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New faculty member, 42 in number, join DTU

There has been a recent recruitment of about 42 new faculty members at Delhi Technological University (DTU) as lecturers with the commencement of the new academic session. Out of these almost 23 faculty members are PhD degree holders. The new appointments have been made in different departments of the University such as Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Automobile Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Environmental Engineering, School of Management, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Software Engineering.

The DTU Vice Chancellor P.B. Sharma has advised the newly recruited faculty members to maintain lecture notes and use modern-day teaching methodologies to enhance the learning experience of students. Alongside with teaching, the recruits will also be enaged in activities for the overall development of their department and undertake research and consultancy work in their domain area.


MoU signed between NIT Rourkela and Vedanta Aluminium Ltd

For research purposes, the National Institute of Technology – Rourkela (NITR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), recently. The aim of the MoU is to develop technologies that aid in recovering iron oxide from waste that has been generated from the alumina industry. The memorandum was signed by NITR Director Sunil Kumar Sarangi and Chief Operating Officer of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd.

Mukesh Kumar. As an initial deposit for conducting research, VAL had presented the institute with a cheque of INR 21.2 lakh. There has been a set up of an alumina refinery has been set up at Lanjigarh in Orissa by VAL, with production capacity of one million tonnes per annum and, after it has been established successfully, the new technology would be available to be implemented across other alumina refineries under VAL. An exchange of expertise between the institute and the company for future research via M.Tech or Ph.D programmes as well as for skill upgradation has also been included in thememorandum of understanding.


New asteroid discovery by Delhi School boys

A new asteroid has been identified by two Delhi students as part of a unique astronomy project connected to the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Small planet like objects called as asteroids are generally found moving in orbits, around the sun, located between Mars and Jupiter. Sometimes these are nudged by gravitational forces out of their orbits and can come into contact with Earth. Amanjot Singh and Sahil Wadhwa, both Class 12 students of Ryan International School, discovered a main belt asteroid (2010 PO24) on August 6 as part of the All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC).

The campaign conducted between May 17 and June 30 and from July 1 to August 13, was introduced in India for the first time and about 30-45 schools were involved in it. This year 11 countries on four continents participated in it. Behind involving school students in the project was the Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) along with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC), an international educational outreach programme.


All Medical Colleges to have Single entrance exam

It was recently conveyed to the Supreme Court on Friday, that the Medical Council of India (MCI) has taken a decision to introduce one common entrance test for all medical courses in India has been accepted by the Union Ministry and would be introduced from the next year, that is, 2011. This entrance exam is to be applicable for a total of 30,000 MBBS seats and over 11,000 MD seats in 138 government run medical colleges as well as 133 private medical institutes. This decisions has given the medical school aspirants a breath of relief.

The number of medical entrance examinations that students had to appear for had been the cause of major confusion among students. This had led to several students thronging to the Supreme Court every year to complain against the system which had caused them to miss out on seats even if they had made a little mistake.

INR 54.2 crore for renovation at Jamia and including 3G network services

A special grant has been allocated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of INR 54.2 crore for Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University to renovate and to provide high speed internet servers, 2G and 3G network services in the campus.

IIT Bomaby and US University partner for student exchange programme

Brown University from the United States and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay are planning to sign an agreement to start a student exchange programme in October 2010. Representatives of the university are currently in India to explore the possibility of tie-ups with educational institutions.

Matthew Gutmann, Vice-President for International Affairs, Brown University mentioned that one semster would be covered by two students of respective universities in the other country. Devang Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay described that the agreement is to focus on the undergraduate students.


Resource centre for students by Chennai corporation

It has been planned by the Chennai corporation that it is to set up a resource centre, on the lines of a science museum, with support from non-government organisations. The move has been taken to help students of Chennai schools to understand concepts and theories of science and mathematics in a better way.

A memorandum has been signed by Chennai's Mayor M Subramanian with Association for India's Development (AID) and Cognizant Foundation at Ripon Building, Chennai. The latter will fund INR 15 lakh for the programme. It is reported that AID will manage operations for three years, which is to include regular running of the centre and organising events. Furthermore, it is to train the resource persons to run the centre.


Felicitation ceremony at Anglo Arabic School in Delhi attended by APJ Abdul Kalam

Intel and Anglo Arabic School jointly hosted the felicitation ceremony and the Independence Day celebration at the school premises in Delhi on August 11, 2010. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India (2002-2007), Najeeb Jung, vice chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and Mohammed Adeeb, member of Rajya Sabha were the chief guests at the ceremony.

Being one of the oldest schools located in Delhi, Anglo Arabic School was established by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1702 as Ghaziuddin Madrasa, later it became Anglo Arabic School. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared it a heritage monument in 2002. Students received awards for excelling in studies, while teachers were also recognised for making sure that each student gets through in the board examination.


Teachers from deprived schools recieve training by DreamOval, Zain Ghana

A laudable educational initiative has been introduced by Zain Ghana, as it drives to improve the general standard of education in the country particularly in the area of information technology. A child project by DreamOval, one of the leading providers of internet and Mobile software solutions creates a platform for the training of teachers mainly drawn from deprived schools in the Greater Accra region with an objective of improving teacher quality and, ultimately academic education.

To begin with 30 of the teachers from selected districts in the region who benefited from a free three-day intensive ICT training which took them through structured courses like computer applications, search engines and emails. They were also introduced to the power of the internet and how it could be harnessed to augment classroom work, teaching skills and their personal development.


Illinois to acquire $415M for education jobs, mentions Durbin

On Wednesday, with commencement of sessions around the corner, Illinois schools received a word that they will get $415 million in federal funding to save about 5,700 education jobs across the state. The fund is to come from the Education Jobs Fund, a $10 billion fund that's part of a jobs bill President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday. US Sen Dick Durbin announced Illinois' share Wednesday. Durbin mentioned that around two percent of the money may be used for administrative costs, and none may go to equipment or to pay state debts. Because of the timing, school district officials must figure out a way to adjust budgets while classes are in session. Further, Chicago Public Schools is projected to get about $100 million, Durbin explained. The rest of the money will be spread across the state.


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