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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - August 2021

Aug 2021

Mar 28, 2023

IIT Kanpur, Boehringer Ingelheim India Join Hands to Eradicate Tuberculosis

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boehringer Ingelheim India, a global pharmaceutical company. This collaboration was carried on the Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), the technology business incubator of IIT-K.
As a part of this new collaboration, Boehringer Ingelheim will provide support to Lenek Technologies, one of the start-ups incubated at SIIC, IIT Kanpur.
This start-up company of IIT-K has developed a handheld X-ray device, through which Lenek Technologies aims to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) by improving the screening process. Experts are hoping that this will bring about a significant change in TB screening in areas where resources are limited.
The collaboration will focus on socially beneficial innovations that can drive transformational change in the healthcare industry.

Mar 27, 2023

AICTE lifts Ban on New Engineering Colleges after 3 Years

Three years after it was first introduced, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) lifted its ban on new engineering colleges. The Council also scrapped the minimum land requirement criterion for starting a new college or running an existing one.
In January 2019, in an unprecedented move the technical education regulator had decided to not approve new engineering colleges from the academic year 2020-21 and review the creation of new capacity every two years. However, there were a few exceptions to the ban. Existing engineering institutes were allowed to start new programmes in new technologies or convert current capacity in traditional engineering branches to emerging new technology areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, quantum computing, data sciences, cyber security and 3D printing.
This ban was introduced keeping in mind the low enrolments in engineering and diploma programmes across the country.

IIT Kanpur, University of Buffalo Collaborate for Research in Biomedicine, Bioengineering

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (IIT-K) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with the University of Buffalo for research collaboration in the field of Biomedicine and Bioengineering.
Under this agreement, the two varsities agreed to establish the IITK-UB Joint Centre of Excellence in Biomedicine and Bioengineering at IIT Kanpur premises. This centre of excellence will facilitate long-term collaborations in education and research between IIT Kanpur and University at Buffalo, as well as other institutions.
The research centre will focus on developing materials and technologies for both in vitro (studies performed with cells) and in vivo (studies performed with animals) applications in biosciences.

Mar 23, 2023

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: IIT-Delhi Enters Top 50 Club

The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi entered the list of top 50 institutions for engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023.
As many as 44 programmes offered by Indian higher education institutions in different disciplines have figured in the top 100 globally. Last year, 35 Indian programmes made it to the top 100.
The rankings provide independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 15,700 individual programmes taken by students at 1,594 universities in 93 locations across the world, across 54 academic disciplines and five broad faculty areas.

ICAR and WB Host International Conference on Blended Learning in Agriculture Education

Indian Council of Agriculture Research and World Bank jointly hosted International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture 2023. The conference was held from March 21 to March 23, 2023 as a part of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project's (NAHEP) Resilient Agricultural Education System (RAES) development initiative.
The NAHEP initiative has more than ten academic partners from around the world representing over ten countries deliberating on the best strategies in blended teaching and learning in agricultural education. NAHEP is a five-year project initiated in 2018 with an aim to transform agricultural higher education.
The 3-day conference was organised to identify the best strategies in blended teaching and learning, Technologies for Blended Learning, Sustainability in the Blended Learning Ecosystem, Building Stakeholder Capacities to Navigate in a Blended Teaching – Learning Ecosystem and Contemporary Curriculum for Agricultural Education.

RBI's Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute to Come up in Bhubaneswar

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das laid the foundation stone for establishment of a "Greenfield Data Centre' and 'Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute' in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The new Data Centre and the Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute will cater to the emerging requirements of the RBI and the financial sector.
Das acknowledged the critical role played by technology in supporting the activities of the financial sector and the RBI over the years.

Mar 22, 2023

Deakin University Becomes First Foreign University to Set Up its International Branch Campus in I...

The Deakin University, which is a premier University in Australia, became the 1st foreign university to receive approval of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to set up an International Branch Campus (IBC) in GIFT-IFSC, GIFT City, Gujarat.
Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2022-23 had announced that "World Class Foreign Universities and Institutions will be allowed in the GIFT City to offer courses in Financial Management, FinTech, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, free from domestic regulations, except those by the IFSCA to facilitate availability of high-end human resources for financial services and technology".
The IFSCA has granted in-principle approval to Deakin University based on the recommendation of the Committee of Experts set up by the GIFT City Company Limited. By virtue of this approval, Deakin University will be able to offer the same degree courses it offers in Australia in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Financial Management in GIFT IFSC to both Indian and foreign students. The degree offered shall be identical or similar to that offered in the home jurisdiction.

IIT Kanpur, University of California Join Hands for Research Collaborations

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA (UCSC) for joint academic and research collaborations.
Under this collaboration, the two institutes will join hands to conduct research in several areas such as in computer science and engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, bioinformatics, biotechnology, among others.
Students of both institutes will get the opportunities to share their expertise, knowledge, and resources to further research and development in these fields. Under this joint venture, the two institutes will also provide opportunities to researchers of the two institutes to collaborate on important research initiatives.

Mar 21, 2023

Queen's University Belfast Announces UG Scholarships for Indian Students

Queen's University Belfast announced scholarships for Indian and Asia-Pacific students for the 2023 intake. India Academic Excellence Award 2023 will be offered exclusively to Indian students for full time undergraduate degree programme at Queen's University Belfast.
This award is available exclusively to students from select schools in India who will be starting their full-time undergraduate degree at Queen's University Belfast in September 2023. Applicants should be enrolled or graduated from one of the recognised schools in India (list of institutes) and should have scored an overall 85 per cent or above in class 12.

CBSE Adopts New Curriculum Framework for Nursery to Class 2

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced to adopt the implementation of the National Curriculum Framework for Foundation Stage (NCFFS) 2022 from the academic session 2023-24. The new framework has been developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on the lines of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Through an official notice, CBSE said that it is adopting the NCFFS 2022 and the new structure of five-year education at the foundational stage (which is from Nursery to Class 2) from the 2023-24 session. The new curriculum will be adopted in CBSE-affiliated schools which offer education at the foundational stage, especially to students in the age group of 3 to 8 years.
NCFFS 2022 has been developed with an aim to "outline the competencies and learning outcomes, general principles and approaches that should guide teaching and learning at the foundational stage.

Kerala's Gets its 1st Transgender Lawyer

Kerala got its first transgender lawyer when Padma Lakshmi enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of the state. Padma Lakshmi was one of the more than 1,500 law graduates who were handed over the Bar enrolment certificate and an event organised by the Bar Council of India on Sunday. Padma Lakshmi graduated from Ernakulam Government Law College.
Padma Lakshmi's achievement is being praised on social media after Joyita Mondal, who became India's first transgender judge. She was appointed a judge in the Lok Adalat of Islampur in West Bengal in 2017.

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