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www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 10 No 1 magazine THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE November 16 2019 IN BRIEF New National Education Policy (NEP) final draft ready Andhra switches over to English medium till The final draft of the new education as per the draft. RSA class VI National Education Policy will be a variant of the current (NEP) by the union HRD ministry CABE. The government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to is ready and awaits cabinet The policy is intended as a long implement 'English' as a medium of instruction in all approval before it is announced. term vision for what the education government-run schools for students from class 1 to The 55-page new draft may be system in India should look like class6as per the recent mandate issued by Chief subjected to some minor last- and move towards. It envisions an Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who launched the minute edits but the contours, India-centric education system 'Nadu-Nedu' programme. He said there will be \"some context and content of NEP is now that contributes directly to difficulties\" in implementing the scheme, but these will be well known as the draft is in transform our nation sustainably overcome. Apart from the English circulation on social media for into an equitable and vibrant language as a medium of instruction, issues pertaining to more than a month now. knowledge society, by providing KVS 'EK BHARAT-SHRESHTH BHARAT PARV the environment, climate While the new draft has retained high quality education to all. 2019': Celebration of the unity and cultural diversity of change and road safety will the broad structure of the previous “The Policy is aligned with India's India with a message of love and care...Pg 5 also make it to the curriculum draft, a significant change has overall developmental goals—in of Class 1-8. Around 44,512 schools are expected to be been that National Education particular that of knowledge refurbished under the 'Then and now' program. The schools Commission or Rashtriya Shiksha economy. It harnesses a number will undergo changes in phases that have been divided at Aayog, which was earlier of best practices in India and Panchayatraj, Municipal, Tribal, Social, BC Welfare and UNESCO MGIEP launchesrecommended to be chaired by the abroad, based on research and other schools level. By March Prime Minister, will be now evidence to charter a path towards 14, 2020, the government aims to refurbish the first phase of Digital Learning Guidelinesheaded by the Union Education India's socio-economic growth the schools. Minister. The HRD ministry will and 'Development for all' (Sabka Four new depts at JMI be rechristened as ministry of Saath, Sabka Vikaas)”. Government of India on Nov 14 launched the first of its kind 'Industry Jamia Millia Islmia (JMI) will be starting four new Guidelines on Digital Learning (discussion draft)' at the Ministerial departments for which University Grants Commission All DGT study materials is now Roundtable on 'Media and Information Literacy and Games in the Digital (UGC) has approved 28 World' at the 40th UNESCO General Conference in Paris. teaching positions. The new departments are — Foreign copyright free The Roundtable was jointly organized by the Government of Finland and the Languages, Hospital Government of India, in partnership with UNESCO Headquarters and Management and Hospice Studies, Design and All the books developed and printed by the institute for Directorate UNESCO's category 1 institute, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Innovation, and Environmental Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP). The event was moderated by Sciences. Each department will General of Training (DGT) will be made completely copyright free Mr. Moez Chakchouk, Assistant Director-General for Communication and have one professor, two and put under CC BY license. A CC BY license helps an author to Information, UNESCO, and opened by Ms Li Andersson, Minister of associate professors and four give other people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that Education, Finland. assistant professors. Thanking they (the author) has created, if due credits provided. National the UGC for the approval, vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar Instructional Media Institute (NIMI) which is responsible for creating Contd on Pg 5 said the new courses will help content on the development of Instructional material, question banks preparing students as per available job opportunities in for assessment and relevant digital content for the use by teachers and the market. students made this announcement. A first in history, Development Nursery admission in The initiative will help others distribute and build up on their own work, Children evaluate Council for Bicycle Delhi even commercially, as long as it credits NIMI for the original creation. performance of MLAs set up The objective is to help spread the books within larger audience for the in Delhi...P 10 Application process for entry- benefit of students and teachers. The relevant content is being made level seats in the capital's available at www.nimilearningonline.in. private schools will begin on November 29, over two weeks Rajesh Aggarwal, DG- DGT, said, “By eliminating copyright from the Want to be an Department for Promotion of earlier than it had begun last course material, NIMI is removing a potential educational barrier to Avenger against air Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), year. The schedule for ensure that the willing students and teachers can focus first and foremost pollution? These Ministry of Commerce and Industry, admissions to Nursery, KG and on learning. We are committed towards providing support to our students jobs are for you!...P Government of India, has set up a Class I — whichever might be and teaching faculties through this initiative as well as continuing to 11 Development Council for Bicycle for the entry-level class in a facilitate better quality vernacular books/videos etc to all who are eager vision planning in design, particular school — was released by the Directorate of to learn.” Best Practices to engineering and manufacturing of Education (DoE). Guidelines for this year's admission to Stay Safe Online for lighter, smarter, value added, safe and open seats in private schools kids...P9 faster premium bicycles which are comparable with global standards for New youth initiative - YuWaah! exports and domestic market. Contd on Pg 5 The new multi-stakeholder national initiative aims to transform education, skilling and India and Germany employment in the youth age group of 10-24 formalize ministerial collaboration on In 2018, NITI Aayog organised employment in the youth age Under this initiative supported by skilling National Youth Consultations in group of 10-24, which are UNICEF, by 2030 India expects India, hearing from more than estimated be 300 million strong to work with private sector to The Ministry of Skill Development 250 young people from six states, people. and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has about their dreams and Contd on Pg 5 signed two major agreements, referred aspirations, concerns and worries to as Joint Declaration of Intent (JDoI), for the future – as well as the with Federal Ministry for Economic solutions they would like to see. Cooperation and Development These consultations informed the (BMZ), Germany. One DoI is with the strategy that has led to the launch Federal Ministry of Education and of YuWaah! in India on Nov 1 in Research (BMBF) for Cooperation in New Delhi by the union minister the field of skill development and for Women and Children's vocational education and training and Development, Smriti Irani along the second is for dual VET initiative with an alliance of national and with Siemens Limited, India. international partners. The new multi-stakeholder national Contd on Pg 7 initiative aims to transform education, skilling and

2 Curriculum November16, 2019 News Updates Guru Nanak Chair to be hosted at the Sharda opens new campus in Uzbekistan School of Creative and University of Birmingham Sharda University, Noida is all set to take forward its legacy of providing Liberal Education at Jain The University of Birmingham will host a prestigious academic Chair world class quality education to all by opening a new campus in to promote research into the life and philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Uzbekistan. Univ, Bglr Dev Ji, the revered first Sikh Guru. Spread across a sprawling 9-acre campus, the University includes a large Union Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri announced this project during the auditorium with a seating capacity of 500 people, a dedicated sports Jain (Deemed-to-be University) University of Birmingham India Institute's Annual Guest Lecture, complex for indoor basketball, indoor badminton, football, basketball, in Bangalore will start its School when he spoke on 'The contemporary relevance of Sri Guru Nanak tennis, Running track and cafeteria. Sharda University India will be the of Creative and Liberal Dev Ji's message of inter-faith harmony'. academic mentor for Sharda University Uzbekistan and will help the Education under the mentorship The search now begins to find an academic expert to hold the Sri Guru institution to deliver education excellence at par with International of Dr. Indira Parikh (Former Nanak Dev Ji Chair and work closely with relevant parts of the standard of teaching and learning. University will use best practices from Founder President of FLAME University, including the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public across the world to provide best in class quality education to Uzbek University and Former Dean of Understanding of Religion, and the Jubilee Centre for Character and students. The University has also partnered with local and international IIM-Ahmedabad). Virtues. industry and academic to offer joint training programmes. Its students The University also announced Working with the University's India Office, in New Delhi, the Chair will thus enjoy the legacy of Sharda, India's truly global university with the launch of Dr. Chenraj will engage with partners and communities in India to create fellow- 27% students from 80+ countries. Roychand scholarship for ships in peacebuilding, inter-faith understanding and community Earlier this year, an agreement was signed at the Embassy of Uzbekistan students considering opting for cohesion - reflecting the three core values of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. in India between the Khokim of Andijan region Shukhratbek graduation courses in creative They will also seek major funding opportunities to advance research Abdurakhmanov and the Head of Sharda Group Pradeep Kumar Gupta and liberal education. A total of into the Guru's life and teaching. Minister Hardeep Singh Puri regarding the opening of a new campus in the Andijan region. Sharda Rs. 2.25 Lakh will be awarded to commented: “The University of Birmingham is most suitable for the University will be opening under the President's decree and after 3 years the top 3 scorers of the scholar- Chair given the strength of its academic offering, its close connections will be shifting to another 100 acres campus that has been allocated by the ship assessment as part of an to the vibrant Sikh community, the larger British Indian community of Government of Uzbekistan. The students will be awarded Degree of annual event. the UK, and its history and continuing commitment to India. Government of Uzbekistan after completion of their courses. “Equally, the City of Birmingham, in the heart of the United Kingdom, Over the next few years, the University aims to become the epicentre of Textbooks in local dia- with its rich and diverse religious heritage, and its diverse population, future-focused education in various disciplines including Engineering, is an ideal place for the Chair to be located.” Management, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture, Design, Journalism lects in UP The University's relationship with India is a long one, beginning in & Mass Communication, Computer Applications, Basic Sciences, 1909 with the first cohort of Indian students arriving in Birmingham to Nursing, Biotechnology, Food & Technology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, The State Council of Educational study for degrees in Mining and Commerce. Since then, the University Paramedical, Education, Languages,Animation,Agriculture, VisualArts Research and Training (SCERT) has provided education to around 2,000 outstanding Indian students. and Stem Cell & Cancer Biology . Sharda University Uzbekistan will in Uttar Pradesh is preparing to Birmingham was the first UK university to establish a lectureship in also establish Centres of Excellence to promote research and innovation introduce textbooks in local Sikh Studies and is the only Russell Group university to have a that will benefit Uzbek government, faculty and students. dialects, including Bhojpuri and programme (MSc in Sikh Studies) in this field. Given its rich history Sharda University will be the first independent private university in Awadhi. and connections to India, the University launched its India Institute in Uzbekistan, especially across the Andijan, Fergana, Samarkand region The books will be in four dialects 2018. that be a gateway for students from Eurasia to experience future-focused — Braj, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi High Commissioner of India to UK, Mrs. Ruchi Ghanashyam, education in various disciplines including Engineering and Management and Awadhi. The new textbooks congratulated the British-Indian community for its partnership on With a highly qualified and competent full time faculty members (20), in local dialects are being given various projects to celebrate the auspicious occasion of 550th birth around 15-20 visiting faculty and 250 students, the University currently the name 'Sahaj' and only the anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, whose life and teachings inspire offers specialized courses in B.Tech and B.Tech (Hons) in Engineering, Hindi sections in the books have Indians belonging to all faiths across the globe. covering streams like Computer Science, Electrical engineering, been translated. “This is a great opportunity for that eternal message of the revered first Information Technology, and Electronic and Communications, with a The new textbooks in these Sikh Guru to be shared with the British community, and the larger special focus on new-age Digital Technologies likeArtificial Intelligence dialects were released by Primary world community,” she said. and Machine Learning. In the Management discipline, the University Education Minister Satish currently offers specialized courses in Human Resource Management, Dwivedi at a review meeting and North India gets its first 'Cold Spray' Lab Entrepreneurship, Marketing and International business. will be introduced by the end of Prashant Gupta, Executive Director, Sharda University said, “India and this week in Classes 1 and 2 in with IIT Ropar-GE collaboration Uzbekistan share a great history of collaboration across new frontiers. Mathura, Gorakhpur, Lalitpur Establishment of Sharda's campus in Uzbekistan is a fine example of the and Barabanki districts as a pilot IIT Ropar successfully established state-of-the-art National Facility stellar relationship between the two countries and this will redefine the project. for Additive Manufacturing in collaboration with General Electric future of Education across not just these two countries, but the world as a company (GE). The facility, which is now fully operational in the whole.” Chapter on Snakes in Mechanical Engineering department of the institute, will be using Bengal secondary high-pressure Cold-spray technology. This facility has been primarily Pratt & Whitney funds dormitory at curriculum funded under Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) and FIST-DST, Government of India. This cold-spray facility has the capability to KGBV, Hyderabad The West Bengal government provide working pressure of more than 50 bar at 1000oC for repair, has decided to introduce a refurbishment and component manufacturing for several advanced Geoff Hunt, senior vice president, Engineering, and Chris Kmetz, vice chapter on snakes in the applications in power generation, aerospace, automobile, bio-medical, president, Engineering, both of Pratt & Whitney, a division of United secondary school curriculum textile and processing industries. Cold spray is an eco-friendly and Technologies Corp in presence of S. Sujatha, Headmistress, Kasturba from the next academic year. high rate production alternative to its various counterparts in the Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya unveiled a dormitory provided for by Pratt & This will educate students about domains of additive manufacturing and coating technology. Whitney at this central government girls boarding school in Hyderabad the different types of snakes, While briefing about the facility and the technology, Prof. Harpreet on Nov 12. what one should do at the sight Singh, Professor and Dean (ICSR), IIT Ropar, who is Principal The newly built facility has a capacity to accommodate more than 200 of the reptile and their role in Investigator of this project, said, “Cold-spray has great potential to be students. Designed keeping in mind the needs of students, the dormitory protecting biodiversity. The used for advanced manufacturing and surface engineering applica- provides the comforts and necessities of home, including sleeping chapter, comprising details tions in context of the Industrial Internet trend. The facility will be an facilities, kitchens, mess areas, and recreational facilities. A green about venomous and non- enabler and support for scientists, academicians and industrialists of building, the complex is equipped with a rooftop solar system, allowing venomous snakes, their Latin the country. I invite them to visit IIT Ropar to undertake their experi- efficient harnessing of power without using grid supply. and common names and how mental and research work. The institute has plans to set-up a Centre- “Aligned with our commitment to invest in communities in which we one should react after sighting a of-Excellence in Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing in collaboration operate, we are glad to inaugurate the girls' dormitory today at the snake in the neighbourhood or with Governmental agencies and Industry, and this facility is the first Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya,” said Geoff Hunt. “The dormitory in bushes, will be introduced in step in the direction.” will be a safe haven for girls enrolled at the school, creating an ideal the Life Science subject of class The institute, in collaboration with GE, will organize a workshop on environment to support their education. Through this initiative we aim to 8, Chairman of Syllabus Cold-spray Applications in February 2020 to popularize this technol- empower and inspire the future generation of scientists, doctors, teachers Committee Abhik Majumder ogy among various stakeholders. Prof. Singh added, “We will benefit and professionals of all vocations.” told PTI. through collaboration in terms of sharing the technical know-how and Speaking on the occasion, Ms. S. Sujatha said, “As evident by high drop- A draft of the curriculum has hands-on training in the area of Cold Spraying.” out rates, girls' education still continues to be a challenge in India. We are been prepared with the guidance grateful to Pratt & Whitney to support girls of Kasturba Gandhi Balika of doctors from state-run R G Vidyalaya. The facilities provided at the dormitory will serve as an Kar Medical College and enabler for the girls to learn and grow.” Hospital, he said. Space Heliodyssey winners to go to Oman Critical thinking to be Master Soham Gupta of Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura stood the part of class X exam first position and Sri Venkateshwara International School, Sector-18, Dwarka got as many as 17 awards in different categories in the final The Central Board of Secondary result of Space Heliodyssey competition. With this, now top 200 students Education (CBSE) has will get opportunities to further explore the Heliodyssey. Top 20 students announced that the will be going on a fully sponsored trip to Oman. Next 30 rank holders will CBSE Class X 2020 exams will be going to Kerala. Next 50 rank holders will be awarded 76mm reflector include 8 to 10 per cent questions telescope with a solar filter and the remaining 100 rank holders will be on critical thinking, analysis and awarded a 50mm refractor telescope with a solar filter. competency. The board said all students should now ask their teachers concerned to make them understand the concepts and try to relate these to real-life situation.

Curriculum November 16, 2019 3 Companies JICA hosts 8th “IIT-H-Japan Collaboration opportunities to certified evaluators in India to participate in marking ixamBee launches Free Mock Academic Fair students across the world in English and other foreign languages.” Tests Series For PO MAINS Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held the 8th Prof E Suresh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, EFLU, said, “This is one of the Edition of the 'IIT Hyderabad - Japan Collaboration Academic Fair' most significant partnerships that the University has entered into in the ixamBee has launched mock tests organized under the JICA-FRIENDSHIP Project on Oct 30. The past two years. TCS iON's training and certification in marking will series for IBPS PO MAINS exams that purpose of the fair was to introduce a clear vision of career in Japan empower EFLU's teachers and senior students to expand their horizons can be taken for free at ixambee.com. to the Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad (IIT-H) students and become part of a larger marking community, while also providing Mock tests are available for the IBPS including study environment, career opportunities, and life in Japan. them the opportunity to connect with learners from different parts of the PO Mains exam scheduled on 30th Faculty and staff members of prestigious Japanese universities, November 2019 by the Institute of such as University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Ritsumeikan world.” University, Shimane University, Shizuoka University, amongst Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS). others came to recruit IIT-H graduates and expected graduates for their Master/Doctoral Programs. Pratt & Whitney inaugurates 100th Chandraprakash Joshi CEO & Co- Invited as the Special Guest Speaker for this years' occasion, Dr. Founder, ixamBee comments \"We have George Kimura, President and CEO, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, made special remarks on technology innovation and eLearning Centre in India observed that the difficulty level of the human resources in the future. The fair was attended by more than Mains exams is increasing in the IBPS 220 students who received energetic and encouraging messages Reinforcing its commitment to driving electronic literacy in India, Pratt exam, probably due to increased from Dr. Kimura and other speakers. IIT-H students also proactively & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), competition. Therefore ixamBee has visited Japanese Universities' information booths to seek their recently the opened its 100th eLearning Centre in Hyderabad. The Centre launched Mock Tests series with academic career in Japan. was commemorated in the presence of Jayesh Ranjan, Principal questions of higher difficulty level. In During the Fair, JICA announced the scholarship program for IIT-H Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Telangana. Also Quantitative Aptitude sections Data students to study in internationally renowned universities of Japan. present at the occasion were Geoff Hunt, Senior Vice President – Interpretation questions and Arithmetic These Scholarships will be offered to 30 graduating students of IIT- Engineering, P&W and Amit Pathak, General Manager of Pratt & questions are particularly of higher H to pursue masters or Ph.D. and will cover tuition fees and living Whitney's Customer Training Center in India. difficulty level and puzzles in cost in Japan. Located at Zila Parishad High School (Boys and Girls), the two centres Reasoning are tough. Last year IBPS Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief (99th and 100th) which were inaugurated today are equipped with introduced 2 marks questions in PO Representative, JICA India said, \"The ties between India and Japan modern facilities including tools and technologies to support both main exams. Mock Tests matching is getting stronger year by year and the people of two nations are also teachers and students. These resources include computers, wireless these standards are now available for getting closer. I believe IIT Hyderabad and JICA's effort to internet, digital projectors, display screens, audio systems, software, and FREE at www.ixamBee.com. encourage Academia-Industry network between India and Japan furniture. have achieved certain contribution to enhance relationship between Cambridge English ties up the two countries. This scholarship program invite IIT-H students to the top of R&D in Science and Engineering, and further opportunity Simplilearn wins global award with Edify Education of challenge in Japan. ” For the third year in a row, Simplilearn, a global edtech company, has Cambridge Assessment English, a About 3000 Indian students attend been honored by EC-Council as an Accredited Training Center (ATC) of department of University of Cambridge the Year - South Asia Region, as announced at EC-Council Global has announced its partnership with Education in Ireland fair Awards. This award recognizes those training centers that have been MDN Edify Education Private Limited most successful in providing top-level information security training in India. This joint initiative is one of Education in Ireland, a Government of Ireland brand under the programs throughout the year. the major engagements in Indian authority of the Minister for Education and Skills organized EC-Council, a leading international cybersecurity credentialing body, education sector which will benefit education fairs in across five cities in India starting with Bangalore announced the winners at its annual Global Awards 2019, in Atlanta, lakhs of students and teachers. Edify and proceeding with Chennai, Coimbatore, Pune and finally Georgia, USA. The awards program recognizes the ongoing education will identify partners in Mumbai. These fairs witnessed more than 3000 visitors pan India commitment of Accredited Training Centers (ATCs) and Certified EC- remote areas who in turn will train and served as a great opportunity for students & parents to connect Council Instructors (CEIs) who have contributed significantly to the students in language skills and will with representatives of leading 20 Irish higher education institutions information security community by providing cutting-edge certification provide support for the curriculum, and discuss their queries related to admissions, programmes programs, further propounding the EC-Council's mission to mitigate methodology and training along with available, intakes, offer acceptance, campus life, international cyber risk around the world. CambridgeAssessment English. student support, and more. 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4 Curriculum November16, 2019 Groundbreaking Uncoiling the partition narrative for 'peace education' Marine bioplastic wins International Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), an initiative started by State University New York James Dyson Award (SUNY) in 2010, has really gone global with international partners and participating institutions in an 2019 approach to fostering cross-cultural student competence through development of multicultural learning environments that link university or college classes in different countries. In September this year, St Mira's College Pune and LaGuardia Community College New York came together for a pedagogical experiment under COIL on understanding narratives of partition and to explore the process of healing thereafter. The two institutions were joined by University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh and University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan in this important discourse. A GROUP OF students University of Sussex from these four (UK) student invents educational institutions award-winning plastic came together at St Mira's alternative made of College, Pune in September for collaborating on a shared organic marine waste. syllabus that includes the popular novels Ice-candy Man violently divided. Generations- of 1947. In Bangladesh, it is the are. This year's international James by Bapsi Sidhwa and Train to owned, lively, loving homes general feeling that '71 is “I grew up with the same petty, Dyson Award winner, 24-year-old Pakistan by Khushwant Singh became empty and the ruins in a something that actively concerns blind dislike for Pakistan that is Lucy Hughes from the University of and some short stories around faraway land, a helpless sanctum us and the partition of '47 has portrayed so strongly in news Sussex (UK). Lucy attempts to solve partition of India in 1947. for millions of people… I think it everything to do with India and channels and the media. A few the problem of both single-use Further more students from is very important to learn about Pakistan only. “However, as we years ago, one of my friends visited plastics and inefficient waste streams Korea, Jamaica, West Africa, this similarity, listen to the other are reading “RabeyaApa”, we are Pakistan and she was surprised by by harnessing fish waste to create a New York, India, Pakistan and side of the same heart-wrenching learning more and more about the their generous hospitality and love unique plastic alternative, Bangladesh and from diverse story, stop blaming each other, Partition and the blood and toil for India. The first thing that a MarinaTex. religious backgrounds will and put an end to this cycle of that have gone behind it. A deeper shopkeeper said when he learned MarinaTex is a bioplastic made of converse under this initiative hatred and toxic superiority,” look into this would make it clear that my friend was Indian, was not organic fish waste ordinarily about putting the past behind says Khadija Lokhandwala, a that the Partition has not affected anything about politics or war but destined for landfill or incineration them and building a new future. TYBA English (honors) student us the Bangladeshis any less than Bollywood! This was the first time and locally sourced red algae. It is a Probably the first such COIL of St Mira's College, Pune. it has affected India and Pakistan. when I learned to see Pakistanis as translucent and flexible sheet program in south Asia, the aim In words of Emerald Melissa The mindless and blind rage and not just a label, but as real people,” material, making it ideal for behind this academic initiative Anthony, a B.S. (Hons) English cruelty that 'brothers' and says Khadija Lokhandwala. applications in single-use packaging. was to expose youngsters to a Literature student of Lahore- 'neighbours' have shown to one And then Emerald from Pakistan While it may look and feel like thought process and a belief based Institute of another was beyond our reflects the mood on streets, “ We plastic, its similarities end there. system that endorses goodness, Communication and Culture comprehension,” he says. are crazy in the pursuit of war; we Using a unique formula of red algae kindness and inclusivity. The Studies, who participated in the The incredible opportunity of are aware yet poignantly blind to to bind the proteins extracted from students who have enrolled for it program at Pune, COIL is an learning partition of India through the doom that it inflicts upon fish waste, MarinaTexhas strong will be participating in all the effort of negotiation 'as I see it.' virtual platforms excites Casey nations. I really wish it could end overlapping bonds giving it strength online lectures which are also “The necessary and much needed Larsen, a “World Literatures in because the amount of prosperity and flexibility. The material is part of their credit grading for exchange of attitudes and words English” class student from that the two nations can achieve relatively resource-light, requiring one semester from September over specific partition and post- LaGuardia Community College, together or as friendly nations side little energy and temperatures under 10th till December. The COIL partition concerns and crises is City University of New York, by side, they can never even 100 degrees to produce. It program will include writing what I think we are aiming to New York, USA. “I had never imagine of achieving close to that, biodegrades after four to six weeks, assignments together on achieve through COIL, and we once heard of The Indian Partition as nations at war for eternity.” is suitable for home composting and common Google docs, shared have made some progress even if even after having completed Partition caused three wars and 70+ does not leach toxins, removing the videos, WhatsApp and skype it's just a quarter of the whole… many levels of history courses. years of animosity unresolved to need for its own national waste interaction. the recent India-Pakistan crises Acquaintance about events so this day. The history of this event management infrastructure. As “Communication opens your situated me into a dilemma, and I horrifically world-altering is remains orally conveyed and lack MarinaTexuses byproducts from the mind to unthinkable am very sure that is the situation expected. As we read Partition- of this conspicuous topic in world fishing industry, it helps to close the possibilities and puts things in of every citizen not just across based literature, COIL history is daunting. “Hopefully loop of an existing waste stream for a perspective. This is precisely my side of the border, but also on (Collaborative Online through COIL, we are able to one more circular product lifespan. what COIL has done for me. It's the other side. While some are International Learning) created a day patch up these historical According to Lucy, one Atlantic cod a dream come true to experience dealing with it in a very serious platform where we spoke with wounds still bleeding into the could generate as much organic what it's like to be a part of a manner, giving away moral students from India and Pakistan present and mold a future that waste as is needed for making 1,400 global learning environment,” lessons and counting their days to about their history, culture, and encompasses the peaceful narrative bags of MarinaTex. says Ummesalama Karu, the predicted apocalypse under the current status of the for which COIL was created,” feels Lucy says: “Plastic is an amazing student of SYBA English war, there are others who are countries,” adds Casey Larsen. Larsen while adding that COIL has material, and as a result, we have (Hons) at St Mira's College, joking the crises away as if it was The scars of partition run deep and offered a sort of multi-cultural become too reliant on it as designers Pune. nothing but just an amateur it is not easy to forget past. But we sanctuary for diplomatic, and engineers. It makes no sense to COIL which is focused on the argument in school between two must remember that both sides deferential, and educated me that we're using plastic, an emerging field of Globally opposing teams,” she adds. lost an equal number of lives, dialogues. “By crafting these incredibly durable material, for Networked Learning (GNL) Afsana Rahman, a student of destroyed an equal number of friendships, we loosen the stigma products that have a life-cycle of less also provides innovative cost- English literature at University of homes and forced an equal of bigotry, cognize differentiating than a day. For me, MarinaTex effective internationalization Liberal Arts Bangladesh number of people to abject point of views, and work towards represents a commitment to material strategies. In a way it is (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, poverty. The thing that made the unveiling a tragedy often left out of innovation and selection by becoming a significant teaching who was part of this project, grew most impact on participant history books!” incorporating sustainable, local and and learning methodology for up hearing about his country's students by engaging in this More power to COIL and welcome circular values into design. I'm the youth and education Liberation War of 1971 and had programme, was learning how to India!... ByAutar Nehru excited to now have the chance to institutions. And what better very little idea about the partition strikingly similar the two nations undertake further research and problem statement for youth of development to explore all of the Indian subcontinent than possible uses of MarinaTex, taking understanding the history of into account form, function and its tragic chapter of partition and footprint.” moving past it by bringing As international winner of the James people close to each other. Dyson Award, Lucy will receive “The COIL program gave me a £30,000. Lucy aims to chance to personally come in commercialise her invention contact with students from sustainably, using her award money Bangladesh, New York and for further research into how especially Pakistan and hear MarinaTexcan become a global their point of view on the most answer to the abundance of plastic. horrifying incidents in our shared past—Partition. A land that had shared the same ancient history, same golden prosperity and the same name became

Curriculum November 16, 2019 5 News Feature Contd from P1 KVS 'EK BHARAT-SHRESHTH BHARAT PARV 2019': ...UNESCO MGIEP Digital Learning Guidelines Celebration of the unity and cultural diversity of India The Draft Guidelines were developed by UNESCO MGIEP, based in New Delhi, responding to the Vizag Declaration on Digital Learning adopted at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Minister for Human Resource TECH 2018, an international conference co-organized by UNESCO MGIEP (KVS) held its mega cultural and D e v e l o p m e n t R a m e s h and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. Building on the neurosciences literary youth extravaganza Pokhriyal'Nishank' while of learning, which shows that parts of the brain can be 'wired' or 'trained' in KVS “Ek Bharat Shreshth inaugurating the carnival said, intellectual as well as emotional intelligence, the Institute promotes the Bharat Parv” coinciding with the “In our journey of making and whole-brain approach to learning and harnesses the power of digital occasion of birth anniversary of forming new India it is our technologies to enable innovative pedagogies. country's first home minister, challenge to be a world leader in The HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal'Nishank', said in Paris that the main SardarVallabhbhai Patel to the fields of Science and objective is to encourage the development of critical thinking in the field of celebrate nation's Unity in Education till 2021.” While media, information and literacy. The objectives also include promoting better Diversity and to reconnect and addressing the event Sanjay understanding, dialogue and peace among the youth by taking advantage of preserve the widespread Shamrao Dhotre, MoS, paid his “Swachh Bharat” as its side theme the unique potential of gaming based learning methods. Pokhriyal said that emotional bonds among the homage to the first Home to promote awareness on clean this joint effort will not only achieve its objective but will also initiate a new people of our country. In all 28 Minister of India, Sardar Vallabh and green environment. Today's chapter with its excellence in this select field. competitive events took place Bhai Patel and also commended outstanding exhibition based on , Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, MGIEP Director, said, “We're proud to say that over four days which began on the Kendriya Vidyalaya the side theme was presented by MGIEP is India's contribution to transforming the educational landscape Oct 31 with 2375 participants. Sangathan for organizing \"Ek KVS Gurugram Region. There globally, with key work areas including digital pedagogies for Social and To add on pleasant flavors of Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Parv.\" were four different side themes Emotional Learning (SEL) for K-12. Samsung and MGIEP are working on a Indian culture and traditions, Santosh Kumar Mall, allotted for all the four days, research study called MyDream to enhance learning outcomes for middle participants from all 25 KVS Commissioner, KVS discussed namely Fit India, Samagra school students in India and to study how their curriculum stress can be regions are paired to represent the idea of EBSB Parv with the Shiksha & Jal Suraksha, Ban on reduced. The Games Bar we have set up with Samsung at the General another state different than their august gathering. He said that Single use Plastic and Swachh Conference aims to exploit the unique potential that games have to educate, own. The concept behind this is Parv's aim is to actively enhance Bharat. stimulate critical thinking, and promote tolerance, dialogue and peace.” to celebrate the idea of India as a interaction between students of Under the MyDream project, UNESCO MGIEP and Samsung are conduct- nation wherein different cultural diverse cultures living in Overall winners of the Parv: ing a two-year research study at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools units across varied geographies different States of India. Category: Ek Bharat Shreshth across India. This study is designed to understand how project-based learning coalesce and interact with each The mega cultural and literary Bharat and SEL can be used to drive learning outcomes of students as defined by other, this glorious manifesta- event culminated in a grand 1st Prize: Kolkata Region, 2nd their Mathematics and Science scores measured by Jawahar Navodaya tion of diverse cuisine, music, cultural evening with Prize Prize: Ahmedabad Region, 3rd Vidyalaya and also to reduce their stress levels. dance, theatre, handicrafts, Distribution to the winners of Prize: Bhubaneswar Region UNESCO MGIEP will also deliver 200 hours of course curriculum that is sports, literature, festivals, various events. Kolkata Region being developed for the Andhra Pradesh Government under the UNESCO painting, sculpture, etc. will bagged 1st position as the overall Category: Language & LitFest MGIEP initiative 'Teaching Teachers for Technology' for Samsung Smart enable people to imbibe the winner under Ek Bharat 1st Prize: Bengaluru Region, 2nd Class being set up at 14 government colleges acrossAndhra innate chord of binding and SHreshth Bharat category, while Prize: Chennai Region, 3rd Prize: Pradesh which offer Bachelors of Education (B.Ed) and Diploma in brotherhood. Bengaluru stood first in the Ahmedabad Region Education (D.Ed) courses. The course is been developed by UNESCO All the 25 regions of KVS are category of Language of LitFest MGIEP so that future teachers can be effectively trained to teach students allotted one state different from and Bhopal Region got first Category: Display ofArtefacts with the help of the latest technology using digital pedagogies. their own state and one Country. position in the Display of The students prepare pro- Artefacts or Exhibition. A total 1st Prize: Bhopal Region, 2nd jects/exhibits on the culture, number of 28 events were customs, dress, crops, economy, organized during the Parv. Prize: Hyderabad Region, 3rd Niti Aayog’s new youth initiative - YuWaah! Prize: Jaipur Region climate etc. of the state and of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” on the country allotted to them. its concluding day adopted Under this initiative supported by UNICEF, by 2030 India expects to work with private sector to build pathways to aspirational economic opportunities for 50 million young women and 50 million young men through a focus on Development Council for Bicycle set up job matching and mass entrepreneurship as also facilitate 200 million young women and men to gain relevant skills for productive lives and the future of work, through a focus on career counselling, 21st Century skills, quality Department for Promotion of The Council will stimulate value chain and fuel internships and apprenticeships. Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce accelerated demand growth of Make-in-India through A strategic partnership with over 30 partners was established at the launch, to shape the next steps for YuWaah! in India. Ms. Fore also announced that and Industry, Government of the following activities: UNICEF will support the start-up of the YuWaah! Secretariat, supporting India, has set up a Development partners to work together to scale up engagement with young people for Council for Bicycle for vision I. To improve competitiveness and level of services. solutions. planning in design, engineering ii. To transform Indian bicycle technology and its value chain. Sending his strong support to the YuWaah! partners for the launch, Prime and manufacturing of lighter, iii. To ensure development of holistic eco-system through close, Minister Modi said in a letter, “YuWaah' – the Generation Unlimited smarter, value added, safe and coordinated and continuous stakeholder persuasion. partnership, will go a long way in empowering our youth to acquire skills to faster premium bicycles which iv. To undertake all possible measures for leveraging bicycle demand, it enhance their creativity and potential to build the new India of the 21st are comparable with global may inter-alia include ensuring enabling (safe and segregated) cycling Century. I am sure that this partnership will make our youth the harbingers of standards for exports and infrastructure and operations. social change.” domestic market. v. To enhance export competitiveness of bicycle through support of Speaking at the launch Irani said the Government is determined to lead in A 23-member Council will be schemes and favourable trade policies. making YuWaah! a transformational alliance that brings a national step headed by Secretary DPIIT. The vi. To popularize the incredible benefits of cycling through the campaigns change in preparing young people for the transition from education to 21st constitution of the Council is for piloted by the concerned Ministries/ Departments of Government of century work. a period of two years. Joint India such as Ministry of Health (health benefits), Ministry of Participants visited the interactive “Solutions Café”, an exhibition by young Secretary, Light Engineering Environment and Forest (air/ noise pollution free benefits), Ministry of people sharing their innovative ideas for developing skills, accessing Industry Division in DPIIT will Petroleum and Natural Gas (energy saving benefits), Ministry of Housing employment and being engaged citizens and active change-makers in be Member-Secretary. The & Urban Affairs (decongestion benefits). society. Council will have 9 ex-officio vii. Development of medium and small industries to usher in a new mind- “Any country's greatest asset is the energy, ideas and vision of its young members from DPIIT and set through innovative schemes in a structured and synergetic way. people. As young people build their own futures, they'll build India's future. Department of Commerce, viii. Development of skilled human resources development for bicycle Investing in them is the best investment India can make.” UNICEF Executive Ministries of Housing and Urban manufacturing and repair shops. Director Henrietta Fore Affairs, Environment, Forest and ix. To identify and study best international practices and successful story Cambridge English ties up with Edify Education Climate Change, Health and to adopt for bicycle manufacturing, recycling and infrastructure Family Welfare, Road Transport development in India. Cambridge Assessment English, a department of University of Cambridge and Highways, Skill Development and has announced its partnership with MDN Edify Education Private Limited in Entrepreneurship, Micro, Small India. This joint initiative is one of the major engagements in Indian and Medium Enterprises and education sector which will benefit lakhs of students and teachers. Edify Bureau of Indian Standards. The education will identify partners in remote areas who in turn will train students Council will also have 7 expert in language skills and will provide support for the curriculum, methodology domain members and 4 and training along with CambridgeAssessment English. nominated. The terms of ex- officio members shall be co- Advertise with us terminus with their official posting. Others members may be To Book an ad call at 9811824444 co-opted, as required, by the [email protected] 8076071802 Chairperson of the Council.

6 Curriculum November16, 2019 Useful News NEWS YOU CAN USE UNESCO MGIEP TECH 2019 from Dec 10- IRMA's admission 2020 Awarded to one student per Macquarie University 12 in Vizag academic year, the USF Institute of Rural Management fellowship waives tuition fee for announces scholarships The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Anand (IRMA) – brainchild of all four years, pays health Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is now accepting registrations for Dr. Verghese Kurien and the insurance and fees and also Macquarie University, one of attending the third edition of its annual global Ed-Tech conference, only B-School in India serving provides a 12-month, $22,000 Australia's top 10 Universities, Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH 2019). Held the underserved segment is stipend, courtesy of the USF today announced scholarship in partnership with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and the giving special consideration to Provost's Office. worth AUD $15 million to Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, women applicants and Full details, including eligibility reward outstanding students in TECH 2019 will focus on showcasing the role of digital technologies in candidates with social purpose criteria, deadline, and the India, with a focus on enabling a shift from “transmissive pedagogies” to “transformative background in its ongoing application form will be providing financial support for pedagogies” to create more peaceful and sustainable societies and will admission process for the year available on students across all Macquarie be held in Vizag City, State of Andhra Pradesh, India, between 2020. https://www.usf.edu/world/ courses. December 10 to December 12 this year. In the past couple of editions, IRMA's flagship programme, The university offers TECH has attracted global leaders in the space of education technology PGDRM has created over 3000 University of upto$40,000 scholarship for from over 75 countries. change-makers, many of whom Massachusetts, Amherst, Indian students enrolling in The conference is good for Educators, Data Scientists, developers, have invested decades working Scholarship undergraduate program and entrepreneurs, investors, ministers, policymakers, ESD stakeholders, as professionals to bring about upto$25,000 scholarship for peace and human rights education, digital media and learning, compara- transformation in underserved 15 scholarships will be funded postgraduate programs. The tive and international education. segments of the economy. This by UMass Amherst and LSEF in scholarships will be disbursed Commenting on TECH 2019, Dr. Anantha Duraiappah said, “Technol- has resulted in the creation of 2020, covering upto 50 percent as $10,000 annual scholarship ogy in education must be seen more than just a transmissive tool but as a some of the most enduring of the tuition and academic fees towards tuition fees covering transformative pedagogy delivering many of the long-held pedagogical brands, institutions and for the two-year programmes all coursework programs ideals such as ubiquitous learning, active knowledge making, dialogical initiatives including Amul, ITC, leading to a Master's degree commencing in 2020. This and reflexive relationships, and individualized learning.” e-Chaupal, FisHMARC, from UMass Amherst and upto 3 would mean a student enrolling “The conference aims to showcase in particular how digital pedagogy Kshetriya Gramin Financial years of employment in a 4-year undergraduate can be harnessed to mainstream Social Emotional Learning in education Services (KGFS), Sakha Cabs authorization (OPT). Students degree would receive $40,000 systems, curricula and teacher training to build not only the intellectual and GARV Toilets. About 200 who have completed (or will over 4 years or approximately intelligence but also the emotional intelligence of learners. An IRMAns are social complete in 2020) at least a 3- 25-30% off their total tuition education that does not build the emotional intelligence of learners is a entrepreneurs with dynamic year undergraduate degree from fees. deficient system that only produces half a human being and not the ideas that are helping shape the an accredited University in India Applicants for all 2020 whole”, he adds nation. are eligible to apply. The scholarships will be required to At IRMA, the shortlisted selection will be based on meet the English and academic JOHN HANSEN RESEARCH GRANT 2020 candidates have to go through a applicants' academic record, requirements for the course selection process which includes letters of recommendation, they have selected and accept On the occasion of World Science Day on the 10th of November, a Social Awareness Test statement of purpose and their offer by the deadlines DKMS invites young researchers to apply for the coveted John (IRMASAT 2020), Group personal interview with UMass listed below: Hansen Research Grant – the four scholarships of the DKMS Activity and Personal Interview. Amherst and LSEF. For students commencing a Foundation for Giving Life. Four grants of €240,000 (approx. The admissions process More information about the degree in Feb 2020 the 19,000,000 INR) each will be awarded. The research area of the involves calling aspirants in two programme and application deadline is 20th Dec 2019 project to be submitted should be in the field of stem cell therapy and ways: process is available on For students commencing a have the goal of sustainably and effectively supporting and advancing 1. Merit-based Calls: https://www.lse.foundation/. degree in July 2020 the the fight against blood cancer. The application period is open until the Candidates of General Category, deadline is 19th June 2020 8th of January 2020. who score above 85 percentile StudyAdelaide 2020 Brand For details on application and Further information on the John Hansen Research Grant can be found in CAT 2019 /XAT 2020, are Ambassador program in eligibility please at www.dkms.org/john-hansen-grant or by sending an e-mail to eligible to be shortlisted for India visithttps://www.mq.edu.au/ [email protected]. IRMASAT and GA and PI process. StudyAdelaide, an agency of the 4th edition of Windmill Critical Life Skills Olympiad on 14-15 2. Profile-cum-merit based Government of South Australia, Calls: Candidates of General has announced the launch of the Festival for kids December Category, who score above 80 2020 Brand Ambassador percentile in CAT 2019/XAT competition for students from India's largest children's Singapore-based Skillizen Olympiad Foundation is conducting 2020 and fall in the Profile- India. In a first, this popular outdoor festival, Windmill is International Life Skills Olympiad (ILSO) for class III-XII, schools based call criteria will be competition will be now be back with its 4th edition. An students of class III-XII on 14th &15th December 2019. The online shortlisted for IRMASAT and extended to students across four initiative of Event Capital, a registration is live at (www.lifeskillsolympiad.org). Students from GA and PI process. countries in South Asia. part of Laqshya Media Group 2000+ schools from all over the world have already registered for the The applications are open till Fifteen students from across Company; Windmill Festival first online Olympiad on Life Skills. The last day for the registration January 10, 2020. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh 2020 themed “Kingdom of is 30th November 2019. and Nepal will have a chance to Fun” will offer toddlers, pre- ILSO is the world's 1st Olympiad on Critical Life Skills tests that USF Kalam Postgraduate become brand ambassadors and teens and parents, a fun, assesses and helps young children to enhance their Life Skills win an exciting student support interactive and engaging time. Aptitude. There is lot of excitement among students as the 4 winners Fellowship for Indian package including education and The festival is scheduled to of Life Skills Olympiad will get a ticket to visit Harvard lifestyle experiences in take place on January 4th and University.There are many other grand prizes for the students. Students Adelaide. 5th, 2020 at Jio Garden, BKC Life Skills Olympiad is based on pioneering research on Life Skills The competition will offer the in Mumbai. done at Harvard University in 2011, by the founder of 'Skillizen'. To mark the late President 15 winning candidates a support Windmill will bring to life Over the years, Skillizen has come to be known as the world's leading A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's birth package valued AUD $5,000 children's most loved tales organization that is preparing young children for roles in the real anniversary, the University of (2.5 lacs) per students that through musical plays, dance world beyond school. Skillizen provides the world's 1st criterion- South Florida (USF) in Tampa includes airfares, living shows, never seen before referenced and evidence-based Critical Life Skills Curriculum for 6- announced the launch of the allowance and free access to key performances by sand artists 16-year-old young children. The curriculum is available in online and fifth Kalam Postgraduate (PhD) Adelaide festivals and events, and much more. offline modes as well. Fellowship on Oct 22. The allowing students to soak up the Leaving no stone unturned, For more information: http://www.lifeskillsolympiad.org Fellowship, named in his honor full educational and lifestyle kids can participate in and memory of his 2012 visit to experience of the city. 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The project aims to empower Indian youth with soft skills Engineering, and Mathematics) Australian cities for aeronautics, karate and kick- development and help balance technical and soft skills in order to program. international students, by boxing, storytelling, doodle art, help the country realize its potential in the years ahead. The online application to USF sharing their story through posts, clay modeling, wheel pottery As India plans to target $5 trillion economy by 2025, India's unique for a Ph.D. program requires videos and blogs. and many more. Kids can also talent pool – one billion people of working age by 2027 ‒ will need submission of a research Applications for Ambassador for explore the animal kingdom top-notch skills to match. Through Project Skill++, Think Culture proposal in any of the following Adelaide program closes on 31st with the petting zoo that Foundation and Billion Broadcaster Media plans to reach out to areas: Applied Anthropology, December 2019. 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Curriculum November 16, 2019 7 India Skills/entrepreneurships India and Germany formalize ministerial collaboration EHL Advisory Services to pitch in in The Ministry of Skill has been one of countries which is build up capacities in training Hospitality Sector skilling Development and on top of the manufacturing and institutes and within micro, small Entrepreneurship innovation pyramid and continues and medium-sized enterprises, EHL Advisory Services, the advisory company of Ecole hôtelière de (MSDE) has signed two major to develop most high-end JTec h n ica l s u p p o r t fo r t h e Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreements, referred to as Joint products. It has some of the best development of a national (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to assist Declaration of Intent (JDoI), working models in sustainable institute for skill development, selected Training Partners in setting up Licensed Training Centres across the with Federal Ministry for workforce development which is JInvestigation and implementation country to promote global standard of skills in the sector. Economic Cooperation and the reason for the country's of training measures in SD & VET, The collaboration between NSDC and EHL Advisory Services will provide Development (BMZ), Germany. economic progress. This JCooperation and consulting on aspiring hospitality professionals an opportunity to get convenient access to One DoI is with the Federal partnership with Germany will the further development of Swiss Hospitality Vocational level qualifications in India. Vocational Ministry of Education and help strengthen our skill develop- training, assessment and Education & Training/VET by EHL is based on a licensing model Research (BMBF) for ment initiatives.” certification standards comprising of Certificate level programs across four hospitality disciplines - Cooperation in the field of skill Under the second MoU signing, JCooperation on skill development Kitchen, Food & Beverage Service, Rooms and Hotel Administration. Upon development and vocational joint efforts in particular shall in new, innovative and sustainable successful completion of all three certificate levels in a discipline, the student education and training and the address the IGVET cluster technologies such as renewable would receive the equivalent of a Swiss Professional Diploma. second is for dual VET initiative approach that has proven energy, e-mobility and energy- The partnership will simultaneously propagate large-scale, entrepreneurial with Siemens Limited, India. successful and the Dual VET efficiency. investment in hospitality skill development ventures across the nation. Nobert Barthale, Parliamentary initiative of Siemens in partner- J NSDC in collaboration with EHL Advisory Services, aims to create State Secretary (PSts), BIZ and ship with other corporates at significantly better employment and career progression opportunities for Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister Government ITIs. Further, the To help achieve these goals, the young professionals. At the same time, it will help in ensuring supply of of Education and Research efforts shall address the qualifica- Deutsche Gesellschaft für skilled manpower for India's growing hospitality and service industries. representing Germany were tion of vocational training Internationale Zusammenarbeit Commenting on the partnership, Dr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National present at the signing of these personnel and the introduction of (GIZ) GmbH intends to implement Skill Development Corporation said, \"Our objective of partnering with MoUs. The association will elements of Dual Training its 'develoPPP' programme on global organisations is to enhance the quality of skill training in India and provide a systematic structure for inspired by the German model behalf of the BMZ. As part of this benchmark it against international standards. We are leveraging our strength, conducting mutual consulta- with the involvement of the programme, GIZ and Siemens will knowledge and partnerships to expand opportunities and access for skilling tions, advisory work and policy private sector, especially micro, sign a cooperation agreement for across the country.” exchanges at ministerial and small and medium-sized the implementation of a joint expert levels and provide enterprises (MSME). project called 'Skills for VESIM hosts 'Skilling for Women' technical assistance. This Sustainable Growth' with support collaboration will help further Based on discussions in the Indo- from MSDE. roundtable conference develop the successful coopera- German Joint Working Group on The partners to the cooperation tion in the various fields covered Vo c a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n a n d agreement, with support from The Yunus Centre of Social Business, Vivekanand Education Society by the Indo-German Joint Training and on bilateral MSDE and the participating State Institute of Management (VESIM), one of the leading B Schools in Mumbai Working Group on Vocational consultations, the following fields Directorates responsible for the organized a roundtable meet on 'Skilling for Women: Promoting Social Education and Training of cooperation have been ITIs, will ensure the effective Entrepreneurship for Women in Rural India' in Mumbai. Through this event, established under the said MoU. identified: implementation of the project in the Yunus Centre of Social Business, VESIM aims to push for skilling as a It will support India's endeavour order to meet its objectives and development strategy to solve Indian women's socio-economic woes. to establish an innovative system JD u a l a p p re nt i c e s h i p s a n d serve as a model for the remaining The contribution of Indian women to the GDP today stands at only 17%, to comprise the cooperation of workplace-based skill develop- ITIs in the country. Siemens and which is less than half the global average. The Government recently the public and the private sector, ment at cluster level and policy GIZ plan to focus on the pedagogi- launched several skill promotion schemes to address this and abridge this gap independent structures for level, cal development at ITIs while to match global standards. At the roundtable, 20 eminent speakers from quality assurance, examination engaging the local private sector, various institutions discussed, debated and probed on enriching dialogue and certification as well as JEstablishment of cluster-oriented especially MSME, for industry revolving around social entrepreneurship, bridging inequalities, scalability formulation of national standards structures for vocational training. of ventures by rural women, problems with self-help groups, geography and and a comprehensive policy. The education and training The project will leverage the cultural relevance in upskilling rural women etc. quality of vocational training outreach made in the cluster Commenting on the roundtable Dr. Satish Modh, Director, VESIM, Mumbai will be raised by means of these JSupport for cooperation between approach towards MSMEs. MSDE said, “There is a need for Management Institutes to focus on Social measures and by building German companies operating in through DGT, BMZ through GIZ Entrepreneurship and the role of women in running such businesses. It is a adequate capacities within India and the Indian Government and Siemens shall establish a Joint rough estimate that nearly 40% of employment generation happens in this companies, training institutes as well as between German working group with all stake- sector which is highly neglected by policy makers. Such Roundtable would and establishing models for local companies and Indian companies holders to develop an interactive bring attention to these issues.” governance structures, enabling in the field of SD & VET, mechanism between industry and cooperative skill development ITIs with coordination in different SkillsBuild platform started in Collaboration and vocational training. JDevelopment of competence- geographical areas in the field of Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, based curricula and their implementation of Dual VET with IBM MSDE minister said, “Germany dissemination within the training initiatives through applicable system, Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has announced the launch of JTraining of master trainers to SkillsBuild platform in collaboration with IBM. As part of the programme, a two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computing, co- 719 Dual System of Training Scheme MoUs created and designed by IBM, will be offered at the Industrial Training signed in last six months Institutes (ITIs) & National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs). The platform will be extended to train ITI & NSTI faculty on building skills in Artificial In the six months since its revamp DST combines theoretical MoUs with industry without Intelligence (AI). SkillsBuild offers digital learning content from IBM and by the Ministry of Skill training from ITIs and practical interference of DGT or states. The partners such as CodeDoor, Coorpacademy and Skillsoft. Development and training from Industry partners eligibility criteria for industry The digital platform will provide a personal assessment of the cognitive Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the thereby strengthening industry participation has been eased capabilities and personality via MyInnerGenius to the students. They will Dual System of Training (DST) linkages and providing hands-on where now an engineering trades then learn foundational knowledge about digital technologies, as well as has shown signs of significant experience to students on industry can have a minimum of professional skills such as resume-writing, problem solving and impact in the skilling ecosystem, industries latest technologies and 40 employees instead of the earlier communication. Students will also receive recommendations on role-based with as many as 719 techniques. 200, while the minimum turnover education for specific jobs that include technical and professional learning. Memorandums of Understanding The revised scheme guidelines requirement has been brought Union skills minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey said, “We understand the (MoU) being signed with various were issued in January 2019 and down to Rs. 1 crore per year for the importance of AI and the role it can play in improving many lives. I extend private partners for training are much more relaxed with past three years, against the earlier my gratitude to IBM for this collaboration in empowering students with new- programs. This is a huge jump greater adaptability towards Rs. 10 crore. The duration of the age capabilities and professional skills. This initiative will help the youth to from the 136 MoUs that were industry requirements and with practical training portion of the scale themselves as per the changing market trends.” signed in the three years prior to wider coverage of ITIs. Under the course has also been made flexible the revamp. DST scheme, training is imparted and adaptive to the industry Board Infinity Virtual Hiring Drive fair The Dual System of Training to meet the industry's skilled schedule. All the 138 plus courses scheme was first introduced in workforce requirements. After the under CTS have been brought Board Infinity, a Career-tech start-up recently organized 'Virtual Hiring 2016 with the objective of training, trainees are awarded under the ambit of DST, as against enabling industries and establish- National Trade Certificate (NTC) only 17 courses earlier. ITIs are Drive' that saw the participation of huge number of new-age companies such ments to partner with the that give them an edge with regard exclusively permitted to conduct Government and Private ITIs for to employability. training under DST with deemed as ProgIST, Jai Kisan, Khel Group, 63 moons, Digital Hive, Mind Browse. conducting training programmes Among the changes in the affiliation in the 3rd shift towards fulfilling skilled revamped scheme, ITI & NSTI The objective of these virtual hiring fairs is to provide employment manpower requirements. The principals can now directly sign opportunities for skilled talent. The talent head of these new-age tech firms scouted for skilled candidates in technologies like python, MERN stack, java, tableau, SQL and more. Apart from the demand for hard skilled candidates in the new age technologies, soft skills like creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and time management were also the prerequisites for hiring the candidates. Board Infinity provided the right direction for the candidates' career making

8 Curriculum November16, 2019 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: India’s Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals visible but the journey has just begun Reflection on 30th Anniversary of the UN's Rights for children By Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, Public Servant and Author Convention The focus of the world economies the growth of heavy industries, can be made to bring qualitative This year's International Children's Day has recently shifted towards building of infrastructure and changes in the lives of people. Given (November 20) also marks 30 years of the UN taking initiatives with a more economic development. But the the vastness of its geographical General Assembly adopting the Convention on pragmatic approach in ensuring benefits did not percolate down as boundaries, the democratic polity, this day in 1989. Subsequently, it came into force on 2 development that has social and per expectations of the Trickle Down demographic features, federal September 1990 and currently, 196 countries are party environmental connotations theory and basic minimum needs of structure and diversity are important to it except the United States. alongside economic growth. The the masses remained unmet. The variables in determining the accom- Leave alone the global scene and statistics for a ethical aspects of materialistic decade of 60s and 70s therfore saw plishment of goals. moment, the progress made by our own country in expansion have drawn attention of the the basic and minimum needs The economic growth besides granting rights to children in real sense is nothing to policy makers in the wake of alarming programme along with strategy of urbanisation have triggered the feel home about. Ravi Prakash Verma, perhaps the environmental concerns, rising poverty alleviation and employment demand for natural resources which most child-friendly parliamentarian of India, has inequalities, hunger and poverty and generation schemes. The economic has caused high imports of fossil fuels understood it well. He calls it a reflection of an ad hoc inequitable distribution of resources. situation of the country though didn't and metals. It is projected that India ' s mindset without being a national priority. There are The 2030 agenda for Sustainable improve due to various government demand for total material will be more long term implications of neglect children for society Development with its 17 goals rules and regulations. The economic than double by 2030 . Preliminary and nation. adopted by World nations in 2015 crisis due to scarcity of foreign estimates indicate that India would The non-inclusion of relevant curriculum for school underline the course of action for reserves aggravated the situation need around US $206biliion (2014- children and treating education departments more as achieving the development based on further. This led to shift gears from a 15 prices) between 2015 and 2030 for education logistic departments besides grant-based poverty eradication, judicious use of closed economy to an open economy. executing actions in key areas of allocations first under SSA and now Samagra Shiksha environmental resources, and The policies of liberalisation, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, Scheme (SSS), means school education is not distributive social justice. privitization and globalisation were infrastructure, water resources and addressed as an organic force multiplier for The Global Climate Strike which followed with economic reforms at ecosystems. empowerment of children. According to Verma, why started on 20th September, 2019 just 3 the macro level. With increasing India has ratified the Paris Agreement shouldn't there be a mandatory complete school as days before the United Nations transfer of technology , the need on October 2,2016 and intends to take there is for instance a police station or a tehsil Climate Change Summit inspired by arose for skilled human resources various initiatives under Nationally buildings. “Why subject school infra to piecemeal Swedish climate activist and thus reforms with human face Determined Contribution . The major approach and availability of grants?” GretaThunberg saw a series of were adopted. The ever increasing policies and plans include National Why is country taking time to address the issue of international strikes and protests to capitalism however subsequently led Action Plan on Climate Change child trafficking and crime through education demand action to address climate to widening of economic and (NAPCC), launched in 2008, (includes vocational education & training) framework change. About 7.6 million people regional disparities. The weaker formulated in the backdrop of India ' s by not extending Right to Education till 18 years? participated in this movement from sections remained marginalised. This voluntary commitment to reduce Ditto for Midday Meal Scheme. Study after study has across the world. According to Living prompted government to bring emission intensity of its GDP by 20 to shown that child marriages early marriages of girls is Planet Report, 2016 there is a loss of inclusive growth strategy. Since too 25 percent by 2020 at 2005 levels. done in countryside largely to save girls from terrestrial, freshwater and marine much of stress was on technology Central sector scheme called Climate trafficking. In absence of a safety gird and on-ground ecosystems by 38 percent, 81 percent driven growth, it was bound to effect Change Action Programme (CCAP) standard operating procedure for child safety, parents and 36 percent respectively. The the ecological balance and thus came was launched in 2014 with a total cost don't have confidence to send girls to school beyond Global Footprint Network says that the concept of sustainable develop- of Rs.290 crore. India ' s second an age, which is creating to huge pool of dropouts with we require 1.75 planets to accommo- ment. biennial update report (BUR) nowhere to go. date the needs of Global population Current flagship programmes of submitted to UNFCCC in December, In the same breath, child labor, can't be just wished which will increase to 2 planets by government such as Swachh Bharat 2018 shows that emission intensity of away through a legislation or an order. The family 2050. There is a rising pressure of Mission, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, India ' s GDP came down by 21 per economy and living needs a consideration. increasing population and consump- PM Awas Yojana, PM Jan Dhan cent between 2005 and 2014 and it's Malnutrition, poverty and need to earn a livelihood tion. The total footprint is expanding Yojana, Deendayal Upadhyay Gram achievement of climate goal for pre- –combine, is depriving millions of children their by 2.1 percent per year which Jyoti Yojana and PM Ujjwala Yojana 2020 period is on track. childhood. includes, food, mobility, house, have substantially contributed to For the children who don't have this difficulty, they shelter, wealth and services. The India 's progress in this regard. The India is making strides towards have been traumatized a different way. Other than ecological dimensions of economic government has launched various attaining SDGs, however effective academics, their other forms of expression and natural development have therefore become a programmes for poverty and hunger utilisation of resources is required for growth have been severely curtailed by a general focal point of various policies and eradication, women empowerment, reducing inequality (SDG 10) and unwritten discouragement of sports and art. All school programmes. increased use of renewable sources life on land (SDG 15). The substantial education has been held ransom to class XII India has adopted a SDG centered of energy, climate change concerns to scaling up of financial resources, eco- examination, and unfortunately as a country we have approach by initiating various attain sustainable development friendly technology and creation of not stood with our children. programmes and schemes. Niti Ayog goals. India is the fastest growing livelihood opportunities is required. Though all this is well known, there are some not so has come up with a single measurable economy and now it needs to focus There are five key areas which need well-known things like school sector nursing a deep- index to track the progress of all the more upon the composition of its concerted efforts namely, city rooted divide and even a big agenda. If inadequate States and UTs across 13 out of 17 growth so that incremental changes planning, energy, food, planet and classrooms and teachers has its own market dynamics, SDGs. Building on the principle of population . The smart city projects casteism and other social divides play their spoils. 'leaving no one behind ', the govern- “ we require 1.75 planets to should be expedited in a time bound Religious and minority run schools, which are exempt ment is committed to inclusive and accommodate the needs of manner. The food security issues from Right to Education, are spreading the lure to sustainable development. It is to be Global population which will should be resolved with a decentral- convert people perhaps with 'good school' publicity noted how Indian planning has increase to 2 planets by 2050. ised approach. Strategies for and other allurements. changed and evolved over the decades There is a rising pressure of implementing the projects of non- If India has to improve its future human capital, then it in accordance with the needs and increasing population and conventional energy resources need has to address the issues of silently suffocating demands of the society. The five year consumption.” to be streamlined effectively. The children and become child-friendly wholeheartedly plans started with the Nehru- efficacy in urban planning and check than just lip service and just for the sake of record and Mahalonobis model with emphasis on on population growth is must to attain numbers. population - resource balance. 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Curriculum November 16, 2019 9 Spotlight Cybersecurity Best Practices to Stay Safe Online for kids By Sunil Sharma, managing director sales at Sophos India & SAARC Don't you love celebrating your kid's achievements and stay secret, and accounts should For instance Sophos Home easy thing to do – less typing and boasting about it on social media? Well, you are no never be shared with anyone else, provides parental web filtering remembering, right? – but using exception. As per a recent survey, about 55% of urban not even your closest buddies.) that allows you to control the the same password on every Indian parents said they are unsure and ill-prepared in Have you talked to your children content your children can view service and app is a really bad terms of surfing the internet securely. Yet, 61% of these about appropriate behavior online. This can help you to keep a idea. The solution is really easy: parents claim to have prepared their children in this area. online, what kind of sharing is track of what your children are Use unique, strong passwords on In fact, they are so sure about having taught their kids okay and what kind is not, and viewing online and also under- every site and app you use. You right that 60% of them don't even monitor the content why? stand if the sites are malicious or can use your browser or mobile their children are exposed to. Do you know who your child is not. device's built-in password interacting with online? Are they manager, or a third-party manager Along with the myriad benefits young ones grow up. only people they know in person? Tips to keep your kids safe to do this. associated with the internet, it As with most cybersecurity issues, Do you and your children know online: 4. Two FactorAuthentication: also comes with its set of risks there's no one-size-fits-all what kinds of questions can be red 1. Location Permission: Think Make sure you, password protect such as inappropriate content, solution to protecting kids online flags? Not just obvious things like for a moment before you post your phone or any other device cyberbullying, and risk of – there needs to be layers of asking for their name and address, something and remember that you use. And lock it when you're online predators. Using apps or protection in place to address the but also where they go to school, once it's online it's out there for not using it. Use 2FA on your websites that children frequent, complexities at hand. Let's start by what kinds of landmarks they everyone to see. If you wouldn't accounts to keep hackers out. predators may pose as a child or empowering our kids with the might live near, their parents' be comfortable with your parents, 5. Check before you click: teen looking to make friends. right cybersecurity tips to stay names; even problems they're a teacher, or future employer Don't click on suspicious-looking They might prod the child to secure in the virtual world. having – predators use this kind of reading that post, perhaps it links. If something looks strange exchange personal information, information to establish trust and shouldn't go online in the first to you, ask a parent or teacher if such as their home address, As a parent,here are some try to meet in person. place. it's ok to click on it. phone number, or encourage questions you should ask Do your children feel safe talking 2. Share Wisely: Whether 6. Always log out: Make sure kids to call them. In such a yourself: to you about what they're you're talking to someone or using you don't leave any account open scenario, informed parents will Do you have protective measures experiencing online, and do they an app or a service, it's crucial to when you go away from your make for informed kids. in place on the technology your feel comfortable telling you if protect your personal information computer, phone or other device. Therefore, it is critical that children use? If they have social something feels wrong? (your full name, your birthdate, or 7. And finally, if it doesn't look parents start early on in their media, are their profiles locked That said, it is incumbent upon where you go to school), and your right, speak up! If you think digital education as this can down from public view? parents to not only put protective location (like where you live, or something is suspicious or if you save them heartache and nasty Have you talked to your child measures in place and to establish where you frequently hang out see something upsetting online, surprises down the line as their about not sharing their accounts or trust with their children, but also with your friends). tell a parent or teacher, or report it passwords? (Passwords should to know how to spot the warning 3. Always Use Password to the website you're trying to use. signs of exploitation, or bullying. Manager: It might seem like the Free internet access should be a basic human right - study FREE INTERNET ACCESS must be considered as a human right, as these rights, the international community must step in. people unable to get online – particularly in developing countries – lack The study points to a number of important political institutions which have meaningful ways to influence the global players shaping their everyday committed to ensuring universal access for their populations, convinced that lives, according to a new study. this goal is affordable: As political engagement increasingly takes place online, basic freedoms * The Indian state of Kerala has declared universal internet access a human that many take for granted including free expression, freedom of right and aims to provide it for its 35 million people by 2019. information and freedom of assembly are undermined if some citizens * The European Union has launched the WiFi4EU initiative to provide 'every have access to the internet and others do not. European village and city with free wireless internet access around main New research reveals that the internet could be a key way of protecting centres of public life by 2020. other basic human rights such as life, liberty, and freedom from torture – * Global internet access is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a means of enabling billions of people to lead 'minimally decent lives'. with the UN demanding states help to deliver universal Internet access in Dr. Merten Reglitz, Lecturer in Global Ethics at the University of developing nations. Birmingham, has published his findings – the first study of its kind – in Dr Reglitz outlines the size of the challenge posed in providing universal the Journal ofApplied Philosophy. internet access, noting that the UN's International Telecommunication Union “Internet access is no luxury, but instead a moral human right and estimated that, by the end of 2018, 51 percent of the world's population of 7 everyone should have unmonitored and uncensored access to this global billion people had access to the Internet. medium - provided free of charge for those unable to afford it,” Many people in poorer parts of the world are still without internet access, but commented Dr Reglitz. their number is decreasing as technology becomes cheaper. However, internet “Without such access, many people lack a meaningful way to influence expansion has slowed in recent years, suggesting universal access will not and hold accountable supranational rule-makers and institutions. These occur without intentional promotion. individuals simply don't have a say in the making of the rules they must “Universal internet access need not cost the earth - accessing politically obey and which shape their life chances.” important opportunities such as blogging, obtaining information, joining He added that exercising free speech and obtaining information was virtual groups, or sending and receiving emails does not require the latest now heavily dependent on having internet access. Much of today's information technology,” commented Dr Reglitz. political debate took place online and politically relevant information is “Web-capable phones allow people to access these services and public shared on the internet - meaning the relative value these freedoms held internet provision, such as public libraries, can help get people online where for people 'offline' had decreased. individual domestic access is initially too expensive.” Dr. Reglitz's research attributes to the internet unprecedented He added that the human right to internet access was similar to the global right possibilities for protecting basic human rights to life, liberty and bodily to health, which cannot require globally the highest possible medical integrity. Whilst acknowledging that being online does not guarantee treatment, as many states are too poor to provide such services and thus would these rights, he cites examples of internet engagement that helped hold face impossible demands. Government and institutions to account. These examples include: Instead, poor states are called upon to provide basic medical services and * The 'Arab Spring'- new ways of global reporting on government work toward providing higher quality health care delivery. Similarly, such atrocities. states should initially offer locations with public Internet access and develop * Documenting unjustified police violence againstAfricanAmericans in IT infrastructure that increases access. the US. According to the NGO The World Wide Web Foundation, founded by World * #MeToo campaign - helping to 'out' sexual harassment of women by Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee 'affordability' remains one of the most powerful men. significant, but solvable, obstacles to universal access. Dr. Reglitz defines 'moral human rights' as based on universal interests For the Foundation, internet access is affordable if one gigabyte of data costs essential for a 'minimally decent life'. They must also be of such no more than two percent of average monthly income - currently some 2.3 fundamental importance that if a nation is unwilling or unable to uphold billion people are without affordable Internet access.

10 Curriculum November16, 2019 Interview/feature 2nd edition of India's Future Tycoons (IFT) competition has an aim of 'Top 24 ideas' on solving water crisis The second edition of IFT has already set in with registration closing on Nov 20. Meant to be a team event for students in the age group of 13-17, the competition, which will focus on innovative solutions to 'water crisis', will move from short listing of teams to zonal and national rounds, and the Top 3 ideas will get a chance to present on UN GCNI India Conclave. The grand finale will be on January 24, 2020 in Mumbai. Autar Nehru in an email interview brings out some more facets of this contest with Sushil Mungekar- Founder, ENpowe, a Mumbai-based firm organizing and administering IFT. You are already preparing for Water is an important b. Top 3 ideas get a chance completely for all government change? the second season of India's sustainability issue and your to present on UN GCNI India schools and school affiliated to Entrepreneurship life skills (problem Future Tycoons competition. theme is also on water crisis. Conclave Atal Innovation Mission. solving, decision-making, critical So give us a sense of how big Why? c. Top 24 ideas are Idea Stepping back, can you recall thinking, dealing with ambiguity, and significant this is going to One of the important objectives videos & content is promoted your memory to share with us resource management, creative be? of IFT is to motivate and guide through all social channels how was the concept born in the thinking, collaborative skills, After the success of IFT#1 which children to work on ideas on d. Televised promotion of first place and what was the leadership, risk taking, opportunity had 3300 students across 240 socially relevant problems. As ideas and winning teams experience of the first session? evaluation) helps them to build a schools from 52 cities, IFT # 2 today, right from government, e. Exploring implementa- I have been part of corporate mindset to look at problems as has started on strong foundations. corporates and NGOs are tion of these ideas through water world and start up ecosystem over 'opportunities', build solutions around Firstly United Nations GCNI working towards solving water knowledge partner company last 2 decades and gained a strong their ideas and create economic value came on board as SDG partner crisis, IFT wants to channelize You are targeting students from realization that there is a great for themselves, be a leader while that builds strong accreditation all these creative energies of ages 13-17 for this competition, disconnect between skills & managing 'change' around them, and for the work done in promoting young teens towards solving and still itwill be teams who will competencies needed for build successful career in the area of SDGs among school students. water crisis and build path compete? achieving success in the careers their own passion. Also, Atal Innovation Mission breaking idea solutions. We strongly believe these are what is imbibed in during Lastly, what message would you (AIM), initiative of Niti Aayog to How would be these solutions formative years are very academia. More importantly, like to pass on to participants, promote innovation among special than those people are important for children as they school education is more teachers parents and schools, who schools, joined as an 'Innovation talking about? build their own belief, habits and knowledge based than skill based. are going to be first of this exciting Partner'. This gives us an access With the widespread of coverage independent thinking.It's a team Introduction to entrepreneurial competition? to students across 5900 schools across geographies, SECs and contest as 'collaborative skills' is skills and mindset is much needed Entrepreneurship is a mindset and not affiliated with AIM. Back on this boards of schools, we expect one of the important evaluation during these formative years than a career option. It's a combination of and other outreach initiatives, diverse ideas on Water crisis of criteria besides, critical thinking, at post-graduation. skills that are needed to be 'future- IFT #2 should see 15,000-20,000 India. creativity and communication. I resonated with this thought even ready' and be successful in every students to participate covering We intend to select 'Top 24 ideas' Talking about participation more as a parent and decided to be career that they choose more than 150 cities/towns that shows potential impact and selection, can you briefly the change myself. I initiated a Entrepreneurship learning at this age across India. towards offering solution to the illustrate the process and is any small pilot with students from gives a great opportunity to every water crisis. These 24 ideas will fee involved? Grade 7-10 in myvicinity and child to explore their true potential, undergo 3 days residential Once the students register in conducted a workshop, which was bootcamp with design thinking teams, they have to submit their well appreciated by educators, Competition schedule: mentors, domain experts and idea by answering 9 crucial parents and students. All partici- 20TH Nov – registrations and entrepreneurs running exciting questions which help us under- pating students came back stating submission of ideas startups. This will help them to stand their thought process. Apart that this was a life changing 10th Dec- announcement of teams improve on their products/ from it, students are also experience and probably witness shortlisted services. Top 3 ideas will get encouraged to attach illustrations, their creative potential for the first 15th Dec-25Th Dec – zonal evaluation rewards & recognitions at the mind maps, pictures and videos of time. This workshop was a 5th Jan – announcement of top 24 Grand Finale as evaluated by models made by them and validation of latent need and teams grand jury. research reports. This is a became the basis for a journey of 25-27th Jan – Bootcamp (Mumbai) How will you circulate winner complete online process. We have ENpower ahead. 28th Jan – Grand Finale (Mumbai ideas and incentivize brilliant built platform for the same. Entrepreneurship is entering minds? Registration fees is Rs. 600 per into education narrative in a big a. Rewards & recogni- team. way thanks to people like you. tion on the Grand Finale These fees are waived off So, how do you see the emerging A first in history, Children evaluate performance of MLAs in Delhi A group of 30 child parliamentarians of Delhi Children's Inclusive Parliament (DICP) , from RPVV, Hari Nagar and other schools went to Delhi Assembly as a delegation, did appraisal of sitting MLAs & government and recommended Midday meal scheme be extended to class XII ABOUT two years ago, way of giving voice to children and listen to their ideas. Ever since confident , articulate and knowledgeable while reflecting on the issues Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas children parliament of Bal Sansad is a regular body at the school with a affecting their areas .They informed the house about the BAL Sansad Vidyalaya (RPVV), Hari council. which has been functioning in their school for the past 3years and outlined Nagar, one of 22 high performing On Children's Day, Nov 14, 30 of these student parliamentarians, made a its working. They also came up with pertinent recommendations and pace setting schools of Delhi historical visit to Delhi Assembly and deliberated with MLAs on the floor questions for the honorable members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) government, held a children of the house. Earlier, like many guests, children too have seen the of NCT of Delhi present in the house. parliament and hosted student proceedings from the visitor gallery but not participated in discussion. The Pankaj Pushkar, MLA from Timarpur Assembly constituency lauded the representatives and teachers of the child parliamentarians critically reviewed the work of their adult counter children and said it was a historical occasion and it was fitting that it took Ireland. It was best start to a new parts and the elected government of NCT of Delhi. It was a wonderful place in an institution which was witness to an incident which proved a experience to hear the Child ministers and representative putting forth turning point in Indian History. He wished children to emerge as organic their views impartially and in a forthright manner without fear or favour. politicians in the interest of people and society. All the MLAs present took “It was a very special and distinct day wherein a new chapter of pledge and took responsibility for advocating the recommendations made democracy in India was written with emancipated agency of children by them before Dy. C.M and other ministers. taking floor,” saysAjay Kumar, principal RPVV, Hari Nagar. Due credit must go to efforts of PRATYeK and its team along with former The Child Parliamentarians shared their personal experiences and advisor to Deputy CM Atishi Marlena, for supporting RPVV, Hari Nagar challenges they faced regarding fundamental child rights which include to establish and nurture Bal Sansad. rights to education,, survival ,development, protection and participation. The participants, specially the Speaker Elect, were articulate and confident. The participants from RPVV, Hari Nagar stood out .They were

Curriculum November 16, 2019 11 Careerwsie SMALL-BIG DREAMS: Nano Unicorns of Odisha hold promise, a new empowering micro enterprise model It may sound familiar to the training stimulated her idea,” she thereafter a staggered interest rate Swampnamayee Samantra Google story straight out of the says with sparkling delight. applies in subsequent years. The Like her there are 200 other whole idea is to provide hassle free Gayatri Naik 'Silicon valley', but the difference young men and women, who are and easy finance to all those who living their dream of being on have a potential to become Kamini Anupama Mohanty here is that the crop of nano their own thanks to an entrepreneurs. ITI & polytechnic Kanchan Sahoo experiment of linking skill heads and Skill Development unicorns being germinated in training and entrepreneurship by Centers (SDCs) have been given our college and told us about the captain, Sumitra Naik, having opened engaging philanthropic funds the responsibility of identifying the program (nano-unicorn). I joined her own beauty parlor. Abandoned Odisha will have many stories of under by OSDA through 'Nano- talent, which is then trained in and soon with their money started and threatened with death by her Unicorn' program that started in business plan development, my business. But then that money alcoholic husband some 15 years ago, successes as well as failures and 2017. Ideally all these small marketing and costing besides was inadequate and tried Gayatri's journey from a maid to cook enterprises are expected to create basic entrepreneurial skills. Tata everywhere—banks and and a parlor worker and now an expectedly a cascading effect. at least 1.5 jobs. Strives has been roped in to scaling elsewhere. I have cried a lot! The entrepreneur, is really how a scheme Centre for Youth and Social this initiative up to first 1000 nano real world is a lot different, but I can do wonders. “It was by sheer Teens and young adults in near Development (CYSD), a unicorns next year (2020) and then am determined to prove myself,” chance that after coming to city from a citizens group, based in to 3000 in next two years. With a he says while displaying her own remote backward village, I saw future will have a set of novice Bhubaneswar, has been the critical mass of these 3000 in place, label and a resolve to become a beauty parlor for the first time in my nerve centre and a cradle to this the government will exit from this 3000 employee enterprise one day life when I as a maid went along with entrepreneurs for a model to idea. A fund of Rs 2 Cr has been program and let it evolve naturally in future. my owner. It was incredible, I hadn't raised from donors and most of it thereafter. Nano-Unicorn program has also been familiar any such concept. I was understand entrepreneurship in has been disbursed as loan to At the same time, while the started giving a welcome smitten and continued to explore this these first generation 2014 program has already registered acceptance to entrepreneurship as new world. Did a short course and their own settings. young entrepreneurs. The idea is many successes, several of the a career to educated youth. then took up a job. But then I knew Anupama Mohanty, a married to create it as a revolving fund. young micro entrepreneurs are Swampnamayee Samantra, an ITI this won't help much so I enrolled in a young woman, living in a That is once the money barrowed struggling to raise more funds from graduate in dress material, in a polytechnic and trained well. And suburban colony of is paid back, it will be lent to banking institutions. Banks and nearby village of Bhubaneswar, then this program of government Bhubaneswar, today can't hide another candidate so as to create financial institutions are simply has actually helped her family big happened,” she adds with a lot of her joy of being an independent these kinds of small enterprises refusing loans. As they lack way. Her mother supplemented maturity. She now earns about Rs beautician professional who has on a continuous basis spirally. expertise and collaterals, it is the family income by sewing at home 40,000 a month and is planning to his own studio with latest “It was after a daylong brain support of the family and relatives and wanted her daughter to go for a make her shop bigger. equipment, inventory and tools to storming that we arrived at that is coming handy. job. But Swampnamayee not only When this crop of micro speak of. 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12 Curriculum November16, 2019 University News IIT Delhi launches Global Alumni IIMU in the FT Master Management ENDOWMENT FUND Ranking 2019 An initial commitment of Rs are also the part of this added to this committee. The In less than ten years from its founding, IIM Udaipur now becomes part of the 250 Cr made by over 10 founder endowment fund have created earnings from the fund will be prestigious Financial Times (FT) Master in Management (MIM) Ranking is the kickstart of 'IIT Delhi multi-billion enterprises with utilized under the guidance of a 2019, recognized globally as one of the key indicators of excellence for a B- Endowment Fund' launched by great success and have now come Governing Board of Advisors school. Until 2018, only three IIMs were part of the FT MIM ranking - IIM President of India, Ram Nath together to support their alma consisting primarily of alumni and Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta. In 2019, IIM Udaipur joins this elite Kovind recently. mater to strengthen its legacy. the IIT Delhi administration group in 76th position. The endowment model aims to Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, (Director and Dean, Alumni The FT ranking assesses a variety of criteria including alumni salary and achieve a target corpus of USD IIT Delhi said, “We are Affairs). career progress; value for money; school diversity (female faculty, students 1 billion over a period of seven immensely proud of the success The fund will have a transparent and board members); international experience and research; and student years. This first-of-its-kind our alumni have achieved over structure and corporate governance internships. After gaining AACSB accreditation in November 2018, IIM fund in India will work towards the years across sectors and model that will work towards Udaipur became eligible to be considered for Financial Times MIM ranking the development of the applaud their contribution to the building a relation of trust and 2019 which includes top B-schools from Europe,Asia and NorthAmerica. University, nurturing economy. At IIT Delhi, we strive credibility with its alumni through “IIM Udaipur has always approached management education as a journey of innovation, and keeping alive to offer the best of facilities to its better communication, transformation. Being in the FT MIM Ranking is a validation of IIM the entrepreneurial spirit among students and we are constantly professionally managed team Udaipur's focus on our long-term vision. Our accomplished faculty, the youth of India, also in the working towards achieving this. structure and periodic reporting. outstanding alumni and talented students have enabled us to make rapid form of scholarships. This endowment fund is a Prof. Sanjeev Sanghi, Dean, progress on our path of continuous growth and innovation. Our most recent Speaking on the occasion, the testimony of our efforts to ensure Alumni Affairs and International step on this path was the launching of the first-ever one year MBA in digital President said that endowments the right support is provided both Programmes, said, \"The beauty of enterprise management for experienced professionals,” said Janat Shah, globally have become integral in terms of academic guidance this initiative is that it is being Director, IIM Udaipur. to the financial health of and infrastructure to make ready spearheaded by the IITD alumni educational institutions over for the future workforce. Such themselves. Instead of the Institute Dublin City University official discusses time. While we are still far from endowments also allow administration reaching out to the the size and importance of institutions like ours to alumni for contributions, it is the future engineering endowment funds of confidently engage in long-term alumni who are making it into a Institutions such as Harvard, planning without sustainability movement. They are creating an Ireland's Dublin City University's Executive Dean - Prof Lisa Looney was in Yale or Columbia, it is the right risk to critical projects. This will endowment structure, which will India early this month to address cutting edge research discussions with a first step in this direction. By also put IIT Delhi on the global compete with the best in the world. focus on delivering curriculum renewal at bachelors and master's levels giving through endowments, map for education along with the With a strength of more than 52,000 students across key engineering and computer science disciplines. He alumni are not just giving to prominent foreign universities.” alumni backing, we are confident discussed programmes across computing, electronic and mechanical their institution but they are also The endowment will be managed this will create a model endowment engineering span and explained how these areas upon which the future will supporting and nurturing future by a committee whose initial fund, which can be emulated by all be defined with communications, manufacturing, healthcare, business. generations of learners. members are Prof. V. Ramgopal Indian universities. I appeal all . She further added, “We have recently launched Europe's first master's in Over the past fifteen years, IIT Rao, Director, IIT Delhi; Prof. IITD alumni to become a part of this Blockchain - a technology which will fundamentally change business, in the Delhi alumni have founded Sanjeev Sanghi, Dean, Alumni historical milestone as we march way the internet changed how we communicate with one another. DCU has highest number of successful Affairs and International into an even brighter future where also launched masters in Artificial Intelligence and in the Internet of Things startup ventures in India and Programmes, IIT Delhi; Mr Arun excellence will continue to be both of which draw heavily from DCU's research expertise, and were co- have cumulatively raised a Duggal, Chairman, ICRA and nurtured.\" designed with industry representative bodies. capital of USD 14 billion, Founder, Centre of Excellence almost double the amount of for Research on Clean Air 'Each One Teach One' TGI & MAHE to promote excellence in capital raised by the next best. (CERCA) at IIT Delhi; Mr scheme Today, all IIT-ians put together Sandeep Singhal, co- founder of public health research are the fourth-largest producers WestBridge Capital and Sequoia Around the Thanksgiving and of unicorn start-ups in the Capital India; Mr Vikram Gupta, Christmas donation season, IIT The George Institute for Global Health in India (TGI) and the Manipal world, after Stanford, Harvard Founder & Managing Partner, Delhi will also be launching the Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) have joined hands to promote public and University of California, IvyCap Ventures; Mr Sachin 'Each One Teach One' scheme to health research in India and to build the capacity of budding researchers to do with IIT Delhi alumni leading Bansal, CEO, Navi and ex co- support education of one student cutting-edge research in the area. The partnership is focused on addressing the pack creating 14 out of 24 founder, Flipkart and Mr Gautam per year costing up to 10,000 USD, real-world health challenges through the development and testing of Indian unicorns. Kumra, Head, McKinsey India. which will get added to the IIT innovative solutions that bridge the gap between research and policy. Some of the contributors who More alumni members will be Delhi Endowment Fund. As part of the partnership, researchers from both institutions would work together to promote evidence-based research. This will be done by creating a Inflatable structures and materials for space applications system whereby researchers from the two institutions will work together in Seminar (ISMSA-2019) at IIT Roorkee the spirit of cross-fertilization of best ideas and solutions to health challenges facing the country After Indian Institute of Many Defense and Space institute like IIT Roorkee backing As part of the affiliation agreement, eligible TGI researchers will receive Technology Roorkee (IIT Organizations worldwide needs us is an absolute honor for us. It is faculty affiliations at MAHE and develop joint proposals for conducting Roorkee) has got an ISRO- IIT Ultra-light weight structures for important for laymen to know that world-class research. Space Technology cell this year various advance application. The several products that surround to carry out advance research Inflatable structures Technology them such as the parachutes, that FLAME Univ signs MoU with Amherst activities in the field of Space is the most suitable solutions are used by Indian armed forces Science and Technology, a today. The countries like USA, with different airplane. Several College, Massachusetts second seminar on “Inflatable Russia, China and many inflatable structures which are all Structures and Materials for European countries are already Indian made have been discussed FLAME University, Pune has signed a Memorandum of Understanding Space Applications” was held at working in development of with seminar delegates. We hope (MoU) with Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, to collaborate IIT Roorkee Greater Noida Inflatable Space Structures. “We to collaborate with IIT in the future on academic and student initiatives, share best practices and generate cutting Campus by the Department of are happy to be a part of a team as well and take this initiative edge research studies. Mechanical and Industrial that is organizing these dynamic forward.” The FLAME - Amherst collaboration is for an initial period of 5 years. Engineering, IIT Roorkee and the solutions for our country. Today's Speaking on the occasion Prof M Amherst students may spend one semester taking liberal arts courses with Indian Space Industry Exhibitor, seminar by IIT Roorkee was Parida, Dy. Director, IIT Roorkee and living in residences alongside FLAME students. FLAME faculty come Ahmedabad (A micro venture much needed and it shows how said “It is an honor that IIT from top institutions in India and around the world. The small class size will under MSME to carry out Space the institute is a pioneer for such Roorkee and the ISRO- IIT Space be familiar to Amherst students, which offers many opportunities for Educational and Awareness important pursuits\" said Mr. A. C Technology Cell this year are engaging with professors.Similarly, FLAME University students can also activities in the country). The Mathur, Retired Project Director, coming up with cutting edge spend one semester or an entire year taking liberal arts courses with and first seminar of this series was Ahmedabad, ISRO. technology for Space agencies living in residences alongside Amherst students. Thisexchange program is organized by IIT Kanpur in the Arun Kumar Saxena, Director, looking for large size structures for undergraduate students. year 2016. ADRDE/ DRDO, Agra delivered with lightweight solutions. A The collaboration also includes students, faculty and staff exchanges, The leading Space agencies in the the inaugural address as chief number of faculty members at IIT research collaborations, curricular development, conduction of experiential world are looking for large size guest on this occasion and Prof M Roorkee are working in the area of learning programs, pedagogical innovations, academic conferences and structures with ultra-lightweight Parida, Dy. Director, IIT Roorkee inflatable structures and we have colloquium series. solutions for their future was the Guest of honor. He said adequate laboratory infrastructure missions. Inflatable Structures \"I am very thankful to IIT to be a partner in evolving IIM Kozhikode Donates 22,000 Books are the most suitable solutions. Roorkee for hosting this seminar. solutions for space and defense Many Defense organizations are We have been tirelessly working applications.” Over 22,000 books worth Rs 1.1 Crore (approximately) were donated on the also looking for Inflatable on Inflatable Structures for 4th Edition of Book Donation programme, organised by The Indian Institute Structures for many applications. several years now, and to have an of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) to 30 colleges belonging to Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad and Kozhikode Districts of Kerala in the Malabar Region. The event organized on Nov 7 was attended by over 350 students and faculty members of the beneficiary colleges. This Book Donation programme was organized by the Institute, as a part of IIMK's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The event witnessed every beneficiary college being handed over close to 700 books each, worth Rs 3.5 Lakh (approximately) and covered a vast spectrum of academic subjects like Economics, Management, Accounting, Commerce, Marketing, Operations Research, Quantitative Methods, Organisational

Curriculum November 16, 2019 13 University News Solaris - IIM Udaipur's Annual Management Fest Distinguished alumni felicitated at the Diamond concludes on high note Jubilee celebrations at IIT Kanpur@60 The 2-day long extravaganza included multiple summits with industry leaders, panel discussions, case study competitions, and workshops IIT Kanpur, one of the first Indian Institutes of Technology and a globally acclaimed Institute of National Importance, successfully completed 60 years Solaris '19 started with, and how the combination of simulations of real-life situations, on Nov 2. Unmesh, the Operations appropriate policies, tactics, and making them think on their feet and A special event was held to mark the completion of the institute's diamond Summit, which hosted Ranag execution methods can help in also out of the box. Multiple jubilee where several distinguished alumni including Chief Economic Davala, who spoke about the achieving optimum results. prominent brands including State Advisor Government of India Prof. Krishnamurthy Subramaniam, Union significance of Synergy and the Vishal Rupani, Co-Founder and Bank of India (economics and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar were felicitated in the presence of Union impact it has had in his career. CEO, canvas talked about how finance summit partner), Zomato HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. This was followed by Antar- the combination of positive (food partner), TiE Udaipur On the occasion, distinguished alumni were felicitated for academic Drishti, the Economics synergy and collaboration leads (networking partner), ExpertHub excellence, professional excellence and entrepreneurship excellence. For Summit, which saw Dr. to marketing excellence, also (innovation partner), Advaiya Academic Excellence, the awardees are Prof. Shankar Subramanian, Chair Shubhada Rao, Chief shedding light on augmented (consulting summit partner), Union and Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego Economist at YES Bank. She reality, creative thinking, and Bank of India (associate partner) (1982), Prof. Nitash P. Balsara Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular gave an enriching talk, linking following an experiential and and Seasons Park Resort Engineering, The Charles W. Tobias Professor in Electrochemistry, Berkeley the disruption in supply to the interactive approach for brand (Hospitality partner) are providing College of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley (1982), Prof. impact of technology on creation. their support to Solaris 2019. Along Ajeet Rohatgi Regents' Professor, School of Electrical and Computer policymaking. The talk was The summit ended with a panel with these, Samir Construction Co. Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1971) and Prof. Rajesh followed by an insightful discussion with speakers (associate partner) and Choudhary Gopakumar Centre Director, ICTS-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research session on the learnings from discussing how consumers love Offset Pvt Ltd. (printing partner) (1992). the structural economic content, and the urge to keep it as are also assisting Solaris '19. Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Prof. Krishnamurthy slowdown and the twin shocks interesting as possible. They also Subramanian (1994), Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar (1984) and Senior of Demonetisation and GST shared the value of using data, as Solaris (https://solarisiimu.com/) Vice President, Cloud and Cognitive Software, IBM, New York, Dr. Arvind implementation by Dr. V K a means of personalization for the was initiated by IIM Udaipur to Krishna (1985), Member Lokpal of India Mr. Dinesh Kumar Jain Vijaykumar, Chief Economic consumers while interacting with help the students interact with the (1981/1983) and Co-founder and Chairman of Sagacito Technologies Mr. Strategist at Geojit. The final the students during the industry leaders and gain keen Ravindra Kumar Dhariwal (1975) were awarded for professional excellence speaker of the summit was Mr. questionnaire. insight from their knowledge and while for Entrepreneurship Excellence awards were given to Mr. Ajeet Singh Akshat Kumar, Director of Sponsored by Secure Meters, experience. Indian Institute of Co-founder and Executive Chairman, ThoughtSpot) (1997),Mr. Arun Seth Investments at Klay Capital. Solaris also included events and Management, Udaipur, has always Trustee, Nasscom Foundation, Chairman & Co-founder, Global Groupware The day ended with Savannah, competitions for the students, been committed towards the Solutions and former Chairman of British Telecom (1973) and Mr. Pravin the Marketing Summit of namely, Vaad-Vivad, Mind- holistic growth of its students, and Bhagwat Founder & CTO Mojo Networks (1990). Solaris '19. A. L. Jagannath, Wizz, Ops-Samasya, via Solaris, it aims to groom the Mr. Vikas Vaibhav (IPS), DIG, Eastern Range, Bhagalpur Bihar (2001) was Senior Director, DELL-EMC Auctionnaire, Saudagar, Vitt- students into future leaders. awarded the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award. Mr. Rakesh Sharma an alliance talked about brand Sangram, and Arohan. These Recently, IIM Udaipur became the Independent Financial consultant (1978), Dr. Ram B. Misra, Professor at the building, importance of interactive and highly engaging youngest school in the world to be Montclair State University (1968) were awarded with the distinguished communication, marketing events helped the students pitch on Financial Times Masters in services award while the Young Alumnus Award went to Mr. Deepak Garg, strategies and user experience, themselves against each other in Management Ranking 2019. (Founder and CEO, Rivigo (2003) and Dr. Manu Prakash, Associate Professor, Stanford University (2002). Institute Fellows Prof. Kripa Shankar, Prof Mohini Mullick, and Prof Madhira Madhav were also felicitated on the occasion. Established in 1959, the IIT Kanpur is one of the most prestigious institutes in the country. XLRI Organizes a Seminar on the ILO's Third Batch of the IIM Calcutta Foundation Day Lecture and Centennial Theme of “The Future of Work\" e-Mode Post Graduate Distinguished Alumnus Award Ceremony Commemorating the glorious hundred years of International Labour Programme (ePGP*) joins Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the first Indian business school Organization (ILO), XLRI- Xavier School of Management organized a crowned with triple international accreditations by AACSB (Association to Seminar on ILO's Centennial Theme - “The Future of Work” on IIM-A Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA (Association of MBAs) November 9th, 2019 at XLRI Campus, Jamshedpur. and EQUIS (the three major international accreditation bodies for Business The Seminar was graced by Ms. Dagmar Walter (Director, ILO, DWT IIMA is pleased to announce the Schools) and to be ranked No.1 in India, No. 2 in Asia and No. 17 globally as for South Asia and Country Office for India) at the inaugural session launch of a third batch of its e- per the Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings 2019, celebrated alongside Fr. P. Christie, S.J. (Director, XLRI - Xavier School of Mode Post Graduate Programme its 59th Foundation Day on Nov 14 in the august presence of Jagdeep Management) and Dr. Ashish K. Pani (Dean - Academics, XLRI - (ePGP). The launch of yet another Dhankhar, Governor of West Bengal. The event also witnessed the institute Xavier School of Management). Dagmar Walter delivered the high quality cohort batch felicitating seven of its alumni for their outstanding contribution in their InauguralAddress on the occasion. demonstrates IIMA's deepening respective fields at the DistinguishedAlumnusAwards Ceremony. In her address, Dagmar Walter, said, “ As we embrace the unprece- commitment in offering long-term dented challenges posed by technological innovations, demographic hybrid management education The Class of 1992, IIM Calcutta's 27th batch, has committed to support shifts, and climate change, we need investment in people through a courses. The ePGP is a hybrid IIM's Calcutta's exciting trajectory of expansion and continuous human-centred approach. We need an agenda that recognizes social learning programme, conducted improvement with R 3 Cr in what is the largest alumni gift to the institute so justice for everyone to be the ultimate aim and objective of all public through interactive live streaming far. policies. I am hopeful that academic organizations such as XLRI will sessions from study centers Notable contribution in academia Awarded for notable contribution in continue promoting management practices and the organizational coupled with on-campus teaching business entrepreneurship K Ganesh, who currently GrowthStory.in, a culture advancing decent work agenda and will capacitate future at IIMA at regular intervals. The leading venture builder platform that promotes and incubates 10 new managers with the values, skills, and vision to be able to meet the course also includes mentored ventures along with great entrepreneurs, for contribution in business challenges of the future.” individual and group project work. entrepreneurship Sumant Sinha Founder, Chairman and Managing Director In January 2019, ILO released a Report of the Global Commission on The comprehensive two-year of ReNew Power – India's largest clean energy company. Awarded for the Future of Work entitled as 'Work for a Better Future'; which argued course is designed for working notable contribution in social entrepreneurship Sanjiv Aiyar Founder & CEO that though new jobs will be created working for the transitioning of executives and entrepreneurs. of ApKar Consulting – a Strategy Consulting Company that advises clients those whose jobs have been lost will require what it calls as “reinvigora- The ePGP programme aims to on growth, restructuring, operational transformation, capital raise, and tion of social contract” amongst the constituents of tripartism in a enhancing strategic thinking and mergers and acquisition (M&A). For notable contribution in corporate Sunil society. “Such a social contract comprising three pillars, viz. 'increasing impart entrepreneurial as well Duggal V.P. and SBU Head of the Family Products Division of Dabur India investment in people's capabilities', 'investing in the institutions of leadership abilities required for Pvt. Ltd Awarded for notable contribution in corporate Srikar Reddy work' and 'increase in investment in decent and sustainable work', taking organizations to the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Member of the arising out of social dialogue will place people at the heart of economic, level, while also advancing Board of Directors of Sonata Software Limited. for Awarded for notable social and labor market policies,” said Dr. Shyam Sundar Eminent individual career aspirations. The contribution in the government sector Vini Mahajan Additional Chief Labour Economist & Professor, Human Resources Management Area innovative curriculum is designed Secretary, Investment Promotion and in addition Additional Chief Secretary, at XLRI. by the faculty members of IIMA Industries & Commerce and in addition Additional Chief Secretary, from their multi-faceted experi- Information Technology and in addition Additional Chief Secretary, Leadership program on Global Challenges at Univ of Cambridge ence of having carried out Governance Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of Punjab. GCRF COMPASS Cambridge has exclusively collaborated with BrainGain research; consulting and advisory Academy for its ten-day “Leadership Program On Global Challenges”. The projects; in addition to teaching Faculty DP in AI at JK Lakshmipat Univ, Jaipur program will take place at the University of Cambridge from December 7 to students and executives in long 17, 2019 and will focus on global challenges and sustainability. and short duration programmes JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, in partnership with IBM India Limited, This program is organised by GCRF project on Comprehensive Capacity around the globe. The pedagogy is building in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia project supported benchmarked with the global presented a Faculty Development Program on “Artificial Intelligence” for by UK Research Councils. This is jointly managed by University of Kent standards in management and University of Cambridge in the UK, ADA University, Azerbaijan; education, thus providing Computer Teachers of CBSE Schools at Tagore Public School, Shastri Belarusian State University, Belarus; Tajik National University, Tajikistan participants with relevant and University of World Economic Diplomacy, Uzbekistan; in partnership experiential knowledge and Nagar, Jaipur. with BrainGainAcademy in India. decision making abilities. The FDP was aimed at acquainting School Teachers with Artificial The third batch of ePGP comprises Intelligence and conducting a hands-on session using the IBM Watson platform, which would make them comfortable with the new curriculum prescribed by CBSE.Some meritorious students, nominated by these schools also attended a workshop onArtificial Intelligence, which ran parallelly. The program, conducted by IBM India Pvt. Ltd. and JK Lakshmipat

14 Curriculum November16, 2019 Campus Buzz IM Kozhikode shines at Annual Inter-IIM business, and Fashion design worked with leading designers from all JSB Ghaziabad Convocation across the world that enabled them to hone their organizational skills, Sports Meet 'Sangram' while providing them with global exposure and help them build a Jaipuria School of Business celebrated professional network within the global fashion industry. During the its 10th Annual Convocation Ceremony The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) campus program, students had an immersive experience while working behind at its campus on November 2, 2019. echoed with triumphant cries as the hosts were crowned Champions of the scenes at the world's greatest fashion spectacle. Shishir Jaipuria, Chairman of the the recently concluded annual inter-IIM Sports Meet, 'Sangram', on “This is a one-of-its-kind initiative where our students get a unique Jaipuria Group of Institutions, chaired Nov 5. The 15th edition of Sangram saw closely contested events experience to work with the global fashion fraternity. We are immensely the Convocation ceremony. The Chief between all four IIMs in the South, spread across 3 days (1st -3rd proud of our students who worked hard and showcased their potential Guest for the occasion was November). Nearly 700 students from IIMs of Bangalore, Trichy, during various fashion shows. New York and London Fashion Weeks AchalKhare, Managing Director, Vizag and Kozhikode participated in the sports meet. are the perfect platforms for our students to enhance their skills and National High Speed Rail Corporation Hosts IIM Kozhikode (9 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze) emerged victorious work closely with the leading designers from all across the world,” said Ltd.,while theGuest of Honor was and wrested the overall Champions Trophy from last year's winners Prof. NanditaAbraham, President, PearlAcademy. Vinod Malhotra, Member Board of IIM Bangalore (6 Gold, 9 Silver, 5 Bronze) who emerged second this Governor, Jaipuria School of Business. time followed by IIM Trichy (5 Gold, 6 Silver, 9 Bronze) and IIM Jdians showcase their creations at Italian Dr. SK. Mahapatra, Director, Dr. Timira Vizag (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze). The Meet witnessed a total of 25 Shukla, Dean (Academic), Jaipuria Events out of which 22 were medal events and included 18 sports Embassy School of Business, members of the disciplines - Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess, Pool, Swimming, Cricket, Board of Governors and Academic Football, Lawn Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, JD Institute of Fashion Technology, a pioneer in the field of design Advisory Council; dignitaries from the Kho-Kho, Futsal, Throwball, Kabaddi, Foosball and Frisbee. Out of education for the past 30 years, participated in a theme-based fashion Industry & Academia; members of the these Kabaddi, Foosball and Frisbee were non-medal events intro- show “#KnotsOfInspiration/Education” organized by the Italian faculty, graduating batch; alumni and duced in this edition of Sangram. The opening ceremony was graced Embassy at the Italian Embassy Cultural Center, New Delhi on Nov 11 students of JSB attended the ceremony. by Ms Mamtha Kanojia, member of Indian National Women Cricket where its students showcased their unique design collections. The ceremony began with the majestic Team and current captain of the Hyderabad cricket team, in the The institute participated in the event along with other fashion schools Academic Procession entering into the presence of Prof.Anandkuttan Unnithan, Dean (Academics), IIMK. in the country. The fashion show was followed by the “Young Italy- Convocation Hall. India Fashion Lab” contest in which winners stand a chance to pursue Amity University Sports Meet higher studies on scholarship and also attend the Milan Fashion Week in “Chaos” to be the theme of 'The Italy. Fashion Awards 2020' “Sangathan 2019\" Harsh Dalal, Director - JD Institute of Fashion Technology, said, “I wish good luck to all the growing young talents of India and being the part of JD Institute of Fashion Technology, one Amity University Gurgaon's month long sports extravaganza, “the this industry we will always support and enhance their skills to make of the country's leading design 21st SANGATHAN 2019” celebrated at two levels—sports competi- Indian fashion, a global identity”. institutions, has announced 'Chaos' as tions are held at each Amity University Campus as 'Inter Institutional the theme for The Fashion Awards Sports Meet' and at a second level, a mega Sangathan event at Amity MDI Gurgaon students combine music and 2020. It is a result of rigorous research University Uttar Pradesh at Noida concluded on 24th October 2019, and brainstorming sessions between the whereby all Amity National and International Campuses come marketing at Urban Illumina 2019! students, faculties and the management together in unison to participate and compete in a plethora of sports who examine various trends, chal- events. The sports meet saw as many as 40 sporting events; including Illumina, a 23 years old disguised market research club at MDI lenges and evolving face of fashion to badminton, basketball, volleyball, karate, cricket, chess, tug of war Gurgaon, hosted the latest iteration of its flagship annual event, Urban arrive at a theme. The theme is a etc. in order to bag their much coveted trophies. Illumina on the evening of 20th October 2019 on the MDI campus. reflection of our life, where people are The annual sports meet ended in the Gurgaon campus of the university Doubling up as the “Grand Diwali Mela”, the festival was alight with burdened with unusual expectation and on October 16, 2019 where the students from different departments; funky decorations and a riveting array of food stalls, game parlours, etc. boundaries and wants to move out from ASET, Amity school of Business, Applied Sciences, Nano The main attraction of the event comprised live-concerts by popular the chaos, but actually, chaos has Technology, Amity Medical School, Amity School of Environment & artists including Astitva and Ritviz. RItviz made the crowd go berserk always played a crucial role in segment Earth Sciences, Amity School of Architecture and Planning and Amity on the back of his popular compositions including 'Udd Gaye', 'Barso', fuelling creative spurts and brings out School of Fine Arts; Amity College of Nursing, bagged trophies under 'Jeet', and 'Sage', among others. the artistic side of us and hence marked different categories. Themed “Life In Pixels”, this year's event aimed to enable the attendees as the theme of this year. The annual sports meet started way back in 1998 on the Founder's Day to celebrate moments of joy and create unforgettable memories. Students will be monitored by the that is celebrated to honor the dynamic leadership and unparalleled Entirely organized by students, the Illumina 2019 attracted leading industry experts such as Rina achievements of the Founder President of the Amity Group of Dhaka, Sunita Kohli, Sonali Bhagti for Institutions, Dr.Ashok K Chauhan. sponsorships from big innovative as well as experimental brands such as Hindustan works involving various installation, 60 Conferred Diplomas at IMS-Design & Unilever Ltd., Bank of exhibits, 3D walkthroughs etc. Baroda, Punjab National Aga Khan School, Mundra is a part of a Innovation Academy convocation Bank, Fresca, Manforce global network of 200+ Aga Khan Condoms, and Swiggy, Schools and education programs, IMS-Design & Innovation Academy (DIA), Noida held its annual among others. spread across 13 countries. Aga Khan convocation of 2014 batch early this Novemeber in which Dr. (Prof.) Illumina is one of the biggest Education Service, India manages 8 Darlie O. Koshy, former Director of NID and DG & CEO of Apparel events hosted within the schools, a hostel and 19 Pre-schools Training Design Centre graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest. MDI campus. It helps across Gujarat, Maharashtra and President of IMS-DIA, Rajeev Kumar Gupta and Prof Kripal Mathur students to develop a holistic Telangana. Aga Khan Schools are Dean, Faculty Members & students were also present. business perspective as well equipping young learners with the The 4-year IMS- Design & Innovation Academy diplomas were as the ability to seize opportunities in a competitive business knowledge, skills, attitudes and values conferred on 66 graduates from batch of 2014 from all four depart- environment. to thrive in a complex and dynamic ments, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewellery Design & In line with its mission, the club conducts disguised market research to world. Communication Design. derive consumer behaviour insights through 4 events organized Congratulating the students on their success Dr. Darlie O. Koshy throughout the year, which cumulatively attract a footfall in excess of Utthan 2019 hosted by IIM- stressed on seven salient points of success, “Learning anywhere, 8,000 people. Considering the remarkable reputation of Urban Illumina, anytime, Changing skills sets with a new mindset, Exponential the event serves as the biggest research opportunity for the club, as it did Bangalore technologies & productivity, VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, this time as well. Complexity, Ambiguity) World, Creativity ethics and value, Mobility Recently, the club successfully organized Rural Illumina on 8th October 'The office of Post Graduate distance and challenges are the key point we need to keep in mind for 2019. It was conducted as part of the Dussehra Mela at Pataudi Village. Porgramme in Public Policy sustainability and the success in the industry. We must be prepared for In the event, market research activities were conducted for Mankind Management (PGPPM), in association challenges and responsibilities in every way for success and need to b e Pharma to understand the buying behaviour of rural consumers, and with the Public Policy Club (PPC), a multitasker with good skills. If we do not get challenges in life then how the company can market its products in rural areas! The club will hosted a summit titled 'Utthan' based on we will not be able to remain active.” also conduct market research on children disguised as a painting the theme 'Bridging the Gap – competition for an ed-tech start-up. Innovative and Inclusive India', Pearl Academy students at New York Fashion recently. Utthan 2019 was an open Students of SOI Music Academy shine forum where leaders and experts from Week different government and private The students of the SOI Music Academy at The National Centre for the institutions came together on a single New Delhi, October 23, 2019: Fifty students from Pearl Academy got Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai won awards at the 3rd International platform to debate and discuss the an exclusive opportunity to work and learn at the top designers' fashion Youth Competition - \"Jumeirah Sounds\", Dubai UAE. The winners various nuances of public policies in the shows during the recently concluded New York Fashion Week and included Sangeeta Jokhakar who won a Gold Medal, 1stPrize Category making of the Indian Government and London Fashion Week. The fashion design students of Pearl Academy, Violin solo Age Group 11 – 14 years, Sumer Murthy who won a Silver how the underlying systems operate in which has an exclusive collaboration with Fashion Incubator India, are Medal, 2nd Prize, Category Violin Solo Age Group 11 – 14 years accordance to these policies to ensure the only students across India to have access to New York Fashion &Sangeeta Jokhakar + Tanvi Chakravarty who won a Silver Medal, continual development. The theme of Week, work with leading designers and get global exposure. 2ndPrize, Category Chamber Ensemble. Utthan 2019 was 'Bridging the Gap – From Jeremy Scott's neon rock opera and Longchamp's dawn-to-dusk Jumeirah Sounds is organized by \"Academy of Music and Fine Arts\", Innovative and Inclusive India' is wardrobe to Tom Ford's subway platform extravaganza, the students Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan with the support of Academia di Canto laudable. When it comes to technology from the institute's Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur campus got an exclusive Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco (Pesaro) Italy and Global Music and innovation, we have always sneak peek into the Spring Summer 2020 New York Fashion show. Partnership, New York, USA. At the prestigious competition, the demonstrated our commitment to take As part of the internship programme, students from the School of students were declared winners after competing with over 200 partici- the necessary steps to ensure technol- Fashion practicing different disciplines like Fashion styling, Fashion pants. The categories included Soloists, Ensembles, Vocals, Choirs, ogy and innovation reaches the masses. Choreography, Design and FineArts.

Curriculum November 16, 2019 15 School Buzz DPS Noida wins the Delhi Edition of Model UN Conference held at St. Peter's High My Right to Breathe and TCS IT Wiz 2019 School, Secunderabad Help Delhi Breathe campaign Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), DPS Noida as the winner of the St. Peter's High School located at Bowenpally near Secunderabad on Oct Following an announcement by the Delhi edition of TCS IT Wiz, India's biggest inter-school technology 24 organized a Model UN Conference. Over 200 students acted as Delhi Government Directorate of quiz, held on Sunday, October 20. The school was represented by delegates representing 25 countries including USA, Russia, China, India, Education (DoE), mandating Pranava Dhar and Chirag Bhansali. While as Swapnil singh and Pakistan and Turkey. The UN is approaching its 70th Anniversary next information sessions for Delhi students Sujit Ray, Sunbeam school, Varanasi were declared as the runner up. year so the the Model UN Conference discussed the daunting global and teachers regarding air pollution This year, TCS IT Wiz – Delhi witnessed participation from over issues and challenges, it also discussed challenges of its existence such as solutions, My Right to Breathe 860 students from class 8-12. The guest of honor Ashok Ganguli Outdated structure, Increasing Demands, Unreliable Funding and (MRTB) and Help Delhi Breathe (a (acting director IIT Delhi) along with Tej Paul Bhatla, VP & head Political horse-trading and others. The Model UN Conference has three campaign by Purpose) have organized government business India and TCS North distributed the prizes. different sessions—Meeting of the General Assembly; UNESCO a series of trainings as part of the The winners walked away with a trophy and gift vouchers worth Rs Meeting and Food andAgriculture Organisation(FAO). Champions for Climate Action School 60,000. They will go on to represent Delhi at the National Finals in Long preparation of three months went into it. All the problems were program. Mumbai, later this year, where they will compete with 11 other identified by students. The school has 2100 students, out of which 1000 This program aims to create the next regional champions. The runners up were rewarded with gift were groomed for the event. 200 were proved their mettle with better generation of Indians who think vouchers worth Rs 40,000 along with specially designed medals. performance and earned their place in this Model UN Conference through an environmental lens, and use Four finalist teams, also received gift vouchers worth Rs 5,000. according to T Aruna Reddy, Director and Dr Suvarna, Principal of the their own behavior and attitudes to Several members of the audience participated in a Twitter and school. 20 teachers acted as mentors for the program stated the two influence the future of India's climate Instagram contest, leading to 5486 tweets and 52 Instagram stories school leaders. These mentors include Radhika, Sridevi, Loreita, Rohini, story. This is the first stage is increasing about the Regional Finals. The winners of the 'highest tweets' and Insiya, Priya, Kalaharika, Shirisha, Vijay Paul Reddy, Niveditha, awareness about air pollution, as the the 'tweet of the day' received special gifts and the two 'best stories Shruthi, Geetha,Annie and Laxmi. threat to public health in Delhi of the day' on Instagram received gift vouchers worth Rs 2,000. Prof. K. Purushotham Reddy, a well-known Academician and increases due to air pollution. It is more Aimed at building awareness about the growing significance of Environmentalist were the Chief Guest and T. Bala Reddy, Chairman of important than ever to ensure that technology skills, this strongly-contested, annual quiz infused tech the St. Peter's Group of Educational Institutions presided over the closing students understand the sources and trends and used animation to keep the audience and the participants conference. Speaking at the closing the well-known environmentalist solutions of poor air quality, and that at the edge of their seats. Quizmaster Giri 'Pickbrain' said Global Warming is Real. Climate Change is playing havoc with this information is taught in an Balasubramanium took the contestants through five buzzer based people and nations. And he urged Indian Government to declare a engaging way that highlights the issues rounds – Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Tech PatriOT and Block the Climate Emergency immediately. It is the time for the Indian government in the context of Delhi and India. Chain – besides an exclusive round on TCS. The questions focused to take corrective measures on a war footing basis to combat climate The DoE has given MRTB and Help on the application of information technology, the business, people, change. Delhi Breathe a written mandate to new trends, and legends. hold information sessions on air Similar regional contests have been planned at 11 Indian cities – JPIS, Gr Noida ties up with Atal Incubation pollution: the fundamental causes of air Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Indore, Nagpur, pollution, the sources, how to monitor Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Mumbai and Kochi. Last year, the Centre- BIMTECH to mentor startups air quality, the health impacts of air quiz saw entries from 13,908 students from 1,206 schools across the pollution, and finally the solutions for To foster entrepreneurial spirit of its students, JP International School, clean air. The mandates have been nation. Gr. Noida recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) given to 27 government schools in with Atal Incubation Centre – BIMTECH, Gr. Noida. AIC BIMTECH is Delhi: six 'schools of excellence' ISBF Model United Nations Conference supported by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog , GOI and identified by the Delhi government, BIMTECH. JP International School also has Atal Tinkering Lab, and 21 Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Delhi Students Calls for a 'Plastic Free supported by NITI Aayog , GOI. The agreement aims at building Vidyalaya (RPVV) schools. Teachers opportunities for students and faculty at both campuses. will be trained on how to incorporate Future' The broad framework of the two partnerships will focus on to help or these themes into the curriculum for incubate ideas/start ups which will be curated by AIC-BIMTECH team, senior school students based on the Over 100 students and delegates from various prominent colleges & faculty exchange program, student exchange programs, Participation in subjects they teach, and on the kinds of universities of the National Capital Region like Jamia Milia Islamia, seminars and academic meetings, Special short-term academic activities they may carry out in class. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Amity University, Shiv programs, Professional development programs, Joint programs and While schools have carried out Nadar, Thapar University, and many more gathered to debate 'The other areas in which concrete mutual interest in cooperation is individual activities and workshops on implementation of SDG 13 with special emphasis on moving established or will develop. air pollution in the past, this is the first towards a plastic free future' at the two day ISBF Model United “We are very happy to announce new partnerships, as it will open many large-scale initiative to include the Nations Conference 2019 (MUN), held at the Indian School of new doors for the students of JP International students and faculty. We subject in government school Business and Finance (ISBF), New Delhi on Nov 11. have been teaching entrepreneurship and now with AIC-BIMTECH it curriculums. Out of the four committees formed this year at the ISBF MUN, The will be altogether a new experience for our students and they will have Dr Amrita Behl, an educationist who United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) committee first rated guidance and exposure with our partnered institution.” said works with My Right to Breathe, asked: focused towards the elimination of 'Single Use Plastic', and Vice President of Sparsh Group & JP International SchoolAmit Saxena. “How do you create a mindset of 'Sustainable use of other forms of plastic', keeping in mind the 'EnvironMentality' in students, some of global rally towards a plastic-free environment. Annual Day of Beacon High School who are going to be future decision As for the other three committees, The United Nations Security makers and lead the nation? Our Council committee reviewed the principals of self-defense and the Putting on a power-packed performance and displaying their innate teacher trainings focus on engaging use of force in the digital era, while during the All India Political talent for natural dramatics, children of Small Wonders, the Pre-primary teachers, be it a math, social studies, Parties Meet a thorough discussion took place on the federal section and Secondary section of Beacon High School held the audience science, or a language teacher, to structure of India with a special emphasis on the states of Jammu & spellbound as they participated at the Annual Day of the School. Held on incorporate key environmental Kashmir and Ladakh. October 17 at the St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra, children from the concepts into their subject thus The fourth committee, the United Nations General Assembly, Pre-primary section participated in a play “Fun at the Circus” while enabling each student to think of focused on renewing emphasis on global non-proliferation attempts pupils from the Secondary school acted in a play “Into the Mind” environment as a whole and not in a with an emphasis on the Korean peninsula. conceptualized and directed by the teachers. subject silo.” Ashish Shelar, School Education Minister, Maharashtra Government put Scotland Students Visit KIIT World in an appearance to motivate the children. Pearson donates 1000 school “We believe that every child is unique, a storehouse of talent. The Annual School Day is an initiative whereby we aim to provide a stimulating environment bags on Children's Day for children to shed their inhibitions and build their confidence by KIIT World School, Gurgaon organized Educational Exchange performing their art forms in front of a live audience. It also motivates Pearson India, leading digital learning Program in which 15 students and 3 teachers of Waid Academy, them to nurture their skills, build camaraderie with their fellow students company has partnered with Robin Scotland visited KIIT. The aim of this program was to exchange the and create an inclusive learning experience,” stated Mrs. K S Jamali, Hood Army under their CSR initiative culture and educational knowledge with each other. Principal, Beacon High School, Mumbai. to affirm their commitment towards KIIT's students showcased their creative skills through display of society and to create a positive change. folk arts like warli, madhubani, mandala on paper, bottles, coasters, Under the initiative, Pearson India has small sculptures made in pottery and best out of waste items. donated 10,000 bags and pencil boxes Students from Robotics club showcased their working models. across Delhi NCR, Indore, Sonipat, Waid teachers appreciate the efforts and projects of students. School Lucknow, and Bangalore to make basic wellness team exhibited how simple games and activities can educational amenities easily accessible promote wellness in people. to thousands of under privileged KIIT mentor, Dr. Neelima Kamrah interacted with Waid students children. Ramesh Subbarao, VPt, and teachers about the pedagogies of education and development of Portfolio, Pearson India, said, “A skills in Scotland. She said “India is wide diversity of art & culture, school bag serves more than just a sack which needs to be restored today. Educational Exchange Program is for carrying things. Rather, for young necessary to understand each other's culture and educational children, it is a gift of knowledge. method. It helps in using best of both countries and developing Technology is improving access and environment which is beneficial for students.” affordability, inequality remains a worldwide problem. “

16 Curriculum November16, 2019 News Extra Tanneeru Leela is the TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 Korean Language Speech Contest winners win trip to Korea It was a 'David versus Goliath' delivered a special address at the followed by a Women Disruptors' scenario at TechGig Geek event. A series of panel Conference in the evening, Three First Prize winners of the “12th All India Korean Language Speech Goddess 2019 finale when discussions ensued in the evening followed by a glitzy awards Contest” have won a fully paid “Trip to Korea” and other six winners a Tanneeru Leela took on more ceremony where technology and ceremony. Like last year, this year range of Samsung and LG products. Recently Korean Cultural Centre India than 73,387 women diversity leaders from Goldman too TechGig Geek Goddess is in collaboration with University of Delhi conducted this contest at technologists to win this year's Sachs, Automation Anywhere, presented by American Express, a University of Delhi in which 25 students from all over India participated. title crown. She braved 375 Wipro, Oracle, Cisco, Capgemini, globally integrated payments The event witnessed the presence of SHIN BongKil Ambassador of the women technologists at the TomTom, Xoriant, Cognizant, company. Goldman Sachs, a Republic of Korea to India, Kim Kum-pyoung director of Korean Cultural four-hour-long, offline final Capgemini, American Express leading global investment bank Centre India, Dr. Unita Sachidanand, Head, Department of East Asian code competition to clinch the and RBS participated. and active investor in India, is the Studies, University of Delhi, many faculty members and enthusiastic crown. This year's competition was contest's platinum partner this students. The 2019 edition was intense with the introduction of year. The contest was is three levels: beginners, which had free subject about announced on August 19 and cutting edge technologies as Korea, intermediate which had the subject as - Korean person I admire and was closed for submissions on hackathon themes. They are Overall, nine winners were advanced level with the topic - Korean Literature: The next runner for October 21. All the code being: Artificial Intelligence felicitated at the ceremony. Hallyu in India. submissions were checked on (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Collectively, all winners took The students who participated were from University of Delhi, Manipur various parameters, including Robotic Process Automation home prizes worth Rs 7,50,000. University, Banaras Hindu University, Amity University Gurugram, innovation, quality, the ease of (RPA), Cloudify everything, TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 Sejong Hakdang, Korean Cultural Centre India, Central University of application among others. Solution hunters' hackathon, concluded with an exclusive job Jaharkhand, Sejong Hakdang Patna and Korean Cultural Centre Kolkata. After the rigorous check, only among others. fair for participants on November In his address, ambassador Shin Bongkil gathering said, “The contest 375 women technologists were “We saw enthusiastic 9, 2019, where participating shows that Korean language has caught the imagination of Indian students invited for the finale day participation for niche themes as companies hired candidates for well. As our partnership in trade and investment relations has grown, so has hackathon on November 8, RPA,AI/ML with the registrations their companies. grown our interest in each other's language and culture. I must say that 2019, at the Four Seasons hotel in the range of 4,000-6,000. This The Smart Lab Plus (SLP version Korean language learning has bright future as it will open a new world of in Bengaluru. is proof that women technologists 1) uses various tools such as flip opportunities.” The event was graced by some are raring to work and shine in the class room, mind map, group The winners list: - Kolkata stood first, Poorva Rohilla from Sejong KCC – of the most notable names of new-age technology streams. work, TPS- Think-Pair-Share, second and Ayushi Sejong KCC as 3rd. From Intermediate group, Arnimal India's IT industry. The event Owing to a tough selection brain storming, role play, case Kaul, Runi Roka and Abeer Khan stood first, second and third respectively began with an inaugural process and high cut-off marks in studies and scenarios, gifts and from Sejong KCC Delhi. Advanced group had Ayushi Abrol, Astha and address by Ruchika Panesar, the prelim and semi-final rounds, presentations to tackle various Mohit as first, second and third respectively from Sejong KCC Delhi. Vice President Global Services out of 73,388 registrations, only issues such as low attendance, low Group Technology and Head of 375 women technologists made it retention rates and a challenge in Samsung Innovation Award Technology - India, American to the final round. With only attaining placements. The Express. Dr Neeta Verma, 0.51% of participants making it to sessions start with re-call(5 min.), Samsung India conducted its 9th edition of the Samsung Innovation Award Director General, NIC the finale, I feel that all the meditation (5 min.) and three at IIT, Indore to recognize and reward innovations that have the potential to finalists were best of the best random presentations (10 min), revolutionize everyday living. This year, the theme was 'Systems that coding minds in India. To win followed by a question and learn'. over this genius talent pool is a answer method, that encourages The First prize went to Ram S. Mohril for the project “AR/VR Enhanced true feat and I congratulate all most of the responses from Textbook reading and learning experience”. The project is a revolutionary winners for their indomitable students. Regular quizzes and idea where it aims to transform the technical writing and learning field by spirit,” said Sanjay Goyal, other innovative activities are also developing a book for higher education students and through augmented Business Head, TimesJobs and conducted in between the sessions and virtual reality technologies. TechGig to understand how much of the TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 content has been retained and edition finale day was marked by internalised. At the end of each a live hackathon in the morning, session, students Oxford Big Read Asia 2019 campaign WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME PART OF winners INDIA'S EDUCATION STORY! 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