Ryan awarded
Ryan International Group of Institutions was recently awarded with lifetime Achievement Award in Education leadership 2013 organised by Education World in association with C-Fore. It was the sixth annual India’s school ranking award where India and international day boarding and schools were felicitated. Chairman, Dr AF Pinto and MD, Madam Grace Pinto were awarded with for their extraordinary contribution towards the growth and development of high quality English medium K-12 education and for providing value based education to lakhs of children throughout the country.
Cambridgelearner Awards
Cambridge International examinations announced the winners of the outstanding Cambridge learner Awards, India. The awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of secondary school learners in India in the November 2012/June 2013 Cambridge exam series.
Around 109 learners will receive awards for exceptional performance, including 20 learners who achieved the highest marks in the world and 76 learners who attained the highest marks in India in single subject.
The awards also celebrate the achievements of those who have been recognised for high achievement based on outstanding performance in subjects.
Annual Vendors’ Conclave
Students of ITM University got a rare opportunity to be a part of an industry discussion on quality control as they came together with over 150 vendors-suppliers of Maruti Suzuki India ltd.The Annual Vendors’ Conclave, 2013 was an initiative of Maruti Centre for Excellence aimed at upgrading the quality standards of its suppliers to world-class levels. The conclave was enabled by the American Society of Quality, a leading authority on quality control. As many as 200 students got a chance to be part of this industry conclave and closely watch the discussions and debates among industry insiders.
Tie-up for cpaer classes
EduPristine, India’s largest financial certifications review provider, has tied up with Becker Professional Education, a global leader in professional education and a part of DeVry (NYSE: DV) to provide live Certified Public Accountant Exam Review (CPAER) classes in major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.
The joint effort is targeted at a larger audience and offers the best learning solutions available. It will help students succeed in the CPA exam and open the doors to international opportunities in many fields.
Writing Competition
The Articulate Arena, an inter-school debate and creative writing competition for students of grades 7-12 was hosted by Billabong High International School, Bhopal at their campus. The event drew participants from leading institutions of the city.
The topics for both debate and creative writing were announced just an hour prior to the commencement of the event. Seven schools took part in this unconventional competition, where students learn the importance and necessity on thinking on their feet.
la trobe delegation in India
la Trobe University’s delegation headed by, Professor leigh Drake, executive dean for Faculty of Business, Economics and law, visited India recently to strengthen the existing relationship with the country .
As part of the delegation, professor Drake said that they have signed an articulation agreement with Presidency College, Bangalore to provide opportunities to students to experience the diverse and rich offerings at the College and University. “Under the agreement the students from Presidency College will be able to study at la Trobe University, Australia after their stipulated duration at the Indian college. In our endeavour to develop new curriculum and offer something new constantly we are introducing a new executive MBA for working professionals.”
The university has also announced scholarships worth US$ 240,000 for deserving students. These scholarships are being offered across various masters degree courses at the university. A group of Indian students and academicians from MIT School of Management, Maharashtra visited la Trobe University on a study tour. The tour proved highly successful.
WIlD WISDOM QUIZ
The national finals of the Wild Wisdom Quiz were recently held at the WWF-India auditorium in the Capital. During the Wildlife Week each year, the quiz now in its sixth year, saw participation from over 25,000 children across 565 schools from 44 cities in the country. This year’s Wild Wisdom quiz was won by Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai, followed by Bishop Cotton Boy’s School, Bangalore and Springdales Senior Secondary School, Amritsar in second and third position respectively.
The Wild Wisdom Quiz, an initiative of WWF- India and supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) is India’s only wildlife quiz at the national level.
The winners of the Wild Wisdom Quiz 2013 will now be taken on a trip to a snow leopard camp in Shivpuri, Uttarakhand. Supported by Adventure Nation, the camp aims to provide the students an opportunity to live amidst nature and witness it in full glory. The students will also take part in multiple adventure sports during this trip.
Applications invited
loughborough University (UK) invites applications for its new BSc web development course. The three-year full-time course meets the demand for graduates with the programming and technical skills to design and develop advanced web sites using the latest programming, networking and human-computer interaction methods.
The course meets the demand for graduates with the programming and technical skills to design and develop advanced web sites using the latest programming, networking and human-computer interaction methods. It’ll provide an excellent preparation for those who wish to pursue a career in web development either in a large IT-oriented company or as a self-employed entrepreneur.
Candidates should have secured 80 per cent or more in Class XII and an IElTS score of 6.5 overall. All applications must be made online through (UCAS — http://www.ucas.com).
Convocation at Azim Premji Varsity
The Azim Premji University held its first convocation ceremony on October 1, 2013 at Bangalore. The Governor of Karnataka Dr Hans Raj Bhardwaj and Azim Premji, chancellor of the university presented degrees.
Established in 2010, the university is founded and sponsored by the Azim Premji Foundation.
The university, at present, offers two programmes: A Masters in Education and a Masters in Development. These two programs have multiple specialisations in Education Management, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Health and Nutrition. Other specialisations like Early-childhood-education, Special Education, Public Policy, law & Governance will be introduced over the next few years.
The university is also engaged deeply with capacity development of in-service professionals. The focus of this has been Government officials across various departments like education and health.
PepsiCo India awarded
PepsiCo India has won ‘Developing leaders of Tomorrow’ award at the second edition of the Society of Human resource Management India HR awards 2013. This award recognises companies that implement best practices in the field of people management to develop potential leaders.
Samik Basu, chief people officer, PepsiCo India, said: “PepsiCo India’s leadership pipeline is built by leveraging the 70:20:10 principle. Therein, we use the People Planning process to meticulously plan the moves of our key talent to give them the right critical experiences at the right time to maximise on the job learning (70). We foster a coaching culture, run structured mentorship and exposure programmes that facilitate learning from others (20). The classroom learning (10) is delivered through structured leadership academies at every leadership transition level from assistant managers to CEOs coupled with live projects and transformational learning. This provides our key talent challenging experiences, helping them succeed and grow while sustaining the business growth agenda. Built around its key leadership imperatives, this programmes enable employees to build their own leadership competencies at different stages.”