Workshop at gniot
Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNIOT) organised a workshop on Android Application Development at its camp. The programme was inaugurated by Manoj Kumar, technical expert, Ducat Pvt ltd.
During the workshop students were introduced to basics of Android OS work through modules which included designing effective navigation, managing audio playback, hooking up widgets like buttons, list views, applying skins, themes, interfacing GPS, camera etc. The students also ended up by building a sample project that can be taken to modify. The workshop was designed to demonstrate best practices for solving common Android development problems, steps required to solve a problem or implementing a feature and using sampling codes within the apps.
Interzonal Youth Fest
The KIIT College, Gurgaon, recently hosted Interzonal Youth Fest, 2015 at its campus. The festival was held for three days at five different university zones like: Bhiwani, Mahendergarh, Rohtak, Sonepat and Gurgaon. Around 600 students of around 35 colleges participated in it.
Neelam Kamrah, registrar, KIIT said: “The festival was a good learning experience for students as they gathered together to present something which was really awe inspiring. It was very nicely organised by the staff and students of college.”
course for IElTS Test
The edX’s new course on IElTS Academic Test Preparation will prepare foreign education aspirants to take the IElTS Academic test with confidence. They will have immediate access to over 80 hours of interactive practice materials covering each of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Due to the flexible nature of the course, learners will also be able to adjust their level of effort to suit their needs.
This innovative preparation course has been designed and written by experienced English teaching professionals from The University of Queensland, an IElTS testing centre and one of the world’s leading centres of learning.
All of the course writers have extensive experience enabling students to reach their academic IElTS goal of entering a university where English is the primary language.
learning methodology with a difference
Kumon India Education Pvt ltd is all set to spread its methodology in India over the next three years. The company has plans to grow and reach 160 centers from current 85 centers and make its globally recognised and rewarded education methodology available to much more children across India and Sri lanka.
The after-school programme is scientifically and meticulously designed for any child to use his or her brain fully and develop their abilities to the maximum. The method of learning is very unique — no teacher, no textbook, and no blackboard.
“Having seen wide acceptance of Kumon in India and Sri lanka, we now have the new mid-term plan to further provide precious learning opportunities to as many students as possible. We aim to reach 26,000 subject enrolments by 2018,” Masahiro Shimizu, MD of Kumon India Education Pvt ltd said.
While studying the worksheets even with unknown problems beyond their school grade level, the students will carefully study the problems and try to solve them through trial and error process. The centres will provide a platform where a Class I student could be solving problems of division or fraction corresponding to Class IV math or students in Class 5 enjoying solving Calculus (Class XII math).
launch of a new pg programme
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in association with Ivory Education has launched a PG certificate in Global Economics & Business Management. The course facilitates updated information and in-depth knowledge about the concepts of global economics and business management.
The programme starts from November 26, 2015 with a component on campus, followed by live classes by e-learning available globally.
Speaking at the launch, Dr Vijaya Katti, chairperson and programme director said: “IIFT is introducing a full-fledged programme in global economics and business management for the first time. We believe that it will set a benchmark for high-quality education in this area.”
The course is designed to impart key critical skills in the programme. The programme will start with a four-day full-time campus component.
competition in tourism industry
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries recently concluded a competition in tourism industry on how to boost tourism in India and attract global tourists to India along with job creation and skill development in the tourism sector.
The event witnessed participation from management institutes across India along with the plethora of ideas shared with the esteemed jury members. Armin Pastakia and Rishabh Jyani were the clear choice as the winners who shared their ideas on digitalisation, corporate social responsibility, air tourism etc. The ideas exchanged were from all aspects of the economy from grass root level development to technologically driven campaigns.
Chandan Chattaraj, president global, UFlEX said: “The whole idea was to engage our youth in the development of our tourism industry and get new ideas for development. These youngsters see India in a different light and they will be the ones who will lead India in the coming years so it is very essential to at least provide them a platform where they can show us the picture of our India through their eyes.”