Education Headlines - 15th February, 2011

IIFT Records 100% Placements; Highest Domestic Salary Was Rs 15.51 Lakhs

The campus placements of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) held in the Capital recently were successful with a 100% placement record. A total of 96 companies participated in the event and the Finance sector emerged as the largest recruiter for the 2011 batch. A 10% increase has been recorded in the average domestic salary (which was Rs 11.6 lakh) and students got job offers from across the world such as in Europe, Singapore, Middle East and Africa. The highest international package offered at the campus was $150,000 by Olam International and the highest domestic package offered was Rs 15.51 lakh.

Source: 8th February, 2011, Business Standard Compiled by www.shiksha.com

London's College ‘EThames Graduate School' Opened A Campus In Hyderabad

EThames Graduate School, one of London's known colleges, recently opened a campus in Hyderabad to allow Indian students access to British qualifications. The first part of the programmes will be conducted in India and students will then have the opportunity to spend one year at one of EThames' campuses in London to complete their Bachelors or Masters degree awarded by EThames' partner universities in Britain.

Source: 9th February, 2011, Edu-leaders.com Compiled by www.shiksha.com

The GULF World Economic Forum Concluded With Emphasis On Education

The Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), initiated by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2006 recently met up to discuss how education can be the key to advance and sustain economic vitality and how we may tackle challenges posed by the education systems that vary across and even within nations. The world's top universities, including the University of Chicago, participated in the forum to discuss about academic collaborations and globalization of universities.

Source: 14th February, 2011, Shwabfound.org Compiled by www.shiksha.com

IE University Announced A New Bachelor of Laws Programme With Focus On Business

IE University in Spain is launching a new undergraduate law programme which is very different from the traditional courses on offer. Currently, it offers four specializations: corporate laws, environmental laws, EU laws, and transnational laws. The students will also have an option to take up a dual-degree programme called the Bachelor of Laws and Business Administration. The course will be offered in both English and Spanish and will be offered at the Madrid and Segovia campuses of the varsity from September 2011.

Source: 2nd February, 2011, News.university.ie.edu Compiled by www.shiksha.com

Bharath University's Students Designed India's First Humanoid Robot

A team of 12 students of Bharath University won the Best Performance for Innovation Award at Spring Innovations held in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, by creating a 58-cm long humanoid robot that weighed 4.3 kg. They achieved the feat under the guidance of Robo.in, robotics training provider. Built mainly for research purposes, the robot can walk, dance, sit, stand up, lift objects, track paths and recognize faces.

Source: 10th February, Edu-leaders.com Compiled by www.shiksha.com

Volkswagen To Tie-Up With Polytechnics In India To Train Professionals

Germany's Volkswagen is the largest European car maker. It is planning to tie-up with 10-11 polytechnics and Industrial Technical Institutes in India to produce about 500 industry ready professionals annually for the automobile industry in the country.

Source: 13th February, 2011, Mydigitalfc.com Compiled by www.shiksha.com

NIIT Enters Into Alliance With Zend Technologies For PHP Training‎

NIIT, a leader in the IT training space and Zend Technologies, the PHP Company have together launched a PHP training and certification program that will extend across more than 450 centers in India. The new program aims to cultivate a talent pool of PHP experts and Zend Certified Engineers in India to cater to the demands of the enterprise IT organizations and system integrators delivering application development projects, especially in the U.S. and Europe.

Source: 13th February, 2011, PRNewswire Compiled by www.shiksha.com