Category: Education & Skills

Ashoka University partners with Carl Zeiss India to establish state-of-the-art ‘Core Imaging Facility’

Ashoka University has entered into a partnership with Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd. (ZEISS Group) to establish a state-of-the-art ‘Core Imaging Facility’. Under this partnership, the company will provide the university with latest cutting-edge microscopy technology, including High Resolution, Super Resolution, High Content microscopes. The Facility will serve researchers, students and collaborators in fields such…

Chetu opens Software Skill Development & Training Centre for technical graduates

Chetu, a leading provider of world-class software development and support services, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new state-of-the-art Skill Development Centre in Noida, India. Located in Sector 63 at its A8 campus, the 6,000 sq. ft. skill development centre offers free skill development training to new technical graduates looking to begin their…

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and Festo India to collaborate on higher and vocational education

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) – a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, two of the world’s leading steelmakers – and Festo India, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of automation technology and technical education, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Festo Corporate Center in Stuttgart, Germany. The partnership…

VFS Global partners TAAI and THSC to train underprivileged women in hospitality

VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, partnered with the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and the Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) to conduct strategic hospitality training for 25 young women from the marginalised communities. Participants of the 150-hour training programme were awarded with completion…

NSDC signs MoU with Pernod Ricard India Foundation for empowering tribal women in Jharkhand

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has signed an MoU with Pernod Ricard India Foundation (PRIF), a CSR arm of the fast-growing multinational alcohol beverage company to develop a multi-skilling centre in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. The partnership is focused on empowering…

IISc Bangalore and TalentSprint join forces to empower the next generation of semiconductor professionals

TalentSprint, a global edtech company and market leader in offering transformational deeptech programmes, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) further strengthened their two-year-old partnership by announcing the PG Level Advanced Certification programme in Micro and Nanoelectronics to empower the next generation of semiconductor professionals, who are ready to take advantage of massive industry growth experienced by the semiconductor…

UST recognized by PMI South Asia Awards for contributions to education and community development across India

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, announced that it has been presented with 2022 Project Management Institute (PMI) South Asia Award for Project of the Year in the ‘Contribution to Community’ category. Judges recognized UST for its strong corporate social responsibility initiatives dedicated to improving communities and increasing well-being in the areas where it is active. Organized by PMI – one…

TCS ties up with Gujarat Government to impart digital skills in schools

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced it is partnering with Samagra Shiksha, Gujarat Council of School Education (SS – GCSE), Government of Gujarat, to train school students as well as teachers in new-age digital skills such as computational and design thinking. Under this partnership, TCS’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program will bring the company’s flagship global…

MIT xPRO to upskill Indian professionals in the field of Cybersecurity

MIT xPRO, a professional education program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—has launched a 10-month Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity program.  This is the first-ever executive education program from MIT xPRO in collaboration with Emeritus in India. The program has been launched to meet the increasing demand for trained talent in the field of cybersecurity, the statement said. According to numerous industry reports, cybersecurity…

Riiid and BasicFirst Learning Sign Partnership for Delivery of Learning Solutions in India

Riiid, the AI for education (AIEd) solution company, and BasicFirst Learning, a personalized e-learning platform based in India, has signed a partnership agreement to deliver AI-driven education. By integrating Riiid’s AI solutions into BasicFirst Learning’s online tutoring platform, the partnership will offer a new level of personalized learning experiences for students in the region. Riiid…

Jindal and Deakin Education Partnership established to provide opportunities for Indian students in education, training, and research

Deakin University, Australia, and O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat (JGU) have announced the establishment of the Jindal and Deakin Education Partnership, which is to be based out of the JGU Sonipat campus near New Delhi. The initiative, a first-of-its-kind and in accord to the National Education Policy 2020, will offer innovative models of global education,…

Technology Firm, AVIZVA launches ‘A full-stack development training program’ for fresh talent

AVIZVA, a technology company with its development center in India, has recently announced the launch of a full-stack development training program exclusively for its newest team members. According to a statement, “The intensive full-stack development training is a 14-week program that promises to be a thoroughly guided program conducted by leading industry mentors. It will…

IIM Ahmedabad Completes Placement Process for the 15th PGPX Batch 2021

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has successfully completed the final placement process of its One Year Full Time Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) at the end of July. Prof. Ankur Sinha, Chairperson of the Placement Committee said, “We had record placements for our PGPX Batch of 2021 in the history…

Skillsoft announces the launch of series of new platform features, content, and courses

Skillsoft Corp., a global corporate digital learning platform, has announced that it is launching a series of new platform features, content, and courses to enable organizations to build a future-fit workforce. According to a statement, Skillsoft is offering all interested learners 30 days of free access to Percipio, the Company’s next-generation learning platform, so they…

Amazon Academy and Sri Chaitanya partner to help students prepare for engineering and medical entrance exams

Amazon Academy announced a strategic collaboration with educational group Sri Chaitanya to introduce full syllabus courses for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants. The collaboration between the two is aimed at getting students the best of both worlds – Sri Chaitanya’s teaching experience of 35 years and Amazon Academy’s…