AEROSPACE CONFERENCE
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, in association with Hindustan Aeronautics limited, recently organised the 3rd Aerospace HR Roundtable at Dr VM Ghatage Convention Centre, HAl, Bangalore. Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel to space, was the chief guest. The roundtable was attended by senior members of leading organisations like Boeing International Corp, NAl, TCS, l&T, Mahindra Aero Structures ltd, Airbus & Airbus Group, India, Bharat Electronics ltd and Safran.
Industry leaders discussed the need for technology and innovation management for strategic advantage, role of academia and building high performance teams for aerospace.
TAlENT REWARD EXAM
FIITJEE has designed the FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam (FTRE) — a platform for students to acquaint them with their true standing at the national level and their first step towards success in JEE, 2017.
The reward exam gives students detailed concept wise analysis. Based on their performance, students get to know their Rank Potential Index for JEE Main/JEE Advanced and what they need to do to reach their full potential. It provides them suggestions to plug loopholes to perform to their optimum on the JEE Main/JEE Advanced day.
Students are entitled to a workshop on Science of Success in JEE conducted by experts at selected cities. It also gives an opportunity to prepare for JEE under guidance of FIITJEE experts.
URBAN PlANNING AWARD
Infrastructure consultants Rudrabhishek Enterprises Pvt ltd (REPl) organised the second annual JP Bhargava award for the Best Urban Planning thesis.
REPl conferred this award to encourage the students of Urban Planning by recognising their post graduate thesis. Entries were invited from all the AICTE approved institutes and ITPI offering Master’s degree or PG Diploma in Urban and/or Regional Planning. A jury consisting of prominent planners evaluated all the thesis on parameters like innovation, practicability, depth of analysis and conclusions.
The winner received a cash prize of Rs1 lakh, while the two other finalists were given Rs50,000 each. Participant’s voting determined the winner from the three candidates shortlisted by the jury.
5-D CAREER PlATFORM lAUNCHED
The Mindler platform has launched a five-dimensional assessment tool for career decision enablement. Aimed at eliminating student woes in decision-making for career, Mindler presents a well researched, machine learning and algorithm driven platform, coupled with knowledge and expertise of global domain experts, career counsellors and leading psychologists.
On the launch of this programme, Prateek Bhargava, founder & CEO, Mindler said, “We are delighted to launch this comprehensive career guidance ecosystem aimed at empowering students and parents to make well-informed career decisions. What makes this platform unique is the blend of artificial intelligence and machine learning with strategic human interventions.”
Mindler’s product offering is based on the world’s largest research on modern career avenues and has been standardised and validated on over 4.8 million research data points. As per another research with 6000 students, 72% students are completely confused about what career to pursue and 93% of them would like to seek expert advice and want their career progress to be monitored.
MOBIlE SCIENCE lAB FOR GOVT SCHOOlS
Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, has partnered with Agastya International Foundation to launch a mobile science laboratory in Ghaziabad. The lab will benefit economically disadvantaged Government school children in remote, rural areas and train teachers from the Government schools in hands on pedagogy. Children trained and educated by Agastya will get an opportunity to learn and understand the basic science principles through creative science models and interactive demonstrations rather than through rote learning.
The laboratory will be of great impetus for students and teachers in the vicinity, and will aim to reach 16,000 children in a year of its operation. Additionally, teachers will be trained with an aim to disseminate knowledge and propagate creative-thinking and problem-solving skills.
The laboratory will also conduct science fairs and summer camps in which young instructors will be identified and trained to demonstrate science concepts to their peers through peer-to-peer learning.
FREE MOOC FOR TOEFl PREP
TOEFl Test Preparation: The Insider’s Guide, beginning on Monday, June 13, 2016, is a six-week course designed by experts who created the TOEFl test. Each week will focus on a different aspect of the test. There will be a general introduction in week one, followed by a week for each of the four skills tested — reading, listening, speaking and writing — concluding in week six with test-day information and a live Facebook event.
Participants will walk away with a broad understanding of the sections of the test as well as helpful tips to prepare for the TOEFl test. They will also find out how to register, how the test is scored and where TOEFl scores are accepted.
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) requires no more than two hours per week. The course is free but with an option for a paid certificate that will highlight the knowledge and skills upon completion
Enrollment will remain open after the course starts. Take a sneak peak at https://www.youtube.com /watchIJv=mcoRZ5jCQmM. Visit https://www.edx.org /course/toeflr-test-preparation-insiders-guide-etsx-toeflx for registration.