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ryanites bid adieu to seniors

It may be hard to say good bye. But the good with it is a promise of something better. leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. It is this vision of Dr AF Pinto, chairman, Ryan International Group of Institutions and MD  Grace Pinto to transform our young students into future leaders that translated into reality with the batch of 2016-2017.

The students were overjoyed when Dr Pinto  graced the momentous occasion of the farewell ceremony who joined the students for their class photograph, which made the moment special. The solemn ceremony then began by invoking the lords blessings to be showered on the students on this significant day of their lives. Students were addressed on the qualities of a leader and importance of prudence.

A candle lighting ceremony was held wherein the seniors lit the candles for the juniors symbolising the passing of the rich legacy of their alma mater and the strong belief and faith that each Ryanite possessed for their institution.

International Seminar & Media Conclave

As part of the diamond jubilee celebration of Mar Theophilus Training College, the three-day international seminar and media literacy conclave-2017 empowered more than 350 researchers, teachers and  students. The seminar titled — Emerging Knowledge Society-Curricular and Technological Innovations and Practices (EKSCTIP-2017) sponsored by the UGC, supported by ICSSR organised in collaboration with Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management — Kerala, Centre for Educational Technology (University of Kerala) and Association of International Researchers of Indian Origin.

The seminar, multi-disciplinary in nature, invited papers on the main theme or on a wide array of related sub-themes.

On the inaugural day, a book  titled Media World in Students life jointly compiled/edited by SS Dogra and Dr KY Benedict was released by  Santhosh Mathew (IAS)-NCTE-chairperson, New Delhi and blessed by Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis (Major Arch Bishop Catholicos of the Mlankara Catholic Church).

Other eminent people who were part of the seminar were Dr Carolina lopez (founder, United Nations Regional Centre of  Expertise on Education, Mexico), Dr laji Varghese,  Dr Joju John-Organising Secretary of International Seminar also graced the book release ceremony just before the media conclave. 

to foster a global pool of skilled cloud talent

Coursera has announced a collaboration with Google to offer Google Cloud Training courses on its platform. Developed and taught by Google experts, these courses will be available on-demand for any present or aspiring IT professionals and data engineers.

The course in the data engineering on Google Cloud Specialisation — Big Data and Machine learning— will be the first in a five-course specialisation. More foundational, intermediate, and advanced courses in infrastructure, machine learning, analytics, and application development are planned for launch soon.

Offering these courses makes it highly convenient for current and aspiring IT professionals, data engineers, and anyone else to access high-quality cloud training on the latest tools and technologies. Through the platform, learners have the flexibility to take courses on their schedules both on their computers and on an app.

Commenting on the association, leah Belsky, VP of Global Enterprise Development at Coursera said: “Our mission is to enable anyone, anywhere to transform their life through access to the world’s best learning experience.”

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