Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) has announced the appointment of S Vaitheeswaran as its MD & CEO. He takes over from Anand Sudarshan who has led the company for the last six years, and has steered the group commendably to become a key player in this space both in India and Globally. Anand will continue to be member of the Board of Directors of MaGE, while pursuing his other interests.
Vaitheeswaran has been part of MaGE since last September as its Chief Operating Officer and has brought with him expertise in the areas of operational & business excellence, both in Indian and global markets. Prior to joining MaGE, Vaitheeswaran was associated with Infosys BPO for over six years. As Vice President for Business Excellence and Head of India Business there, he was responsible for driving global service delivery excellence across all businesses. His experience at Eicher Motors saw him cultivate expertise in the areas of Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Operations and International Business.
Remarking on the change, Anand said “This has been in my radar for a while now and has been part of the succession plan at MaGE. Vaithee has been very quick to settle down, and, the Board and I are confident he is the right leader to steer the company to greater heights. I congratulate Vaithee, and I wish him & his team the very best”.
Speaking on his new role at MaGE, Vaitheeswaran said “MaGE has over the last few years forayed into diverse segments and grown rapidly. At the same pace, it has leveraged technology to empower students with its quality education and innovative learning methodologies. MaGE is now poised to move in its next phase of enhancing its global footprint with campus based units & education services. I am excited and look forward to contributing to its success globally, in addition to new growth levels in the domestic markets in corporate education, training and continuous learning space.”
Kunskapsskolan a Sweden based pioneer in personalised school education has announced its entry into India. Operating a chain of 37 schools across Sweden, the US and the UK, Kunskapsskolan School Company is renowned for its novel approach that ensures excellent student performance. Having already created waves in other countries, Kunskapsskolan has set up Kunskapsskolan Eduventures Pvt Ltd – a joint venture between Kunskapsskolan Education and Gyandarshan Eduventures – to establish its footprint in India. Accordingly, Kunskapsskolan Eduventures will open its first Kunskapsskolan School at Gurgaon in April 2013, offering K12 education to Indian and international students.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIMS) have come together for a unique partnership. The two institutions are planning to start the first ever two year full time Post Graduate Programme in Financial Markets (PGP-FM), offered by an IIM.
Inspired from US and UK, the Indian HRD Ministry planning to introduce open book examination system for class X and class XII CBSE students from next year. The objective is to do away the rote learning system.
CMC Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Prof M S Ananth as Independent Director with effect from June 27, 2012.
eavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel had written to the Chief Ministers of all States in May 2012 on the issue of sharing of experiences of public sector enterprises of both the Center as well as the State. As a follow of, the Department of Public Enterprises have develop the skill development/training programme for the executives and employees of SLPEs to help in improving/upgrading the skills of managers/executives/employees of State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs) and consequently enhancing the overall productivity of these enterprises.
A group of Indian MPs have done a crash course at the prestigious Yale University of the US. The course was specially tailored for them incorporating issues like global economic governance, counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and political developments in the Middle East.
Expansion of higher education, healthcare institutions and roads is needed for socio-economic uplift of people in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. Basic amenities have to be provided to people living in far-flung regions of the state, he told a public meeting at Kilhotran in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district.
Microsoft has announced Office 365 for Education, providing the productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to educational institutes at no cost. Office 365 for Education is a cloud-based suite that includes the familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications, as well as Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online. It provides educators with powerful tools to create anytime, anywhere learning opportunities across multiple devices in addition to email, calendars, Microsoft Office Web Apps (Online companions to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote), video and online meetings plus advanced document creation features for curriculum planning and student projects.
This new and second upgraded version has a faster processor and new applications developed by teachers and students. “The Aakash tablet was launched in October 2011. Unfortunately, there were some delays. Three months ago, IIT Bombay took on the responsibility and now there has been a sea change in our confidence in the project and I symbolically launch Aakash 2 and hand it over to students. The specifications have been upgraded while maintaining the low cost. Aakash 2 is a step forward in fulfilling our dreams to supply tablets to millions of students,” said Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal.
