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MoU signed
A Memorandum of Understanding between University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, U.S., and BTL Institute of Technology (BTLIT), Bangalore, was recently signed at the University of Delaware. The Founder Chairman of BTLIT, T. Lakshman, signed on behalf of his institution.
The scope of the agreement included student and faculty exchanges and research.
About 3,500 overseas students pursue various programmes at Delaware University.
Cultural fest
Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI) organised an international cultural fest on its campus recently.
The chief guest, Ebraheem Al Batshan, Cultural Attache, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, New Delhi, awarded prizes and certificates to the winners of the various events.
The fest was held in two phases. A three-day sports programme saw over 400 students competing in various events. This was followed by a cultural extravaganza which saw music, song and dance from various cultures and regions of the world.
B.Tech programme
The Aeronautical Engineering and Research Organisation (AERO) has joined hands with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to develop a B.Tech (Aeronautical Engineering) Programme. The four-year course aims to develop knowledge, awareness and professional skills in this discipline.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at Delhi. While K. Laxman, Registrar, signed on behalf of IGNOU, Anshul B. Sharma, Chairman, signed on behalf of AERO.
With the explosive growth of aviation in recent times, there is an acute shortage of trained manpower in all sectors of aviation. The course, later on, would be offered from the North, South and Eastern regions as well to cover the whole country and postgraduate & management courses in aviation would be added. Apart from manpower training AERO would venture into R&D activities and take up project work. For further details, contact Air Commodore Raghubir Singh (Retd.) at raghubirsingh@hotmail.com
Pilot project
The Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) introduced a revolutionary teaching methodology — Blackboard (Virtual Learning Environment) — in Bangalore and a pilot project was undertaken to check its feasibility. It has been well accepted by the students. Blackboard, a patented programme, provides access to library resources, journals, study materials, papers, lectures and updates from the partner institution in U.K., Cranfield University, to its students.
This method facilitates direct dialogue with the faculty at Cranfield University over the internet. Also, it will enable the students to submit papers/reports online and get immediate feedback. It is a secure system and no papers are leaked or shared with others.
A special software, Turntin, checks for plagiarism automatically, detecting the non-original work and alerting the students and the faculty. It also allows annotations and editing from both sides i.e. students and faculty and facilitates archiving.
Graduation day
Walchand Dale Carnegie Finishing School (WDCFS), part of Walchand TalentFirst, in association with Dale Carnegie Training celebrated the graduation day of its first batch in Bangalore. WDCFS was started in October 2007 with the vision of enhancing the employment potential amongst fresh graduates.
The extensive interface of Dale Carnegie Training with the corporate environment provides the ability to coach the students specifically on the traits that are believed to be critical for their success in both achieving the first break in the corporate world and sustaining their professional career.
At the completion of the first batch, WDCFS had companies including Logica, Reliance Retail, Mahindra & Mahindra and IPF Consultants recruiting interns from the campus and the likes of Oracle and ITC Infotech having tie-ups on grooming their fresh recruits under WDCFS.
Pallavi Jha, Executive Chairperson, Walchand TalentFirst, said: “It has been our objective to bring to India global quality skill development but with Indian affordability. With only around eight per cent of fresh graduates considered employable, a lot more needs to be done.
“By 2010, India will probably face a shortage of 5,00,000 knowledge workers with the urban talent pool comprising a mere 25-30 per cent employable force and the rural Indian pool dipping as low as five to ten per cent.”
“Encouraged with the success of our first batch and the overwhelming corporate response, we have introduced several short duration skill-based programmes for a variety of roles and situations. We will be partnering with other educational institutions and corporates to expand our outreach and play our role in narrowing the skills gap that exists today,” Jha said.
In addition to CPEE (Certificate Programme in Executive Excellence), WDCFS also organises ‘guest sessions and industry talks’ involving managers from the best of organisations.
For further information log on to www.wdcfinishingschool.com
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