The Central Board of Secondary Education in association with the PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry last week hosted the Global Conference on Skill Development. The conference, a brainchild of CBSE, sought to provide a forum to discuss and deliberate on the concept of ?skilling in schools? and the importance of ?vocational education? in India.
HP and Liqvid to deliver English & e-Learning solutions to rural India
Hewlett-Packard and Liqvid have signed an MoU to deliver Liqvid?s bilingual EnglishEdge software through the HP Lab-in-Box network. Liqvid, an eLearning solutions company, specialises in the area of English language training. Liqvid will promote the cloud-based HP LIFE e-learning programme across its customer base that will help students learn IT & business skills. As part of its Vision 2020 plan, the government is looking to increase the gross enrolment ratio in schools to 30% by 2020. Innovative technology will play a vital role in enabling this increase.
IIM Kozhikode to host conference on China studies in December
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, will host the 6th All India Conference of China Studies in collaboration with the Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, from December 12-14. The theme of the same is reforms, management and social transformation. It seeks to cover the economic reforms in China in the post-Mao era (after 1978) and its multifaceted impact on the Chinese society.
XLRI opens admission to the agri-business mgmt programme
India?s economic progress continues to be predicated to an extent by growth in the agriculture sector, which supports more than 50% of the population and employs 52% of the workforce. With the stated objective to supplement agriculture knowledge with skills to enhance business effectiveness, XLRI has joined hands with iKisan, an agri portal promoted by the Nagarjuna Group, to offer the Certificate Programme in Agri-Business Management. This six-month, online programme is designed for both practising executives and fresh graduates.
DDI appoints Andrew Warren-Smith as managing director
Global talent management consulting firm Development Dimensions International (DDI) has announced the appointment of Andrew Warren-Smith as managing director, India. Additionally, as the director of affiliate operations, Warren-Smith will lead DDI?s global affiliate strategy through efficient management of affiliate partners in Asia, Chile, Turkey, South Africa and New Zealand.
Pearson, Village Capital to fund education entrepreneurs in India
Pearson has announced a partnership with funding firm Village Capital to support and invest in education entrepreneurs in India who are serving some of the world?s less privileged students. Winners of up to $75,000 funding will be selected through peer review by fellow entrepreneurs. Pearson Affordable Learning Fund will work with Village Capital to offer entrepreneurs the chance to receive seed investment. Up to 16 start-up firms will participate in workshops this autumn.
Yahoo! Hack India 2013 organised in Hyderabad, students awarded
Over 250 student developers fought it out in Yahoo! Hack India 2013 contest which was held recently in Hyderabad. Mobile and personalisation was the theme of the sixth annual edition of the 24-hour hackathon. The Grand Prize winner was the PlanMan!, an app that lets you do workflow management through SMS and missed calls.
For a ragging free campus: ITM adopts ?zero tolerance approach?
At a function held last week, ITM University pledged to keep its campus free from ragging as students, parents and representatives of the local police attended a meeting of the anti-ragging committee that discussed measures and initiatives to curb ragging.
Indian student conferred with the Student Icon Award in Auckland
Emaad Muzaffer, a student of the Manav Rachna International School, Gurgaon, won the World Student Icon Award at the recently held Youth Leadership Congress forum in Auckland, New Zealand, where a total of 1,800 delegates from 60 countries took part.
