Collaboration signed
International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi, and Mercer Consulting (India) Pvt ltd, a global leader in talent, health, retirement, and investment will collaborate for developing future business leaders.
The collaboration will co-create the MBA course curriculum and enable delivery in subjects like compensation and reward management, performance management system and learning and development to make it more industry relevant. It will provide students with better insights into the HR competencies and domain knowledge.
Centre for excellence
Great lakes Institute of Management, a leading B-School in the country, launched a Centre for Excellence in Retail Management during the Retail Summit in Mumbai.
The center for Excellence was officially launched by A. Mahendran, Chairman, Mahendran Holdings limited. With its tradition in promoting emerging trends in business, Great lakes is set to provide thought leadership for retail industry in India and beyond. The establishment of the center was guided by some of the foremost retail academics and practitioner from India, Asia, Europe and USA.
Milestone reached
A significant milestone in the development of a potential new antimalarial medicine has been reached by scientists at the University of Dundee, in partnership with the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV).
The Drug Discovery Unit at Dundee team has been working with to identify potential new treatments for malaria.
Professor Ian Gilbert, Chair of Medicinal Chemistry at Dundee and one of the project leaders, said: “This compound has impressive antimalarial properties. It has potential for a single dose treatment of malaria. It also has the possibility to protect people from getting malaria in the first place and in stopping malaria being spread from infected people to others.”
Applications invited
The Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute (DPMI) invites application for diploma in medical laboratory technology. The duration of programme is of two years. Apart from DPMI, other course which students can apply for are hospitality management, airline tourism, mass communication and journalism and fashion designing.
The minimum qualification for securing admission to certificate, diploma and degree level courses is Class XII from a recognised Board. Application forms are available till February 21, 2014.
Roit at manav rachna
Manav Rachna International University, India’s premier private university, flagged off the 2014 edition of the International Conference on Reliability, Optimization & Information Technology (ROIT) at its Faridabad campus recently.
Dignitaries like Dr Pronab Sen, chairman- National Statistical Commission, Dr NC Wadhwa,VC, Manav Rachna International University were present at the event.
Annual Sports Day at ryan
Ryan Intenational school, Vasant Kunj celebrated its Annual Sports Day on recently. It was the wonderful execution of the vision of the chairman Ryan International Group of Institutions Dr Augustine Francis Pinto and MD Madam Grace Pinto to see their students excelling in the field of sports, leisure and recreation and propelling to greater height, making their imprint in all spheres of life.
The guests at the event were Anita Chauhan, Malti Devi. RWA members and parents graced the occasion. The function commenced with the guard of honour by the NCC cadets followed by the sapling plantation ceremony by the chief guests. Bible reading, lord’s prayer, special prayer and prayer songs by the students of Class VI.
The chief guests commended the efforts of the students and encouraged them to be focussed in life to achieve their goals.
Course on financial crisis
The global financial crisis and how modern businesses work will be examined in the University of Strathclyde’s second free course available to learners around the world.
The Massive, Open, Online Course offered in partnership with education provider Futurelearn aims to offer learners a high-level perspective on the world of business today, in which all modern organisations operate. The course will be offered from March 2014 by academics at Strathclyde Business School.
Dr Viktor Dörfler, of the School’s Management Science Department, said: “As much as is possible, the course aims to prepare learners for a better understanding of the world of business, as it will look tomorrow.”
He also said how he anticipates the subject matter of the course Understanding Modern Business & Organisations will appeal to a wide range of learners. Futurelearn is being designed to enable people to enjoy learning through free courses accessible on mobiles, tablets or PCs.
GIIS Global Citizenship Scholarship
Global Schools Foundation creates an opportunity for students from India to study in the flagship campus of Global Indian International School, Queenstown, Singapore by offering merit-based scholarship.
The scholarship was instituted in 2008 for Indian students to complete junior college (year 1 & 2) in International Baccalaureate and (Class XI & XII) CBSE at the campus that has carved its name in the South Asian countries for outstanding academic results. The scholarship includes an amount of S$ 90,000, one-time return airfare plus visa fees, tuition fee, boarding and lodging, one time settling allowance of S$500 and S$200 per month for pocket expenses.
Conference on Supply Chain Management
Ansal Institute of Technology and Management, is organising the second Industry– University Indo-US International Conference on Supply Chain Management on February 21-22, 2014 in collaboration with the prestigious Clemson University, USA. The two-day event will be held at the Ansal University, Gurgaon which will focus on the current issues related to Supply Chain Management.
The purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity for industry and academia leaders to share information and vision on the supply chains of different industries that are important to India’s future growth and prosperity as well as exchange ideas on the role that education should play to make the visions a reality.
Approximately 50 eminent leaders and executives from academia and industry including US-based corporations with offices in India as well as corporations with a significant presence in both the US and India. The leaders are from construction, retail and automotive sectors and other growing business segments like dabbawalas.
Initiation for films with change
PVR limited through its social programme and registered foundation PVR Nest and Ryan International School created a film-based road safety education programme at PVR Cinema at Sahara Mall, Gurgaon.
Ryan International School has established new standards in quality education, for imparting integral impartial education to the students, giving special attention to discipline, self-tolerance, moral values, cultural harmony and national integration. It is the first to introduce comprehensive education on environmental conservation, personality development and computer education, which have now been widely accepted by various States and private boards.
On the occasion, Deepa Menon, VP CSR, PVR limited said: “We are continuously looking at addressing core social issues that affect the community we live in and thus uphold our commitment towards urban sustainability. We are extremely happy to use our spaces and partner with Ryan International School to create education and action on this very important issue using the innovative mediums of films.”