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Kidzee launches its Micro site with a customised design

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Kidzee, a noble endeavour of Zee Learn, has revolutionised the preschool segment of Indian education industry. Within almost a decade of its existence, Kidzee has nurtured more than 1,00,000 children throughout India. Being a pioneer and a leader in ECCE (Early Childhood Care & Education), it has set unparalleled standards in the CDE (Child Development & Education) space. With over 750 centers in more than 315 cities, Kidzee is the largest preschool chain in Asia. Kidzee operates through a dedicated network of business partners throughout India. It strives to set standard of excellence when it comes to customer service. Achieving customer and consumer delight is the prime objective which Kidzee is trying to reach through its continuous initiatives. There was a need to provide a consistent look and feel of all Kidzees across India in online space. Through its Partner Connect Program, Kidzee is proud to launch Kidzee Microsite for all its business partners.  Along with the new Kidzee website, Kidzee is launching the Kidzee Micro-site in each of the four zones.  This micro-site will enable each and every Kidzee to customize its information and details.

This micro-site has been designed by keeping the following aspects in mind: a) Consistent web-presence for all Kidzees; b) A medium through which a Kidzee can present its features, facilities, happenings and a lot of other information to parents. This micro-site is nothing less than a full fledged website for all the Kidzees; c) This micro-site is fully customizable and caters to each center's needs and requirements. Few of the features available to a Kidzee through this Microsite are:

a.       Centre Information

b.       Operating Hours

c.       Take a Tour

d.       Photo gallery (Unlimited!)

e.       Features and Facilities

f.        Admission Form

g.       Admission deadlines

h.       Schedule a Centre visit

i.         News and events

j.         Testimonials

k.       Message from center

l.         Feedback/Suggestions

m.     Testimonials

n.       And many more

Launch of the ICT in Education Policy Toolkit

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The ICT in Education Policy Toolkit was launched at the National Forum on ‘ICT in Education Policies for Sustained Education Transformation’, on December 6, 2010. Jointly organised by UNESCO, New Delhi and Intel, the toolkit enables state-level policy makers, planners and implementers to design and implement state specific ICT in Education policies, in alignment with the national draft shared by Ministry of HRD in 2009 and will help support effective integration of ICT in the school education system. The Forum brought together experts from UNESCO Bangkok, the regional hub on ICT in Education; from the Ministry of Education, Singapore; UNESCO, New Delhi; UNESCO, Maldives and Sri Lanka; Planning Commission and other Education Apex bodies in India. A Parsuramen, Director, UNESCO, New Delhi welcomed all the delegates and participants. He shared the focus and details of projects undertaken by UNESCO Delhi and UNESCO, Bangkok, for promoting ICT in Education. He thanked Intel for their long standing support and help in developing and launching the Policy toolkit.

This was followed by a keynote address from Dr. Fengchun Miao, ICT and Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO, Bangkok, who spoke about the ‘Experiences in Education, in the Asia Pacific Region’. He highlighted UNESCO’s mandate for bringing quality education for all, and stressed that ICTs can help fulfill this requirement. Subhash C Khuntia, Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of HRD was the Chief Guest for the event. He congratulated UNESCO and Intel for having developed a policy toolkit which would help policymakers and implementers. He spoke about the need for national as well as state-specific ICT in Education Policies. He commended Intel and UNESCO for extending support to the states to develop effective localized and customized policies. While launching the Toolkit formally, Khuntia emphasized on the need of ICT in Education Policies which will open up several alternate options for addressing access, equity and quality issues.

Ashutosh Chadha, Director, Strategic Education Initiatives, Intel, gave the concluding remarks for the session where he thanked all dignitaries, UNESCO, and participants from states. ICT, as he said would ‘help schools inculcate the critical 21st century skills set needed in the students.’ On behalf of Intel, he reiterated the company’s commitment to help governments translate their vision for ICT in education into reality. The Launch of the ICT in Education Policy Toolkit was followed by a technical session by Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay, ex-Director, NUEPA (National University of Educational Planning and Administration) and author of the Toolkit. Prof Marmar spoke at length about the relevance of the toolkit, its content, its theoretical base, its adaptation to the Indian scenario and its implementation in the states.

Dr Cheah Horn Mun, Director of Education Technology Division, Ministry of Education, also addressed the audience. He spoke about Singapore’s journey for ICT in Education transformation. He spoke about the policy in his home country at great length and explained the evolution and development of policy and its implementation. Benjamin Vergel De Dios, Program Officer, UNESCO Bangkok shared the need and process of an ICT in education policy. He shared the process of policy development in Thailand and stressed upon the need for developing a master plan along with the policy. Dr Miao and Dr Huma Masood, from UNESCO, New Delhi led an interactive session, where the participants worked in groups to identify the needs, challenges and possible solutions in ICT in education. The day proved to be an important landmark in integrating ICT with educational policies across Indian states.

Nano research centre to be set up by National Institute of Engineering

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Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence will be soon set up by the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) Mysore on its premises. The institute has received a grant of `1.86 crore for a research project on Nanotechnology from Nano Mission attached to the Ministry of Science and Technology. NIE principal G L Shekar as principal investigator and department of mechanical engineering professors B K Sridhara and L Krishnamurthy as co-investigators will form the research team. Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally nanotechnology deals with structures sized between 1 to 100 nanometer in at least one dimension, and involve developing materials or devices within that size.

The objective of the proposed centre is to create infrastructure for research on fundamental aspects of nanotechnology, promote application-oriented R & D projects among students and develop interdisciplinary culture for research in nano-scale science, engineering and technology. The Centre will also focus on development of products and processes especially in materials development. The advisory committee for the Centre comprises of G U Kulkarni, chairman, chemistry and physics of materials unit & DST Unit on nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore and Dr K S S Murthy, professor-Emeritus, national facility for semi-solid forming, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Launch of two plans under PSPTN, Central African Republic

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Two action plans are being formulated and anticipated to be launched by the Ministry of Higher Education, under the National Strategic Higher Education Plan (PSPTN) next year to ensure the success of the New Economic Model (NEM) and propel the economy of the country. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin mentioned that PSPTN which enters the second phase (2011-2015) would be supportive with respect to the plans for Innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

PSPTN was set up in 2007 to enhance the quality of students, lecturers, infrastructure at higher learning institutions and to build a chain of world class higher education centres in the country. Mohamed Khaled explained that the Higher education sector progressed over time in terms of number of campuses and number of foreign students; and that the number of foreign students seeking education here had increased from 75,000 last year to 80,000 this year and expected to surpass expectations to reach 90,000 next year. In terms of revenue from foreign students, the amount of RM2.28 billion had also surpassed the targeted RM2.25 billion a year, he said.

India to support e-Learning in Africa

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India offered to empower Africa by promoting tele-education in the continent through a landmark fibre optic network that seeks to bridge the digital divide between 53 countries of the African Union.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />


India will fully support and help in the promotion of e-learning in Africa, said visiting Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi. He provided a detailed map of the Indian strategy for introducing and disseminating tele-education at the plenary session of the International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training – the first event for building e-learning capacities in Africa. Fatmi shared the Indian experience in the development of ICT (information and communication technology) infrastructure, training of teachers to use ICT for education and Internet connectivity with African delegates at the conference. The e-Conference, which focused on building capacities for tele-education, was attended by nearly 800 participants from 30 countries.

NexGen Smartclass Seminar held by Educomp in Mumbai

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Organised by India's largest Education Company Educomp Solutions Ltd., the seminar showcased to the School community in Mumbai the latest technology that is changing the way teachers teach and students learn across the globe. Principals and teachers from schools across the city attended the Seminar in large numbers where they were apprised with the current trends in today's digital learning age and also introduced to technology based solutions designed to meet the challenges faced by teachers. The Seminar provided a rare opportunity to the schools to witness a brand new paradigm in digital learning globally. Speaking on the occasion, Naveen Sinha, Associate Vice President, Educomp Solutions Ltd, said “There is an urgent need in today's knowledge age to supplement traditional methods of learning in classrooms with multimedia applications to enhance a child's educational experience. IT can empower the teacher by providing her with additional education tools within the classroom.”  

Innovative use of technology in teaching methodologies stands validated world wide as an effective way to improve academic standards of students. Increasingly teachers are realizing the value of technology to explain complex concepts to their students in a more effective and interesting manner. In India, while technology has had a major impact in almost all aspects of life, the impact on education is still minimal and restricted to select schools. However, the stage now seems to be set for rapid adoption with schools in smaller towns showing keen interest in adopting latest in education technology. Educomp unveiled some of their latest innovations in classroom teaching on the occasion including the latest version of SmartclassTM with Smart Assessment System and interactive digiboard that allows the teacher to project images, animations and videos on a large touchscreen panel and also write with virtual ink on the board with an electronic pen. Educomp Smartclass is credited with improving teacher effectiveness and productivity, bringing abstract and difficult curriculum concepts to life, making learning an enjoyable experience for students, enabling multi-sensory learning in classrooms, improving academic performance of students and enabling instant assessment of learning outcomes in class.

The program enables teachers to use digital resources such as graphics, animations, 3 D Images and Video clips in addition to the chalk and talk methods of teaching in their day to day teaching life. This results in a completely new multi sensory learning experience for students and helps them to improve their academic performance. The Smartclass content repository consists of thousands of highly animated, lesson specific, 3D and 2D multimedia modules built with an Instructor-led design that allows the teacher to effectively transact the lesson in a typical classroom of diverse set of learners.

Welingkar students from India win prize for new business ideas

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Students of Welingkar Institute of Management Studies outshone leading B-schools of India. We School students bagged the first prize for their outstanding performances in the next generation business leaders' competition organized by the Rotary Club of Bombay and Mega Ace Consultants held at the Taj Group of Hotels, Colaba on the 14th of December, 2010. Standing out amongst the city's ten management colleges, PGDBM students of the Business Design course at Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Studies showcased their talent in the competition on 'The Energy Challenge Problems and Prospects' and the Role of green sources meeting India's demand'.  Along with 'Welingkar Institute of Management Studies' the other four colleges that competed in the finale were JBIMS, NMIMS, Shailesh JMehta Institute of Management Studies and Vivekanand College.

The students of 'We School' who bagged first place were felicitated with cash prize of `25,000 and it has been the second year in a row that 'We School' students have bagged the prestigious Mega Ace prize. Last year the students had bagged second prize for a similar competition organized by Rotary Club of Bombay and Mega Ace. Subsequently the runners-up of this year's competition are NMIMS and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. They were also felicitated by the Rotary Club of Bombay and Mega Ace Consultancy. Dr Poonam Kumar Chairman of Mega Ace Consultancy said, 'The objective of this competition was to fill the gap between supply and demand energy using green resources. Since inception our focus has been on research which can be achieved by exploring the talent from B-schools. Our aim has been to help international trade affairs.' Dr Poonam Kumar also applauded the talent of the students of We School. She said, 'The institute has always showcased talent of high calibre supported by creative attributes.' The award winning project of 'We School' students involved a unique business model whereby the students highlighted the role of carbon credits to increase green energy and enhance living conditions of people in rural areas. The students felt that the concept, if implemented, would be cost effective and would also allow for remote areas to be supplied with electricity.

Education law implementation under monitor

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recently announced formation of a committee to monitor the quality of the implementation of the right to education law that the government is to implement from 2011. Kiran Bhatty, right to education division head at NCPCR mentioned that there was no clear norm for assessing quality. The law did not want very strict norms on how to teach. A monitoring mechanism will also be put in place by the NCPCR to check  the facilities available at schools, she said. The task will also involve appointing monitors at the state level. A complaint redressal management  system will also be put in place online, she said.

Soon Indian agency to launch heaviest satellite for telecom

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It was reported that in order to retire an old satellite sent up in 1999, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch their heaviest satellite on and ensure continuity of telecom, TV and weather services. The satellite, officially called GSAT-5P, will blast off on the state-run space agency's geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle, or GSLV, and scientists hope they will be three times lucky in the seventh such attempt they will make on Monday.

The launch vehicle is 51 metres tall, weighs 418 tonnes and costs around `175 crore (`1.75 billion). The satellite, with a payload of 2,310 kg, has a price tag of `125 crore. So far, ISRO has sent up six GSLV rockets with satellites, of which only two missions were full successes and one a partial victory. The rest could not accomplish their mission of slinging the satellite into their intended path of orbit. The Dec 20 launch is also the first time ISRO is sending up its geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle in December. The earlier launches were in April with two flights in 2001 and 2010, September with two in 2004 and 2007 and one each in May 2003 and July 2006. The Dec 22 launch will again be on a Russian engine.

Academics and research professionals to receive training from IIM Indore

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Indian Institute of Management Indore is all set to start Fellow Program in Management (Industry), a unique doctoral programme in management for working professionals. The objective of the programme is to train professionals from the management industry and bring their real life experiences to academia forefront. The aim is to prepare professionals for contributing to the field of teaching, training, research, and consulting. By providing scholarly inputs to those who already have domain knowledge of their discipline, the programme will offer prospects of a full time/part time career within academics or in research positions outside the academia world.

There are two components of this programme. The first component of the programme consists of on-campus course work involving a series of courses followed by a comprehensive examination. The second component of the programme consists of thesis work. The institute presently offers FPM (Industry) in the following areas: Operations Management, Information Systems Strategic Management, Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Financial Economics Accounting and Finance Marketing. The eligibility to apply in the doctoral program is a Master's degree in any discipline, with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade point average Professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade point average 4 years/8 semester bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech.) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade point average Work experience not less than 10 years. The estimated overall fee for the course is `5,50,000. A concession of 30% shall be available to full time central/state government employees.

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