IIT-r & southampton sign mou
The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) announced their partnership with the University of Southampton. The two signed an memorandum of understanding to promote collaborative research, primarily in the areas of aviation and railway engineering.
The main focus will be on developing technological solutions for the industry.
The director of IIT Roorkee, Professor Pradipta Banerji and the vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton, Professor Don Nutbeam, signed the agreement during a joint workshop at Southampton that was held on May 13, 2014.
US Exchange Programme
Ferriswheel’s cultural exchange wing is organising a paid cultural exchange programme to the US. The focus is to provide an opportunity for youth of various countries to intermingle and exhibit each other’s unique cultures.
Th educative and interactive platform is aimed at imparting a holistic experience to young minds where they can learn about the rich heritage of the US. The festival will start on July 4.
Eligibility: Children between the age group of 16 to 25 years of age.
last date: May 25, 2014
Enrollment: Applicants are required to fill in the entry form. Email : sabeena@ferriswheel.in.
Ryanite in u-16 ftt
Karman Thandi of Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj represented India in the U-16, Federation Tennis Tournament (FTT) held in Malaysia. Karman beat her opponents from New Zealand in the doubles and in the singles match she beat Philippines.
Dr Augustine Francis Pinto, chairman, Ryan International Group of Institutions and Grace Pinto, MD, Ryan International Group of Institutions encourage and motivate sports talent.
FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam
Students preparing for next year’s JEE exam will get an opportunity to gauge their level of preparedness and standing as India’s premier institute for engineering entrance training FIITJEE conducts its Talent Reward Exam (FTRE) on June 8 this year across more than 100 test centers in India.
Students in the top 500 will get a certificate of achievement and will also get free online doubt removal support to help them in their preparation, irrespective of whether they join FIITJEE or not.
FIITJEE has also decided to award the top three FTRE rankers with cash prizes. First prize: `1,50,000, second prize: `90,000 and third prize: `60,000 with additional 497 prizes to be given to the top 500 performers, which will, additionally include fee waivers for one year extended FIITJEE Classroom Programme for IIT-JEE 2015 as well as the hostel fee concessions on merit-based selection criteria.
It is apparent that top students will get scholarships to not only support their preparation for IIT-JEE, but also their studies at the IITs.
Convocation Day
Sunderdeep Group of Institutions hosted a convocation day in its campus. Vice-chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Technical University, RK Khandal took an immense pride in distributing the degrees to the 700 students.
“A college grows when the minds contribute in the development of learning and acquiring new skills. I am happy that the hard work put in by the students has helped them reach them new heights,” Khandal said.
Joint Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmay lal, SDGI chairman, Mahendra Aggarwal and vice president, Akhil Aggarwal were present in the occasion.
MBA Employability Master Class
Robert Gordon University (RGU) conducted an MBA employability master class recently. The main objective was to share some practical advice with the audience about how to improve their employability and to give them a fun exercise as part of the master class to allow them to road test these skills and get feedback from Graeme Stephen, an RGU senior lecturer in the department of communication, marketing and media.
The workshop included a competency-based exercise for attendants to test their existing understanding of the necessary behaviours needed to operate effectively as part of a team, and as part of any work place around the world.
Graeme explained how improving employability is at the core of all teaching and support units at RGU, and participants learnt more firsthand about what the university does to make sure it is regularly ranked at the number one university in the UK for graduate placement.
The university has a long history of Indians coming to study at the university who have really enjoyed its ‘hands on’ method of education.