Course for professionals
The executive post-graduate programme in management at IMT, Ghaziabad, offers an opportunity to working professionals to up-skill themselves to stay competitive in today’s job market.
The course will help professionals to prepare for future general management roles by developing competencies in management. The programme will also help introduce contemporary business models and practices. The classes will be held once a week at NIIT Imperia Centre for advanced learning using synchronous learning technology.
Admission Alert
Institute for Media Management and Communication Studies (IMCS), affiliated to Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, invites applications for Masters in journalism and mass communication, PG diploma in media and bachelors in journalism and mass communication.
For masters and PG diploma, students should be graduates. For bachelors the qualification is 10+2 (in any stream). The students will be need to sit for an entrance exam to be followed by an interview.
Prospectus and form can be obtained from the institute or from the website on payment of Rs250 or by sending a DD in favour of IMCS payable at New Delhi.
Global heritage fest at lpu
Providing a common platform to hundreds of foreign students from 26 countries to represent heritage of their respective country, lovely Professional University (lPU) organised a two-day annual international fest celebrations One World at open air theatre of their campus.
Upholding cultural inheritance of their respective country, international students danced and sang wearing typical dresses, ornaments and other attributes.
Speaking at the event chancellor lPU Ashok Mittal said: “We encourage foreign students to organise this annual event to showcase and share their cultures with our students. It will help to understand each other better.”
Applications for ors award
Newcastle University is offering to support the best international students hoping to pursue a programme in research. A student is eligible to to apply for an Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) award if: He has been offered a place on a Ph D research programme, has been assessed as international/overseas for fees purposes, and are wholly or partially self-financing and if the student intends to register to start the studies during the 2013-14 academic year.
However, applications for an ORS award can’t be made for a course that has already been started by a student. The ORS awards are available in a small number of university for outstanding international students who apply to commence PhD studies in any subject.
Each award (value approximately £5,000 to £9,000 per annum) covers the difference between fees for UK/EU students and international students.
The student must have already applied for and been offered a place to study at Newcastle University.
The completed ORS application must be sent electronically by April 26, 2013 to scholarship.applications@ncl.ac.uk.
Course in ergnomics
The Design School at UK’s loughborough University invites applications for its post-graduate programmes in ergonomics (M Sc/diploma/PG certificate). With accreditations by the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors the four programmes provide necessary knowledge and skills to address ergonomics issues in the design of products, jobs, workplaces and systems. All the programmes are carried out in two semesters.
The programmes equip students with ergonomics and human factors knowledge as well as competencies adequate to become professional practitioners.
Students with a good degree or professional qualification in a relevant discipline like anatomy, engineering (some branches), industrial design, health sciences, human physiology, kinesiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology are eligible for the programme. The programme commences in September 2013 and the last date to apply is May 15, 2013.
In order to apply for the programme, students should submit their application online through the Postgraduate Taught Admissions Office. For more information visit international-office@lboro.ac.uk.
Soil, Caliper sign partnership
School of Inspired leadership (SOIl) signs an exclusive partnership to become the sole representative of Caliper in India. Caliper is an industry leader in successfully predicting and improving workplace performance.
Commenting on the occasion, Arunav Banerjee, president and chief researcher, SOIl Innovation Board said: “Employee profiling is the key factor that will drive customised HR services in tomorrow’s world. Caliper is at the forefront of employee profiling tools, since it integrates traits to understand behaviour, and correlates behaviour to arrive at competencies thus enabling accurate profiling at both trait and competency levels. We look forward to building this relationship further by integrating inputs from Caliper in our leadership development efforts.”
Patrick J Farrell, MD, Caliper Australia said: “We are pleased to announce that SOIl is now our primary representative in India. We look forward to strengthening this partnership over the coming years.”
Scholarship test
James Cook University Singapore offers incentives and scholarships for Indian students aspiring to pursue higher education abroad. The varsity will be conducting a series of scholarship tests in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to scout for talent.
In Delhi, the scholarship test will be held on April 21 at the IIT campus from 11 am to 1 pm. The test is aimed at picking meritorious students and providing them financial help to achieve their dream of pursuing an education abroad.
The test will be a combination of English and aptitude component in general and covers language-based, mathematics based and general knowledge based questions.
Students with 65 per cent and above marks in the qualifying exam can enroll for the test.
Sports management workshop
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Australian Trade Commission and Deakin University, Australia is organising a workshop on Sports Management capacity building today in New Delhi.
The workshop aims to: Broaden relationships and partnerships between Australia and India using the field of sport management through the tertiary sector, raise awareness of sport management as a profession in India, promote knowledge transfer between institutional partners promoting sport management education and facilitate an interest in Australian studies in India and Indian studies in Australia using sport systems as the catalyst for comparative studies.
The session will be inaugurated by Amita Sarkar, senior director CII. Some of the speakers are Tushar Pandey, president & country head, Strategic Initiatives, Government & Advisory Group, Yes Bank ltd, Priti Srivastava, VP, Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries ltd and Hrishikesh Shende, head, sports marketing, Adidas India.
Opportunityfor environmentalists
The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program (BYEEP) is in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is providing young environmentalists with an opportunity to win an all expenses paid week long field trip to Germany.
Two Indian students will be selected to represent India in Germany from November 10-15, 2013. Entries from students with active participation in an ongoing or completed environment project will be shortlisted based on various criteria such as sustainability, inventiveness and project management. From the shortlisted entries two students will be chosen to represent India as a Bayer Youth Environmental Envoy 2013 to Germany. The application form is available online.
The programme is open to all Indian students within the age group of 18 to 24 years, holding a valid passport and actively involved in a current or completed environmental project. Details on the criteria, joining procedures and application forms are available on the India section of www.byee.bayer.com. The last date for submission of entries is July 31, 2013.