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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

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Mar 06, 2022

UpGrad Announces 3 Certificate Programs in Partnership with Purdue University

upGrad, Asia's higher EdTech leader, has announced a partnership today with Purdue University - one of the top 10 U.S. public universities - to offer three certificate courses focused on hot technology subjects like Blockchain, Full Stack Development, and Cloud Backend Development. The EdTech major is expanding global university partnerships and product portfolio to help working professionals launch their careers across specialized tech domains, with the latest curriculum, quality pedagogy, and dedicated career support.
Hailed as one of the top public universities and ranked among the top 10 Most Innovative Universities in the United States, Purdue University along with upGrad will empower India's workforce to develop niche tech skills through a mix of asynchronous and LIVE classes. The three blended courses are nine months each in duration and cumulatively involve a total of 1100 learning hours. The Full Stack Development Certificate Program and the Cloud Backend Development Certificate Program include 10 assignments each, to offer the hands-on learning experience. The Blockchain Certificate Program offers 4 assignments as a part of the curriculum.

Mar 04, 2022

Ashoka University Announces Merit cum Means Scholarship for Science Students

Ashoka University announced its first-ever Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for the academic year 2022-23 for undergraduate students intending to major in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
The university would award 25 scholarships in addition to the need-based financial aid available to all students. Out of these 25 students, five candidates would receive a waiver of 100 per cent on Tuition and Residence, and the remaining 20 would receive a waiver of 100 per cent on Tuition.

Mar 03, 2022

Chennai-based Blue Cross Flags off Country's First Mobile Ambulance for Street Animals' Treatment

Justice Anita Sumanth and chairman of Blue Cross, S. Chinny Krishna, flagged off the country's first fully equipped mobile ambulance for on-site treatment of street animals. Supported by animal welfare organisation, Four Paws, the vehicle was inaugurated at Blue Cross of India, Guindy, Tamil Nadu.
With this step, the NGO curbs the existence of overly gravid shelters while taking immediate measures for street animals when needed.

IIT Kanpur Develops Novel Nanoparticles to Protect Rice, other Crops from Diseases

A team of researchers of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) developed a novel nanoparticle-based bio-degradable-carbonoid-metabolite (BioDCM) that can protect agricultural crops from fungal and bacterial infections.
The team led by Santosh K Misra and Piyush Kumar from the department of biological sciences and bioengineering developed BioDCM in collaboration with researchers C Kannan and Divya Mishra from ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, and R Balamurugan and Mou Mandal from the School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad.
This comes as the second such innovation in the agriculture sector from IIT Kanpur since last year. Last year, out of the 107 patents filed by the institute, one path-breaking invention was the "Bhu-Parikshak" soil-testing device that has proven to significantly reduce time and hassle required for testing soil in the lab.

National Law University Delhi Launches New-age Online Digital Courses

National Law University Delhi launched two new-age digital courses online. NLU's centres Project39A and Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) launched the courses to promote and advance interdisciplinary legal studies in India. The courses are -- Decoding Forensics for Legal Professionals, and Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Justice.
"NLU Delhi's focus since inception has been to look beyond normative legal studies pattern and frame new multi-disciplinary courses and encourage research in specialised areas that are still nascent.
The new online courses are aimed at imparting an understanding of the use and limitations of forensic science in criminal law and relevance of mental disability in criminal justice system, respectively.
They have been launched in collaboration with Eleos Justice at Monash Law School, Australia.

Mar 02, 2022

Lucknow University Launches in-house Internship Programme through Karmoday Scheme

University of Lucknow launched a new in-house internship programme for students. This project is known as the Karmoday scheme, and according to the institution, it coincides with the recommendations made in the National Education Policy, NEP 2020.
As per reports, Vice-Chancellor Professor Alok Kumar Rai started the Karmoday initiative to put clause 12 of NEP2020 into action, which emphasises proper student support focused on the development of capacities among students in higher education.
The internship for students will be for a minimum of 50 days and a maximum of one semester under the Karmoday scheme. According to reports, the maximum working hours for pupils will be two hours each day, evenly spread over a two-month period.

Mar 01, 2022

Ukraine a Hotspot for Indian Medical Students

War-hit Ukraine is the third most popular destination after China and the Philippines for Indian students pursuing medical studies. Every year, thousands of Indian students choose Ukraine for many reasons.
The fees are near to half in Ukraine as compared to India. Apart from lower fees, better infrastructure and different patterns of study attract students from India.
As per Educationist C.S. Kandpal, one of the major reasons for the popularity of medical courses in Ukraine is that students do not have to take any separate examination to join them, whereas NEET is conducted in India for admission to medical courses.
While lakhs of students appear in NEET every year, only about 40,000 get admission in government medical colleges. In such a situation, a large number of NEET qualified Indian students turn to Ukraine.

IIT-Madras Offers International Interdisciplinary Master's Programme

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras launched an International Interdisciplinary Master's Programme (I2MP) in nine areas that include next-generation technologies such as quantum science.
International students from any engineering background can apply for the two-year-long master's programmes at IIT Madras. Scholarships will be provided for accepted international students with outstanding records.
The international interdisciplinary master's degrees are available in nine interdisciplinary areas: energy systems, robotics, quantum science and technology, computational engineering, advanced materials and nanotechnology, data science, cyber-physical systems, complex systems and dynamics, and biomedical engineering.

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