First indigenous motorised wheelchair
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has developed the country’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle that can be used not only on roads but even on uneven terrains. Called NeoBolt, it has a maximum speed of 25 kmph and travels up to 25 km per charge. It empowers wheelchair users with a convenient, safe and low-cost mode of outdoor mobility when compared to cars, auto rickshaws or modified scooters.
The wheelchair is powered by a Lithium-Ion Battery that will give 25 Kms for every charge. The IIT-M researchers collaborated extensively with organisations and hospitals working among people with locomotor disability and built the products factoring in their experiences and making constant design adjustments.
It was developed by a team led by Professor Sujatha Srinivasan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, and has been commercialised through a startup called NeoMotion.
Free Financial Literacy programme
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has recently launched the Financial Literacy Programme, unveiled through webinar by Helen Brand, Chief executive, ACCA and Anurag Tripathi, Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education.
This initiative is a robust two-year programme for early engagement with children in Classes VI and VII on different aspects of managing their finances.
The programme takes children through the journey of evolution of money, banking, growing your money (investments) and protecting your money (insurance) as well as career options in finance.
New programme on offer
The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel invites applications for its two-year MSc programme in Ecology and Nature Conservation.
Admission requirements:
A BSc degree in science is required from an accredited institution.
TOEFL score of at least 85/120 or the equivalent score in an internationally recognised English proficiency exam is required.
Applicants are expected to contact by e-mail one or more potential supervisors with whom they would like to work on their thesis.
MU-Sol to oFfer two law programmes
The Mahindra University announces the setting up and launch of the Mahindra University School of Law (MU-SoL). The MU-SoL has appointed Dr Sridhar Acharyulu, an acclaimed academician former Central Information Commissioner, as the Dean. The school will offer two programmes in law to begin with, the five-year integrated BBA LLB (Hons) and BA LLB (Hons), with an intake of 60 in each programme.
“We are happy to announce the setting up of MU-SoL. This marks yet another important step in our journey to become a multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning. It is a pleasure to have Dr Sridhar Acharyulu on board as its founder-Dean. We will make a real difference in legal education in years to come,” Dr Yajulu Medury, VC, Mahindra University, said.
The curriculum is designed in such a way that the focus will remain on quality academic inputs, research orientation and multi-disciplinary integration. The focus will be on empowering students with requisite skills and legal prowess to help them excel in the legal world. MU-SoL aspires to send its graduate students to corporate houses, judiciary and leading law firms.”
Online training programme for CBSE teachers
The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad in association with CBSE conducted a six-day online training programme for teachers of CBSE affiliated schools on entrepreneurship teaching. The teachers were trained on the various aspects of Entrepreneurship Idea Generation, Business Opportunity Identification, Feasibility Studies, Business Plan Preparation, Project Planning & Development.
They were guided on mentoring students about entrepreneurship as a career. The first batch of the programme, was attended by 1,000 school teachers from August 16-21, 2021. Three more batches of 1,000 teachers each shall subsequently be imparted training on teaching entrepreneurship.
Professional certification courses
The Imarticus Learning has announced that it will be collaborating with IITs for the introduction of professional certification courses. The collaboration will give learners the opportunity to acquire new age career certifications in domains expected to trend in the near future.
Aimed at skilling up professionals with well-researched curriculum, a range of courses across the domains of Cybersecurity, AI, ML, Supply Chain Management, Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT are expected to be open for applications in the weeks ahead. All these certification courses will feature live sessions with highly experienced faculty from the IITs with an advanced, industry-oriented curriculum and hands-on learning with real-world projects. Moreover, the programmes will also offer learners career support and equip them with the skill sets required to build their careers.
The platform promises to bridge the skill gap and shape learners into future-ready, tech-savvy, highly qualified professionals who can build successful careers.