Despite the economic crisis, employment of physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals and associate professionals is around 12% higher in the European Union (EU) (¹) in 2013 than it was in 2000 and this trend looks set to continue.

Vocational education and training (VET), including that provided at upper secondary level, is traditionally an important supply line for STEM skills, but there are concerns that the supply of STEM skills may be insufficient and constrain Europe’s economic growth (²).

Amulya Barua was a pioneer of modern Assamese poetry. He was born at Jorhat on 30 June 1922. In 1941, he passed matriculation examination from Jorhat Govt. Boys' H.S and M.P. School with letter marks in Assamese and got himself admitted into the prestigious Cotton College at Guwahati. But unavoidable domestic problem compelled him to return home and he took admission into JB College at Jorhat. In 1945 he passed his B.A. examination from Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat.