collaborative thinking and research
As a part of New Zealand’s prestigious Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia programme, Massey University teamed up with NIFT, New Delhi for joint student projects. Strengthening the association further, The College of Creative Arts, Massey University, New Zealand and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi. The MoU is in line with New Zealand’s continued efforts to strengthen its education ties with India.
Both institutions collaborate as part of a sustainable fashion team project titled ‘Make Fashion Circular: A New Sustainability Paradigm’. Eight students from Massey University participated with students from NIFT to develop concepts for innovative circular solutions to fashion design and production.
top honours for Strathclyde varsity
The University of Strathclyde has won the coveted title of Times Higher Education University of the Year — the first University to win the award twice.
The university previously won the title in 2012.
The prestigious accolade was awarded to the University ahead of five other shortlisted institutions and recognises its overall strategy of engaging with business, industry and government, investing in students and developing socially progressive policies.
The judges praised the University as “as exemplar of a university that has taken on a vital social mission and excelled in delivering on that goal.”
They added its achievements reflected Strathclyde’s “embrace of an unconventional institutional mind-set: its top priorities are the application of knowledge and the rapid response to commercial and social needs”.
Building on its Enlightenment roots as ‘the place of useful learning’, the university, has transformed its approach to make a positive impact on the local — and global — communities it serves.
international conference at IIHMR University
The 24th international conference of IIHMR University,Pradanya 2019, concluded at its Jaipur campus recently. The theme of the three-day event was ‘Future of Healthcare: Globalisation, Innovations and You.’ It brought together over 35 healthcare experts and policy makers at the University, which is recognised as an ‘Institute of Excellence' by the Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Shri Yaduvendra Mathur (IAS), Special Secretary, NITI Aayog, was the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker.
Said Dr Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University, Jaipur: “This year, Pradanya presented its vision of healthcare of the future by focusing on breakthrough technologies, transformations, innovations and discoveries, as well as the existing healthcare models and best practices. It is important for students of healthcare to share knowledge about not only the current best practices but also the upcoming ones. But mere knowledge is not enough. It must be digested well, converted to wisdom and applied in practice.”