Student Parliament at Ryan
Investiture ceremony of the Student Parliament 2014-2015, which was held on July 15, 2014 at Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj. On this momentous occasion the students were guided by the chief guest Meenakshi lekhi (MP, Spokesperson of BJP and chairman NDMC) to work relentlessly for their school, nation and country.
Shubhankar Gupta and Abhishek Arora were elected as the president and the prime minister respectively to the student parliament
Convocation ceremony at bits
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) held its convocation ceremony for the Class of 2014 for graduating students of the Pilani campus. Some 827 graduating students of first degree, 242 higher degree students, 43 PhD research scholars and 218 dual degree holders were awarded degrees.
Speaking at the occasion Kumar Mangalam Birla, chancellor, BITS Pilani said: “We live in times of unprecedented opportunities. You have the leeway to choose what you wish to do, the kind of job you would like to do, the kind of life you would like to lead.”
Partnership signed
Thomas Cook (India) ltd has signed a pan-India partnership with Manya Abroad-The Princeton Review. The aim is to offer students a comprehensive end-to-end service, from counseling, course selection, assistance with admission application to travel and travel related services and payment solutions including fees for application and tuition; also personal expenses.
Commenting on the association with Manya Abroad-The Princeton Review, Mahesh Iyer, COO, foreign exchange, Thomas Cook (India) ltd said: “This pioneering initiative is aimed at giving students quality services covering the entire gamut from test preparation to travel and foreign exchange services.”
Mage & IIM-Indore’s new PGPBM programme
Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) has launched the Institute of Customer Experience Management (ICEM), a first of its kind institute in India which offers an MBA equivalent PG programme in Business Management focused on customer experience management.
The course, designed in collaboration with IIM-Indore and Service Quality Centre Pte ltd Singapore, an international management consulting and training company, aims to equip students with a superior service experience mindset. The programme has been designed and is delivered by IIM Indore. The students will also get the opportunity to visit the IIM-Indore campus for two weeks as a part of the programme.
It is aimed at creating professionals specifically for the growing services sector. Today, the service sector offers bigger and better career opportunity world over.
A portion of the course involves managing live customer contact channels and internships for up to 12 weeks in leading companies, thereby guaranteeing excellent placement opportunities to successful students.
Platform to recognise educational centres
SkillTree Knowledge Consortium has launched the first of its kind initiative to identify and recognise Indian educational institutions that make a global appeal.
It is an initiative aimed at putting a renewed spotlight on India’s education sector. Twenty institutions from across the country have so far been awarded certificates of international league by the initiative. This will be the first international education platform for India which is known to produce world class techies, engineers, IT experts, doctors as well as thinkers.
Shekhar A Bhattacharjee, founder, SkillTree Knowledge Consortium said: “It is a biannual recognition and India’s only international award and felicitation platform. We have a thorough scrutinising process of rigorous research and auditing, and a dedicated jury that goes about its task scrupulously.”
Mentorship programme
The World Innovation Summit for Education has launched a tailor-made mentorship programme to support high potential, scalable projects that address education challenges in innovative ways.
In this inaugural year, the WISE Accelerator is seeking projects that use technology — from the conception of apps and digital games to the creation of online platforms or the design of new curricula and pedagogies integrating technology. All education projects that are using or designing technology are invited to apply.
Each year, seven projects will be selected to join the programme during which they will benefit from expert mentoring to help build effective and sustainable growth strategies in the areas of financial management, marketing, operational implementation, legal and human resources, and others.
The programme will kick-off in Doha, Qatar in November 4-6, 2014. The deadline to apply is September 8, 2014. For information on how to apply visit: http://www.wise-qatar.org/
wise-accelerator-apply-now.