the English Language Lab for K-12 Schools and got associated with the MIT Group of Institutions - Pune.
The boy from Tori Gaon in Amreli district of Gujarat had not even held a tennis racquet till he was 13. He would probably have never played the sport had his parents not taken the tough decision of sending him to a boarding school to ensure he gets a better education.