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Student Writing Competition New York State Bar Association 2009
New York State Bar Association is the committee that provides the information resources for the New York State Bar Association’s members and the public about non-human, animal related humane issues. It provides the law students with an incentive and opportunity to learn more about this area of law.
Eligibility:
1. Must submit written by a student currently enrolled an ABA-accredited law school
2. No paper that has been previously published in any form shall be considered.
Prize:
First Prize: $1,000 and a certificate of achievement
Second Prize: $500 and a certificate of achievement
Important dates:
06/15/09 - Last date for submission of entry to contest
Contact detail:
New York State Bar Association,
One ELK STREET,
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 463-3200
Fax: (518) 487-5517
The Royal Holloway, University of London International Excellence Scheme
The College has made available a number of scholarships for new international applicants who want to study a Masters degree at Royal Holloway. The award is given to those who are considered academically excel lent. These scholarships have a value of £4,000 and are tenable for the first year of postgraduate taught studies only.
Requirements:
Applicants from overseas are eligible to submit an application, as long as they already hold a conditional or unconditional offer of a place to study at Royal Holloway on a Masters programme. Applicants will need to have successfully completed a Bachelors degree in an appropriate subject with good grades and at a reputable university for a taught Masters programme. Exact requirements will depend on the programme. In many cases a masters level qualification will also be required.
Submission: May 1,2008.
Sweden tops interna¬tional education league tables and are looking to learn from it
Swedens knowledge school
According to The Guardian, politicians in England are wondering why Sweden tops international education league tables and are looking to learn from it. Students at Kunskapsskolan Nacka, a school in a suburb of Stockholm, have mobile phones on the table and iPods plugged into their ears - no timetable, no set lessons and little sense of a traditional classroom. But beneath the apparent chaos is a highly structured plan.
At the Kunskapsskolan, or knowledge school, each child has a weekly target in every subject, failing which makes him/her answerable to their personal tutor at their weekly meeting. The child will also have to answer to his/her parents, who can follow their progress online. Students at the school have predetermined targets, but complete freedom in deciding how to get there. Its more like a university than a school.
Anders Hultins, co-founder of the chain of 30 Kunskapsskolan schools, said: We are popular in Sweden as an alternative to the teacher-led factory model of education. When you see a normal school you will find classrooms ofequal sizes and a bell ringing; there is factory thinking behind that. What students do in Kunskapsskolan isdecide for themselves, for their own needs rather than for collective needs. There are no bells in our schools or aschedule that you repeat every week. Kunskapsskolan is the largest chain of independent or free schools in Sweden, which make up 10% of schools. They are state-funded, but not state-controlled, /and free for students.
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24th Annual Convocation of the IMI was held recently
Annual Convocation
The 24th Annual Convocation of the International Management Institute, (IMI) was held recently. K V Kamath, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd, was the present as the chief guest at the convocation, in which over 200 students were awarded diplomas by the chairman, R P Goenka. The average salary offered to the institutes students this year was Rs 8.75 lakhs while the maximum salary was Rs 26 lakhs. Companies such as Ranbaxy, Asian Paints, Citibank, Accenture and Infosys are regular recruiters.
University of CIE has accepted Amity International School, Noida, as a Cambridge International Centre
International Centre
University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has accepted Amity International School, Noida, as a Cambridge International Centre. The school may now offer CIEs world renowned Cambridge IGCSE, A and AS level qualifications. The announcement was made at a CIE orientation meeting for parents, held at the school, where teachers and representatives from CIE gave an overview of the Cambridge International Curriculum. CIE offers high levels of support to its teachers through professional development courses and endorsed textbooks. Apart from offering school curriculum,Cambridge also offers development courses for teachers and trainers, The Cambridge International Certificate and Diploma for teachers and trainers are much sought after qualifications in India and other parts of the world.
Science symposium at Amity International School
Amity International School, Noida organised its tenth annual “Dhananjay Mohan Science Symposium” on the theme of environment. Over 15 schools from Delhi/ NCR participated in the symposium, The symposium was inaugurated by Dr. V. B Kamble- Chief and Advisor, Vigyan Parishad, Dr. N. C Pataria- Director (Communications), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Indiaand Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhan- Chairperson, Amity International Schools.
Dubai-based entrepreneur to help educate Indian kids
A Dubai-based entrepreneur has supported an initiative meant to provide basic education to 100 million children in India. Sunny Varkey, Chairman and Founder of GEMS Education, which runs an expanding network of 75 international schools worldwide, was the lead sponsor of Pratham Gala, a charity dinner hosted in London on September 28 to garner funds for the Read India initiative. A Mumbai NGO, Pratham, launched Read India to improve the lives of disadvantaged children.
ICRI has announced the appointment of Prof
ICRI appoints new CEO
Institute of Clinical Research (India) or ICRI has announced the appointment of Prof. Anthony Woodman as its CEO and Associate Dean. It has taken the step to give an international perspective to Clinical Research education in India. Prof Woodman will be responsible for all academic activities and operations. He will also be in charge of the expansion of ICRI operations globally.
Minister to speak at French B-school
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is going to visit the ESCP-EAP campus in Paris during an official trip to France. At the B-school, the minister will speak on the reforms by Indian government, international commerce and globalisation.
JMI and the Ministry of External Affairs plan to jointly organise an international seminar on Prospects of Peace in West Asia
International seminar on Peace in West Asia
Jamia Millia Islamia and the Ministry of External Affairs plan to jointly organise an international seminar on Prospects of Peace in West Asia from November 19-21. 2007. Sociologists, political economists, academics, and journalists are expected to attend the event Among those likely to present papers at the seminar are Wis-sam Al Zahawie, Secretary General, Arab Thought Forum; Michael Jansen, Correspondent, Nicosia, Cyprus; Rami Khouri, Editor, Daily Star, Lebanon; Sadik Al Azm, Professor, Damascus University; Jamal Hilal, Sociologist, Palestine; Faisal Odeh Al-Rfouh, Associate Professor, University of Jordan; Mustafa Hamareih, Head, Strategic Studies Centre; and Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies.
CL has introduced a preparatory programme for IELTS in Delhi
IELTS coaching from CL
Career Launcher (CL) has introduced a preparatory programme for International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Delhi. The programme will cover 21 hour-long sessions. The subscription will include practice tests, bonus study tools, learning aids, flash movies with audios and Collins English
Talking Dictionary, the electronic version of the Collins English dictionary, with over 68,000 references.
USEFI is organising an information session on ‘Higher Education in the US
Information Session
The United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) is organising an information session on ‘Higher Education in the US: Prospects for International Students’ with representatives from North Dakota State University (NDSU) on October 25. The session will start at 2:30 pm.
CIE holds seminar on student exam performance
Global teacher trainers and chief examiners from Cambridge led teacher training workshops, organised by University of Cambridge International Examinations under its programme CIE Face to Face Courses for Teachers, at an international school in Faridabad. CIE teacher training workshops include a review of teaching strategies as applied to the delivery of the Cambridge syllabus and are designed to contribute to improving student examination performance. The next CIE professional development event is a seminar titled The School Principal as System Leader, to be delivered by the internationally renowned expert on school leadership, Prof. David Hopkins.
FDDI gives on-site training to Tata International workers
NOIDA-based Footwear Design & Development Institute conducted a training programme at Tata International, Dewas. Forty workers participated in the programme delivered by FDDI experts on cutting and closing. A series of specialised tri-lingual manuals in Hindi, English and Tamil called Swayam Siddha Manuals (the art of self learning), which cover the entire aspects of shoe making, were issued.
Amity International, Saket, has Junior world karate championship
Junior world karate championship
Dhruv Grover, a Class XII student of Amity International, Saket, has been selected to represent India at 5th Cadet and Junior World Karate Championship to be held in Islanbul, Turkey This is the first time that India hat qualified for this prestigious tournament.
UEI Global, in collaboration is offering several fast-track programmes in hospitality education
Admission Open
United Educational Institutes Global (UEI Global), in collaboration with The Hotel school, The Hague, Netherlands, is offering several fast-track programmes in hospitality education. These include the Foundation Certificate in International Hospitality Management, Grand Certificate in International Hospitality Management and Certificate in Food Production. The yearlong programmes are open to all those who have passed class XII The last date for receiving applications is November 30,2007.
Saveetha University, Chennai signed a MoU with Bio-Scaffold International Pvt Ltd
Saveetha University signs MoU
Saveetha University, Chennai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bio-Scaffold International Pvt Ltd, a biotechnology company based in Singapore, to collaborate on developing new applications through clinical trials in dental and maxillofacial surgery using the latters patented process technology The MoU was signed by Dr R. Raja gopal, Vice Chancellor, Saveetha University and Victor Lee, CEO of Bioscaffold International, Singapore. In addition to generating trained manpower, by such collaborations for clinical trials, India will be able to boost ties with Singapore in biotechnology and biomedical sciences, said Dr Veeraiyan, Chancellor of Saveetha University
PG in Management and Insurance
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has joined hands with the International School of Business and Media (ISBM) to launch a postgraduate programme in Management and Insurance (PGPMI), to provide a one-year management programme for students aspiring to make it big in the Insurance industry.
USEFI, in association with the IIE, Hong Kong, is going to organize a US University Fair
US University Fair on October 4
Like every year, United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI), in association with the Institute of International Education, Hong Kong, is going to organize a US University Fair. The fair is slated on October 4,2007 from 1.30 to 6.30 p.m. at Fulbright House, Hailey Road, New Delhi. Entry to the fair is free. Representatives from 22 American universities are expected to participate in the event.
Bangalore teacher becomes Rotary World Peace Fellow
Aditya Vikram Rametra, a former teacher at Bangalore Education Centre, has been named a 2007-09 Rotary World Peace Fellow. Rametra will receive a full scholarship toward an advanced degree in peace studies and conflict resolution at the Rotary Center for International Studies operated by University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. The fellowship programme is sponsored by Rotary International. Rametra says his research interests and career objectives fit perfectly with the Foundations mission to promote world understanding and peace. UC Berkeley is one of the six Rotary centres located at leading universities in five countries.