Ryan School at Nasa
Twenty students of Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj were selected to visit NASA. The 10-day trip to the space centre was aimed at bringing about a change in the world.
The experience removed the word ‘impossible’ from their dictionary and gave them an inspiration to cross all limits and broke all boundaries to reach their goal.
It was learning for life in which they understood the importance of carrying out research in gravity and then transferring it for the use of mankind.
They had the opportunity of interacting with Astronaut Sam Durance to learn that traveling to Mars is not a difficult task and also about his experiences.
New course on offer
The Sugar Technologist Association of India (STAI) recently announced the launch of an executive development programme in sugar and allied Industry management. The programme is designed to attract professionals to participate through formal training and knowledge in the growth of sugar and allied industry.
The programme will be initially conducted at the STAI office premise. The Electronic Data Prcessing will be conducted by academicians, consultants and industry professionals.
Trainees will also be exposed to in-plant working besides exposure to international markets. This will ensure better job for anyone undergoing the training.
Entrance exam at fddi
Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) recently conducted its entrance examination for the new session 2013-14.
Nearly 9,000 applicants appeared in this examination competing for 1,680 seats offered these include 450 seats in masters degree programmes, 750 seats in bachelor degree programmes and 480 seats under integrated programmes. FDDI has consistently 100 per cent placement record of its students.
Admission Alert
The lakshya Bhartee Institute of International Hotel Management (lBIIHM) invites applications for admission in:
For masters course, applicants must be a graduate in any discipline whereas for UG courses, candidates who have cleared their Class XII are eligible. More more details visit www.lbiihm.com.
New Session at XlRI
XlRI Jamshedpur recently announced the commencement of its new academic session in 2013-14. A total of 420 students drawn from the three flagship programmes: Business management (BM — 180 students), human resource management (HRM — 120 students) and one-year full-time general management programme (GMP — 120 students) joined the student fraternity of XlRI.
Two fellow programmes in management and 20 executive fellow programme in management students have also enrolled themselves for the doctoral programme.
The students of the new batch are from diverse academic streams as well as from varied professional backgrounds. A large gathering comprising students, parents, faculty and staff assembled to witness this solemn occasion. Speaking at the ocassion, Fr E Abraham, SJ (director) said: “XlRI is a management school with a difference emphasising not merely on knowledge dissemination, but gives equal importance to personal, spiritual and social development of students. Such integral formations will help mould the fmanagers to be innovative and competent leaders.”
APG invites applications
APG Shimla University invites applications for it’s three-year full-time Bsc in fashion design and Msc in fashion design. Candidates must have completed their Class XII and undergraduate course from a recognised university/institute/board or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 50 per cent.
The courses are targeted to make students more industry-friendly with live projects and work oriented course work enabling them as better professionals.
Interested students can apply for admission for these courses by filing application form of APG Shimla University by paying a fee of `1,100 and submitted in cash or demand draft in favour of “APG Shimla university”, payable at New Delhi/Himachal Pradesh. The application form can also be downloaded from www.apg.edu.in. Application form can be also be collected from the corporate office at New Delhi or the Campus at Shimla. The last date for submission of application is July 15, 2013.
IEC and ENU sign mou
IEC Group has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) to offer practical, work-based programmes in the field of Pharmacy.
The joint expertise of the two institutions will align with the practical and commercially viable solutions of the industry and real world challenges.
This will help the students to understand the timescales, requirements, and the real-time pharmaceutical Industry.
During the occasion, Dr Naveen Gupta, head — international preperations of IEC Group of Institutions said: “The programme in tow with ENU has a multi-professional approach which enables the students to develop the required skills to enhance their careers in the field of pharmacy.”
Applications invited
International school of Business & Media invites applications for it’s PG courses in management, finance, marketing, human resource, insurance & risk management putting in place a unique learning model.
The institute also invites applications for it's two-year post graduate programme in business management plus masters in business management (PGPBM+MBA) and post graduate programme in supply chain operation management (PGP-SCOM).
The courses are aimed to provide students with the knowledge and analytical tools to evaluate and make key strategic decisions in an increasingly complex corporate environment. The programmes offer specialisations in finance, HR development and marketing.
The course comprises of subjects like business organisation and system, business economics (micro), personality development, business laws among others.
The institute also offers live projects and paid internship to its students combining theoretical inputs and with action learning.
download chapters from e-books
Students can now buy individual chapters from Pearson’s e-books. The facility for students to purchase individual chapters from eBooks has revolutionised the higher education sector in India. The individual chapter download facility gives students the choice to select the chapters they want from the best titles for their course curriculum, without purchasing the entire book.
Pearson in association with Attano, an online retailer of e-books, gives students chapter wise access to more than 500 titles from different subject areas. There are plans to add more books to its digital catalogue and widen its reach of e-chapters, making these available on multiple platforms to a larger set of students.
On the occasion, Anish Srikrishna, Sr VP and business head, Pearson India said: “Students are often advised to refer to multiple books which requires them to purchase expensive books. Through this new facility students can access selected chapters at a lower cost and read them across Android, iOS and Windows devices at their own convenience.”