National Vedic Seminar would be organised in Panjab University (PU) on January 23 and 24 on the theme of “Concept of Yajna, its Uses and Development”.
This seminar would be organised by ‘Dayanand Chair for Vedic Studies, PU’ in collaboration of ‘Maharshi Sandipani Rastriya Veda Vidya Pratisthan, Ujjain’, recognised Institute by Human Resources Development, Government of India. The Chairperson of Dayanand Chair for Vedic Studies, Dr Virendra Kumar Alankar said forty scholars of India will present their Research Papers on the theme of Yajna.
Regional Seminar on violence against women held at PU
Chandigarh: Violence against women is a major violation of the human rights of women and needs to be tackled on a priority basis. This was the context of the Regional Seminar on Women and Violence: lessons learnt and Future Strategies organized at ICSSR Complex, Panjab University on Wednesday. The three-day Seminar sponsored by the National Commission for Women, is being organised by the Dept-cum-Centre for Women’s Studies and Development. More than hundred participants from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh are participating in this three day seminar which would conclude on January 24.
British Council inaugurates the GREAT UK Education Seminars
Chandigarh: As part of the ‘GREAT BRITAIN’ campaign, British Council announced the GREAT UK Education Seminars in Chandigarh which will be held January 23 at Hotel Taj. The Education Seminar will be hosted by the British Council in Chandigarh to cover various aspects of studying and living in the UK, Student Visas and an insightful session with alumni who will share their experiences of studying in the UK. launched in February 2012, GREAT is a strategic international marketing programme designed to promote the UK to business, tourism and student markets worldwide in order to enhance the country’s global reputation. In an endeavour to invite the brightest talent from India to study in the UK, British Council has recently announced the single largest number of scholarships ever launched in India, by offering around 370 scholarships worth almost 1 million pounds.