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Enhancing diverse media skills
Professor Manjunath Pendakur, dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University, talks about the emerging technologies .


A new educational gateway
ELECTRONIC LINKS that span continents in the wink of an eye can bring the highest quality of education to those who have the necessary technology. "It will bring the best teachers together. There is value in bringing together professors from ...
On a head hunt
Prof. Manjunath Pendakur has been teaching media studies in the United States and Canada for over two decades. The programmes that he leads at Carbondale were recently rated among the top 15 in the United States. He came to China and then to ...
Microsoft on a talent hunt
Microsoft has announced a programme to scout for and train engineering graduates in Computer Science and Information Technology at the Global Technical Support Centre, Bangalore.
Come, meet the masters
The speakers at IIT Bombay's Techfest include Sam Pitroda and robot-maker Rodney Brooks
Women have become trendsetters
Here are the responses from readers on whether education has empowered women.
Paper presented
S.B. Arunkumar and C. Dinesh studying in Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College, Thoraipakkam, had the privilege of taking part in the international conference, IP-SOC 2005, held at Grenoble, France, on December 7 and 8. The third-year ...
IIM-C's course for executives
THE INDIAN Institute of Management-Calcutta has planned to launch a one-year programme for executives. The postgraduate programme for executives (PGPEX), to be launched in December 2006, has been specially designed for mid-career managers. IIM-C ...
The soul of Saarang
Nearly a thousand students are working meticulously, co-ordinating their efforts to well-timed precision and polishing their skills at professionalism for Saarang 2006.
`Shed your lethargy, work with your hands'
An interview with Amrik Singh, well-known educationist and former vice-chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala, and secretary of the Association of Indian Universities.
Coimbatore has fresh promises for IT students
There is plenty of opportunities awaiting students in core IT and ITES and they should be aware of the rapid developments happening around them in these sectors, writes
What makes a brand tick
FOR THE student gathering at the GRG PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, it was an interactive session for almost an hour - answering about some of the popular brands in the country and brand building. It was a seminar on "Brand Wars - ...
Seminar on molecular spectroscopy
STELLA MARIS College organised a three day national seminar on `Molecular Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics' from January 11 to 13. S.P. Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras, inaugurated the seminar. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. ...
Building archives for the digital era
Open Access and Institutional Repositories complement each other. They are carefully built databases that open the gates of knowledge for academics, researchers and students.
At home on Australian campuses
Students are assured of a good education because the Australian Government has accredited educational institutions and taken steps to ensure that high academic standards prevailed, writes
The language of tomorrow
LEARNING A foreign language, unlike a few decades back, is no more a fashion. Today, knowing a foreign language can ensure smoother movement around the "global village." French, German, Spanish, Malay, Chinese and Japanese, and the latest ...
Career guidance is the key word
GRD Matriculation Higher Secondary School has a programme where in professionals like psychologists conduct an evaluation test for the students.
Intra-view yourself before being interviewed
1. Get to know about the organisation for its objectives, motto and projects before appearing for the interview. 2. While answering the employer's questions, observe the 20-seconds to two-minute rule. 3. Determine to be seen by the employer ...
Quest for higher education
A FOUNDATION for Excellence in Higher Education and Research in India (FEHER) will help trigger the quest for excellence in higher education institutions (HEIs), the Tata Consultancy Services has proposed. This proposal was based on a study ...
CAMPUS CONNECT
Hands-on training in microbiology
AN ORIENTATION cum workshop for Plus-Two Biology teachers was organised by the Department of Microbiology of the SNMV College of Arts and Science. Teachers from Coimbatore and the Nilgiris took part in the programme. The staff members were given ...
Grant to set up energy park
THE MINISTRY of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) has sanctioned Rs. 2,33,070 to the Kumaraguru College of Technology, to set up an energy park through the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA). The College has installed a solar street ...
Goa's feat
GOA HAS beaten the 100 per cent literate Kerala to record the lowest number of children out of school in villages. Only 0.3 per cent of all children in the tiny coastal State do not go to school compared to 1.6 per cent of Kerala's, says a new ...



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