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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - October 2019

Oct 2019

Aug 10, 2021

IIT Roorkee Professors Feature in 50 Inspirational Women in STEM Education by CII

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, celebrated its women professors, who have contributed phenomenally with their research in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects. Their active participation in the field has proven exemplary in promoting and transforming women's role in STEM subjects. It is a matter of great pride for the institution that four of its professors have been featured in the compendium by the Confederation of Indian Industry - CII on women achievers from India in STEM.
The CII launched an e-book, 'WiSTEM-2021: Nurture and Celebrate Women in STEM'. CII Tamil Nadu and Technology Development and Promotion Centre released a compendium of 50 women achievers in STEM education. All the women featured in the publication are warriors in their own right, for they have carved a niche career path for themselves, defying all the existing social barriers. The compilation of illustrious women aims to inspire future generations pushing them to follow their hearts and take that leap to explore the unknown aspects of STEM courses.

Indian Institute of Heritage to be Set up in Uttar Pradesh

The Ministry of Culture has decided to set up the 'Indian Institute of Heritage' at Noida in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
This will impact higher education and research in the fields related to rich Indian heritage and its conservation.
Indian Institute of Heritage would offer Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventives Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology etc. as well as conservation training facilities to in-service employees and the students of the Indian Institute of Heritage.
The Institute is being set up as Deemed to be University by integrating Institute of Archaeology (Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology), School of Archival Studies under National Archives of India, New Delhi, the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC), Lucknow, National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMICHM) and Academic Wing of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.

Aug 09, 2021

Delhi University Considering Naming its Upcoming College after Sushma Swaraj

As per reports, the Delhi University is considering to name its upcoming college at Fatehpur Beri after the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi Sushma Swaraj. The name of the college will be finalised by the academic council and the executive council of the university.
A couple of other names have also been proposed along with Swaraj. The names of Swami Vivekananda and Veer Savarkar are also under consideration.

Karnataka First State to Issue Order to Implement NEP

The Government of Karnataka has issued an order, with regard to the implementation of National Education Policy-2020 with effect from the current academic year 2021-2022, Dr. C. N. Ashwatha Narayana, the Minister of Higher Education, stated after convening a meeting with officials of the department and state higher education council., On this day he was assigned the portfolio for the second time by the New Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.
With this Karnataka has become the first state in the nation to issue the order with regard to the implementation of NEP-2020.

Aug 08, 2021

India's First Heart Failure Biobank Starts in Kerala

The first Heart Failure Biobank in the country has come up at the National Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala. The Biobank is open to study genetic, metabolomics and proteomic markers of health outcomes in heart-failure patients.
Biobanks are an important resource of collections of high-quality biological human samples that can be used to understand molecular pathways and to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of heart failure.
The biospecimens include blood, serum and tissue samples obtained during open-heart surgery and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and genomic DNA collected from heart-failure patients.

Dr. K. Sivan vir$tually in$augurates Health QUEST Study in Hospitals

Dr. K Sivan, Secretary, DOS/Chairman, ISRO formally inaugurated the Health QUEST study (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology of ISRO) which will be undertaken by 20 private hospitals across India. Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health was the guest of honour and spoke on the occasion. The objective of the study is to strive towards reducing human errors and achieve zero defect and quality service in the Emergency and Intensive Care units of hospitals. The study aims to upgrade the healthcare systems standards of the country in line with the ISRO quality standards and best practices. The procedures and practices of Quality Assurance mechanism in vogue in ISRO will be shared with the study team for setting the parameters to establish health care quality standards.
During his inaugural address Dr. Sivan assured the support from ISRO for completing the study and achieving the quality goal. The event was co-organised by Association of Health Care Providers India (AHPI) and Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI). The CEOs and Coordinators of the 20 hospitals have participated in the virtual event.

Aug 07, 2021

DU Signs MoU with University of Ladakh

The Delhi University (DU) signed an MoU with the University of Ladakh for a period of five years with the aim of a collaboration between the two varsities in terms of exchange programmes, sports and cultural activities and sharing of library resources and other resources.
The MoU was signed by DU Vice-Chancellor P.C. Joshi and C. Phunsog, V-C of the University of Ladakh, with other senior officials present as well.

University of Dundee Launches Global Excellence Scholarship

The UK-based University of Dundee has announced its Global Excellence Scholarship for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses up to £25,000.
For the undergraduate courses, the scholarship will be awarded at two levels. To be considered in the level one of £5,000 per year (up to £25,000) and level two £2,000 per year (up to £10,000), scholarship applicants need to hold their academic offer letter for the undergraduate programme beginning in September 2021.
The scholarship waiver of £5,000 for PG programmes will be awarded based on excellence in academics and extracurricular activities. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student needs to hold an academic offer entry for the postgraduate programmes either in September 2021 or January 2022.

IIT Kanpur Forms Students Entrepreneurship Policy to Foster Innovation, Entrepreneurship

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, that its Academic Senate has approved a comprehensive Students' Entrepreneurship Policy. The policy recognizes the importance of fostering innovation and entrepreneurial spirit amongst the students in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) and National Innovation and Start-up Policy (NISP).
The policy introduces the path-breaking concept of "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Credit", which will enable students to pursue their innovation and entrepreneurial aspirations as part of their academic journey while pursuing their degrees.
The policy allows undergraduate students in 3rd year and postgraduate students immediately after completion of the minimum course work to gain academic credit while pursuing entrepreneurial activities.

Aug 06, 2021

Jamia Hamdard Launches New MSc Course

Jamia Hamdard University has introduced a new MSc programme this year. The MSc in Computational and Systems Biology and Bioinformatics will be offered from the academic session 2021-22. The programme will be jointly offered by Schools of Computer Science and Engineering, Life sciences and Pharmacy.
The MSc (CSB) is a multidisciplinary program that combines the application of Computer technology to the management and analyses of biological data, develop new algorithms and software and use the software for the interpretation and analysis of the data into meaningful biological and biomedical information.

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