Writers Programme for storytellers on TV
As part of Star India continuing mission to bring ever new and innovative stories for millions of its viewers, it has announced the third edition of its bespoke Star Writers Program, #TheWriteMove, an opportunity for aspiring writers to make a career in creative writing for TV.
Gaurav Banerjee, President and Head- Hindi GEC at Star India, said: “Writing is at the heart of TV. It needs great writers. However, there is training gap. This is an attempt to identify talented writers. We are happy that our programme has given writers a formal path into establishing themselves in TV.”
The programme is a seven-month, full-time courses. The shortlisted candidates, selected after a rigorous selection program, will undergo training and an internship and will receive a monthly stipend throughout the course. Successful completion of the programme will be followed by a two-year writing contract with Star. Aspirants can apply online: https://starwritersprogram.startv.com.
Global Summer Internship
The University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa has extended the deadline for accepting applications for its global summer internship program in Business Analytics and Information Systems to February 10, 2019. The programme is offering a scholarship that includes return airfare and stay for at least one student. In addition, the program may also offer additional partial scholarships.
The internship is designed to introduce students in leading UG computer science programmes to the exciting world of BAIS and completed in two parts. The first, a residency in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida campus followed by research work in the student’s home institution.
For more information visit https://www.usf.edu/business/departments/isds/programs/global-summer-internship.aspx
Hack-a-thon contest
Internshala Trainings has launched Hack-a-thon, an ethical hacking contest. The contest will be open for enrollments until February 6, 2019. In this contest, students will get to learn ethical hacking from scratch through a six-week online training. The highlight of the training is a virtual lab consisting of live websites.
The students will be required to make a project report at the end of the training. In addition to becoming a Certified Ethical Hacker, the top three performers stand a chance to win Rs 65,000.
Convergence India
Taiwan Excellence participated in Convergence India this year too to restate its commitment to support India’s digital mission. They put up a dynamic show of some of its most innovative and award-winning products and reveal their new cutting-edge products at the expo at the held at Pragati Maidan to to restate its commitment to support India’s digital mission.
Speaking about the expo, Ambassador Tien Chung-Kwang, Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India said: “Taiwan has been supporting the Government of India in its various ground-breaking initiatives like Make in India, Digital India and Skill India. This is our third consecutive year at Convergence India, and we are extremely happy to share our prowess in the field of ICT with other Indian as well as global brands.”
training course
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has announced that it will be sending second batch of 17 skilled candidates to Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program. Amongst the 17 candidates who will be leaving for Japan by end of February, five candidates have been trained as Care Workers, which marks India’s first batch to Japan in this job category.
The candidates, trained as Care Workers by NAVIS Nihongo, will be interning in hospitals and nursing homes in Japan and will draw stipend as per Japanese wage norms. The other 12 candidates will be interning in Machine Maintenance job category.