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Mumbai/Goa April 2023: Admissions to Goa’s premier hospitality education Centre, the V.M. Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE),Manora- Raia, Goa have commenced for the academic year 2023-2024.

VMSIIHE, which is affiliated with Goa University and Supported by Marriott Inc – India Group, offers a range of degree programs in the field of hospitality, including a B.Sc. International Hospitality Management, B.Sc. Culinary Arts and M.Sc. International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

B.Sc. International Hospitality Management degree program is structured to help students develop a critical, analytical, and evaluative approach to Hospitality Management – The program offers a perfect combination of hospitality-driven academic learning, practical sessions, and strategic tie-up with the industry to give one the best foundation.

B.Sc. Culinary Arts Programme, provides in-depth exposure to diverse cuisines and gastronomic intricacies through renowned Indian and international faculty with extensive teaching and industry experience. Students can establish and evolve their own culinary concepts, even as the curriculum lays a strong emphasis on developing managerial and entrepreneurial skills in them, enabling students to find the motivation to improve their communication, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork abilities.

M.Sc. International Hospitality and Tourism Management Program is structured to meet the educational needs of young hospitality Graduates who aspire to be managers, entrepreneurs, educators, and other Professionals in business and in the industry

VMSIIHE’s annual round of admissions comes at a time when the hospitality industry in India witnessed a year-on-year growth of 169 percent in recruitment according to a survey by Naukri.com and the projection for the upcoming years as far as recruitment in the hospitality sector is concerned, is expected to increase further.

VMSIIHE has a long-standing association with international and domestic hospitality majors, making it one of the leading hospitality institutes in India. The full-time program offered by VMSIIHE is designed to equip young hotel management students with intensive practical training and honing of necessary skills, with a special focus on the development of personality, professional attitude, and leadership qualities, which are signatures of outstanding industry professionals.

The institute has the distinct advantage of already working with Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese government’s official tourism agency along with the Swiss Education Group (SEG)- Cesar Ritz Colleges & Culinary Arts Academy for internship, placements, and higher education options. VMSIIHE is also a member of EuroChrie, EU Chambers, India, and the Hotel and Restaurant Association (H&RA). As a member, it provides the institute with internships, placement, and curriculum support from industry professionals associated with these organizations.

As part of the MoU with Turismo de Portugal, students keen to embark on an international education-related adventure are offered an opportunity to visit Portugal through an exchange program. VMSIIHE also offers professional internships at reputed starred hotels in India and abroad, including JW Marriott Marquis – Dubai, Taj Coral Reef Resort & Spa – Maldives, Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa, Martinhal Family Resorts, Portalegre Palace Hotel, Marriott B&G – Portugal, Lake Resort B&G in Portugal, Grand Hyatt – Kochi, Taj Exotica – Goa, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts – Kuwait and many more.

VMSIIHE offers 100 percent placement assistance to its graduates, with students having the opportunity to go through selection rounds for management trainee and other positions at renowned hotel chains such as The Taj, The Oberoi, Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt, to name a few. Further, VMSIIHE students are selected for management trainee positions in prestigious hotels in Portugal, as well as in leading hotel brands in Portugal, Switzerland, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

The Institute is located in the idyllic village of Raia in South Goa and the campus, spread over six acres, is ideally suited for nurturing students keen on developing themselves as hotel management professionals and industry leaders of the future. The campus includes a fully-functional five-star training hotel with a grand lobby area and reception, well-appointed guest rooms, a training kitchen, a restaurant with banqueting facilities, air-conditioned hostels with attached baths, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, sports, and recreational facilities

24 April 2023, DELHI: Genesis Global School, a premier day-cum-residential school in Noida today helped organize a panel discussion cum workshop on the Implementation of NEP in IPSC member schools at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road. The Panel Discussion cum workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Anurag Tripathi, IRPS, Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Various Dignitaries of CBSE and Principals from 25 IPSC member schools across the country attended the workshop.

The event highlighted the need of implementing NEP policies in the Indian education system and pondered over identifying and solving the obstacles to its implementation.

While opening the event, Mr. Anurag Tripathi, IRPS, Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said, ” The NEP has been studied, reviewed, and analyzed for the last 3 years now, with the needs of the future generations changing, the NEP is designed as a Competency and Skill based Education program.

Skills of the 21st century are broadly categorized into learning skills, literacy, and life skills.

Each strand covers topics like communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Literacy Skills include information, media, and technology and Life Skills to inculcate flexibility, leadership, initiative, and productivity along with social skills.

All school leaders are now expected to be beacons of this process and drivers of the program by making changes to the curriculum, the pedagogy, and the assessment processes. “

Some of the dignitaries present in the discussion were Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examination, CBSE; Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, Skill Education, CBSE; Dr. Joseph Emmanuel, Director Academics, CBSE; Dr. Ram Shankar, Director, Training, CBSE; Mr. Manoj Srivastava, Director, Sp. Exams, CBSE; Mr. Antriksh Johri, Director, IT, CBSE

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Pramod Sharma, Vice President, Genesis Global School and President of IPSC Trust said, “The NEP policy is a visionary step towards ensuring accessibility of quality education to all and heavily focuses on inclusive model of education. We at GGS believe that its implementation will re-strengthen our already existing education system. India is riding on a wave of growth and development and there is no doubt that we are heading toward a very bright future. But in order to capitalize on it, we will have to raise our education standards. Genesis Global School (GGS) welcomes the National Education Policy and looks forward towards the implementation of the same”.

Further to it, he added, “We are hopeful that this workshop will help in clearing the doubts regarding the implementation of NEP in IPSC member schools”.

Gurugram: KIIT World School observed Earth Day to remind pupils of their responsibilities to ‘Mother Nature.’ The “Go-Green” initiative was implemented as part of environmental education to engage the entire school community in creating a better, greener, and sustainable future. The school also hosted a workshop on recycling newspapers organized by Hindustan Times.

On the occasion of Earth Day, a myriad of activities were conducted in the classes. Pre-primary students dressed as earth, trees, and natural resources, and gave useful messages to protect the planet whereas students from third to sixth participated in poster-making and pot-decorating activities. Students also created several useful items using discarded items and waste materials, such as handbags from jeans fabric. Along with this, they participated in activities such as litter picking, planting saplings, and creating bird feeders. At the workshop, students were taught how to manufacture paper envelopes and griddle bags from old newspapers during the session, as well as the significance of these items.

Neelima Kamrah, Principal of KIIT World School, advised the students to conserve trees, preserve them, plant numerous plants and trees, and safeguard our flora, fauna, and wildlife. Further, she said, “KIIT World School has long been an environmentally conscious school, and we have always sought to include sustainable practices into our curriculum and surroundings. As we mark Earth Day, each student has been enlightened to the importance of protecting the environment and becoming responsible and conscious global citizens through numerous activities.”

India’s leading online academia The Class of One(TCO1) organized a Baisakhi celebratory event on 14th April for middle and senior wing students. The aim of the Baisakhi celebration was to make students aware of the importance and essence of the Baisakhi festival and how intrinsic it is to Indian culture. The students learned that Baisakhi is known by multiple names in different states of India like Pohela Boishakh, Bohag Bihu, Puthandu, Ugadi, and Pooram Vishu the event.

The spring-harvest festival, Baisakhi is celebrated with special food, dresses, and rituals, all of which were communicated to students effortlessly.

The students were also quizzed and asked to identify the map of different Indian states. The student who gave the answer first was felicitated.

Commenting on the event, Divya Jain, Founder & Director, of The Class of One, said, “Through our event, we attempted to educate students about the cultural importance of the Baisakhi festival. It was also an effort to connect students to their roots. We were elated to see the enthusiastic participation of children.”

India’s premier online academia, The Class of One (TCO1), recently organized a Talent Show, “I am Ingenious – Talent Show”, for its primary school students from Standard 3rd to 5th. The students showcased their in-born and precocious talents in dance, vocal and instrumental music, painting, dramatics, poem recitation, public speaking and stand-up comedy. All the students participated in the program. They performed on Classical, Semi-Classical, Folk, and Patriotic music convivially.

The Talent Show professed richness and variety. Children displayed their unparalleled talent in playing a variety of wind, percussion, and string instruments like keyboard, Guitar, etc. Much to everyone’s amazement, the children also exhibited their skills in Acrobats, Karate, Martial Arts performance, shlokas recitation, and some magic tricks.

“We are immensely proud of all the participants and grateful to the parents who accompanied their children and supported them throughout the event. Young children have an ocean of hidden talent amongst them and we at The Class of One, believe in letting our budding enthusiasts come forward and shine. This activity provided limitless opportunities for the creative minds of TCO1. The talent show indeed proved to be a wonderful platform for the students to empower students to attain ingenuity, foster creativity and enhance their innate potential.”, Divya Jain, Founder, and Director, The Class of One.

The Talent Show participants received roaring applause from the audience, which gave them validation and recognition. ‘The Class of One has always endorsed equal importance to academics and extra-curricular activities which contributes in the all-rounder development of a child’s disposition and capabilities.” she added.

New Delhi, April 22: The last date of online applications for admission to five PG Diploma courses at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has been extended from April 19, 2023, to May 5, 2023. Admissions will be done through the Central University Entrance Test (CUET), which will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Aspirants can apply online at https://cuet.nta.nic.in/.

Admission to various courses will be subsequently held through a counselling process. Details of the same would be available in the IIMC Prospectus shortly. Admissions incharge Prof. Rakesh Goswami said that the entrance examination paper will have 100 questions, all of which will be mandatory. Question paper will be divided into two parts – Part A will have 25 questions based on language comprehension/verbal ability, general awareness, mathematical/quantitative ability and analytical skills; Part B will have 75 questions based on subject specific knowledge and will cover the following topics:

1. General Awareness of Indian Political and Economic Environment

2. International Developments (Political & Entertainment)

3. Awareness of Current Public Issues

4. Indian History & Social Science

5. Information Communication Technologies and its application in Media Industry

6. Mass Media & Society

Prof. Goswami said that students who have filled the CUET form earlier and did not opt for IIMC can opt for Indian Institute of Mass Communication when the correction window opens from May 6 to 8. If a student has previously opted for one of the courses affiliated to IIMC and now wants to opt for any other course, he can do the same during the opening of the correction window.

In the CUET (PG) information booklet, IIMC’s courses have been bunched under the ‘Common’ category and the question paper code is COQP17. The test paper codes of different courses at IIMC are at serial Nos. 1043 to 1047. Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA/IIMC website for latest updates.

Eligibility Criteria

He added candidates who have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized university can apply for admissions to the IIMC. Students who have appeared/are appearing for Final year/semester examination of their Bachelor’s Degree are also eligible to apply. If selected, their admission will be subject to their producing at least a Provisional marks-sheet/Certificate in original from their college/university latest by 30th September 2023, (extendable in genuine cases after ascertaining the reasons). On completion of the course, the Diploma will be awarded only if the Original Degree Certificate is produced for verification at IIMC office.

Age Limit

General Category candidates should be born on or after 1.8.1998 (maximum 25 years as on 1st August 2023). For OBC category, date of birth should be 1.8.1995 or later (28 years as on 1st August 2023). For SC/ST/PwD candidates, the date of birth should be 1.8.1993 or later (maximum 30 years as on 1st August 2023).

20 April 2023: Education ties between New Zealand and India are set to strengthen following one of Education New Zealand’s biggest events of the year, the India-New Zealand Education Week. Starting on 17th April 2023, this week will encourage a dialogue on research while fostering innovation culture exchange and cooperation in the context of international education. The week-long activities included a series of engagements between New Zealand and Indian institutions and academics.

Demonstrating New Zealand’s overall commitment to India, New Zealand has announced an investment of NZ$ 400K towards internationalization and student mobility initiatives. These include further engagement with the New Zealand Centre at IIT Delhi to include fellowship grants and the re-launch of the partial scholarships under the New Zealand Excellence Awards.

The New Zealand Excellence Awards (NZEA) is a unique scholarship scheme designed exclusively for Indian students. The awards are jointly funded by Education New Zealand and all eight New Zealand universities. Since the launch of the scholarship in 2016, it has supported over 200 Indian students to pursue their overseas studies at world class universities in New Zealand.

Speaking at the event, Education New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Grant McPherson said, “New Zealand’s education system is future focussed and multicultural, offering students an opportunity to earn work ready degrees.”

“India is one of New Zealand’s priority partner countries for collaborations, exchanges and student mobility. We are excited that today’s announcements around the New Zealand Centre and the launch of the New Zealand Excellence Award scholarships demonstrate our commitment to India as an education partner.” Added Mr McPherson.

Adding to this, IIT Delhi spokesperson, Prof. James Gomes, Dean International added, “The New Zealand Centre embodies IIT Delhi’s efforts to embrace internationalisation, providing opportunities for new research collaboration and global exposure for our students. The first round of jointly funded Research Collaboration, awarded in 2022, has helped foster collaborative, sustainable and self-supporting research programmes.”

“Today’s Memorandum of Understanding has further enhanced the partnership and cooperation in research, teaching and fellowships between India and New Zealand and provides an opportunity to explore other innovative ventures,” added Prof. Gomes.

The announcements were made at a media roundtable session hosted at the New Zealand High Commission in the presence of: HE. David Pine, New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Grant McPherson, Chief Executive, Education New Zealand; Prof. Alister Jones, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato, and Dr. Erik Lithander, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategic Engagement the University of Auckland.

Media Roundtable – Alister Jones, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of

Waikato; HE David Pine, New Zealand High Commissioner to India; Grant Mcpherson, Chief Executive, Education New Zealand; Erik Lithander, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategic Engagement

University of Auckland

The India-New Zealand Education Week has senior-level attendance from all 8 universities in New Zealand and focuses on high-level engagement between New Zealand universities and Indian institutions and partners.

The visiting senior delegates and academics from New Zealand universities include:

• Guy Littlefair, Pro Vice Chancellor, Auckland University of Technology
• Annie Goh, International Director, Lincoln University
• Christopher Gan, Head of Department Financial & Business System, Lincoln University
• Christopher Carey, Executive Director Global Engagement, Massey University
• Gaurab Sen Gupta, Deputy HOD Food & Advanced Technology, Massey University
• Erik Lithander, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategic Engagement University of Auckland
• Alister Jones, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato
• Graham Wise, Director of International Development, University of Canterbury
• Anthony Ballantyne, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Otago
• Blair McRae, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Victoria University of Wellington
• Vasso Koutsos, Deputy Director of International Marketing & Recruitment University of Auckland

All the New Zealand universities have India based/responsible staff, who are also accompanying the delegation during the NZ-India week, these include:

• Fatima Sayed-Naqvi, Recruitment Manager Auckland University of Technology
• Linda Oostenrijk, Recruitment Manager, Massey University
• Ashish Suri, Recruitment Manager, University of Waikato
• Mohammed Hussain, University of Canterbury
• Victoria McEniery, Otago University
• Ankit Mehta, Victoria University of Wellington

Chennai, India – April 20, 2023: The LEAP Inter-Collegiate Open House, powered by the IIT Madras Incubation Cell was held at IITM Research Park, displaying the ingenious creations of 110 students from three colleges that underwent the LEAP approach of project-based learning. These students identified social issues, conceptualized solutions, and fabricated functioning prototypes during a single semester. Out of all the teams, the top seven were picked to participate in the Open House competition.

The student’s product concepts stemmed from personal experiences and keen observation of societal needs, resulting in a diverse array of innovations such as a bike accident detector, a robotic feeder for the elderly/disabled, and a CO-detector for cars. The product demos effectively showcased the team’s innovative thinking, with the guidance of LEAP-trained faculty and industry experts, who provided mentorship and conducted sessions on product design and development.

LEAP, or Learn Engineering by Activity with Products, founded by Prof. Timothy A Gonsalves, Founding Director of IIT Mandi, aims to revolutionize the way engineering colleges approach education by offering a unique reverse engineering-led learning methodology. LEAP also collaborates closely with colleges to train and empower faculty, ensuring a multiplier effect for knowledge dissemination.

The Open House event was attended by industry experts such as Ms. Damayanti Bhattacharya, CEO of Maker Bhavan Foundation, and Ms. B. Jayasri, Vice-President of HCL.

Speaking on LEAP’s approach, Prof. Timothy Gonsalves, Founding Director, IIT Mandi, said, “LEAP provides hands-on experience building useful products from 1st BTech onwards. Students in remote areas such as Idukki and Tirunelveli interact with industry experts to gain product-development skills on par with students from the best colleges in the cities and metros. We aim to impact 7000 students, 500 faculty, and 70 colleges over the next 3 years.”

“Projects shown today highlight the potential of budding engineers to create solutions for societal needs. This initiative is a part of IITM Research Park’s 10 X vision to foster technical skill development among young engineering graduates, particularly from tier 2 and 3 cities. The goal of the program is to equip, nurture, and encourage these students to emerge as leading technologists in the nation, and develop home-grown solutions to address India’s most critical challenges.”, added Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, President, of IITM Research Park & IITM Incubation Cell.

The LEAP initiative aims to continue to facilitate the participation of engineering students, including those from rural engineering colleges, in hands-on projects that address real-world challenges. This empowers them to engage in creative design and contribute towards solving practical problems faced by society.

Bangalore, April 19, 2023 – Lenovo, the global technology leader, has announced its Back to School (BTS) offers for students across the country. As the new academic session begins, the brand is offering a variety of discounts on laptops and accessories that help enhance the learning experience of students and educators alike. In line with Lenovo’s vision of providing Smarter Technology For All, it understands the demand for premium devices among students and delivers the most long-lasting and trusted solutions possible for today’s hyperconnected environment at accessible price points.

As per GFK, a global market research company, the BTS sale is the most important sale period for OEMs, coming second to only the festive period (September to November). This sale accounts for 15%-17% of the overall sales of the year. **(except 2020 and 2021 due to Covid restrictions).

Lenovo’s BTS offers are currently live and will be valid until 15th May 2023 across all retail and e-tail channels. Additionally, with the new Lenovo PC Exchange Program, customers can sell their old laptop/ PC in exchange for a new device and get an Exchange Bonus of up to Rs 10,000 over and above the value of the old PC.

Apart from this, Lenovo is also offering attractive discounts on computer accessories during this period. Customers can purchase accessories like H100 Gaming Headset/ M300 RGB Gaming Mouse or Fire Pods Ninja G311/ 600 BT Silent Mouse at just Rs. 499, while buying any gaming PC or non-gaming PC respectively.

Bangalore, April 19, 2023: Star Sports, the official TV broadcasters of the TATA IPL 2023, has launched a brand-new initiative – The IPL School Quiz, which is set to grab the attention of kids across the length and breadth of the country. India’s leading sports broadcaster has been at the helm of taking fan centricity to a whole new level with the IPL School Quiz and aims to provide young fans with the most immersive experience possible for the TATA IPL 2023. With over 6,500 schools participating in the quiz in just the first week of the IPL, the initiative is gaining immense popularity already. This Quiz is testing the students’ knowledge about their favorite league and gives them the chance to become the first-ever IPL School Quiz Champions. The online leg of the quiz has been underway from 22nd March and will culminate on 30th April 2023, followed by the Zonal and National leg from the 7th to 15th of May, 2023.

To participate, students would need to log on to StarSportsQ.com every day, answer five quiz questions, and watch the TATA IPL coverage on Star Sports to answer a sixth bonus question. Schools with the highest participation and average score across the online leg will qualify for the Zonal finals. The Zonal finals will feature the top five teams from all four zones competing in an online round and the four winners of the Zonal round will then compete in the National finale.

The eight National finalists of the IPL School Quiz shall earn an array of exciting prizes, including an opportunity to feature on an IPL Pre-show and travel to the Mumbai Star Sports studios for the National finale, which will be aired LIVE on 19th May 2023. The IPL School Quiz is a great opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge about the league they’ve been in love with for 15 years, and win amazing prizes, all while having fun and enjoying the excitement of the IPL. Using refreshed technology, Star Sports has also onboarded Shreyas Iyer to send personalised invites to all school to increase the anticipation and excitement around the quiz.

Speaking about the IPL School Quiz, a Star Sports Spokesperson said, “We have always strived to create an unparalleled experience for our viewers and fans, and the IPL School Quiz is yet another step towards our fan-centric approach. The quiz is a fantastic platform for young minds to engage with the TATA IPL 2023 and showcase their knowledge, while having fun with their peers. We are thrilled to provide this opportunity to students across the nation and look forward to seeing the participants put their best foot forward in the biggest cricket school quiz.”

The TATA IPL 2023 has set off to a flyer with viewership on the Star Sports Network for the opening day of the marquee tournament recording a massive 29% growth in TVR as compared to the previous edition. With endeavors like the school quiz, Star Sports is changing the way young fans engage with the sport and bringing them closer to the game.