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Admission in U.S. varsities made easy
TO HELP Indian students seeking undergraduate and postgraduate admission in U.S. universities, the Software Technology Group (STG) has entered into a strategic tieup with the Student Recruitment Consortium of the President's Network (PresNet) of the U.S.
Under the programme, a student need to submit only one application for any of the 56 universities that come under the network. The student will have to pay a one-time processing fee with no additional cost for mailing postage or separate university fee.
Here is how it works: The interested student goes to the STG Centre and based on his priority, fills up a common admission form with the guidance of the STG Counsellor. The application, with all required attachments, will be forwarded to the PresNet office in South Carolina, U.S., which in turn will process the applications, handle correspondence, and file preparation, translations of credential evaluation, and criteria screening.
At the conclusion of the process, PresNet forwards the files of those students who meet the criteria for acceptance at the institution. Students who do not meet the eligibility criteria of the institution of their choice are offered the option to attend other institutions.
This information will be sent back to STG centre within two weeks of submitting the application. The student will then have to give his priority for the universities. Once the choice is made, the credentials are forwarded to the institution and admission packet processing.
Honour for college
The Presidency College of Hotel Management has won the overall trophy, "INSYNC-2002", for the inter-hotel management college competition organised by the K.K.R.M. Educational Trust held recently. The college team won four first prizes in the six competitions it participated.
Among the competitive events were the Chef competition, Housekeeping, and Food and Beverages.
`Malgudi Mail'
The Literary Association of Jyoti Nivas College has organised a unique literary fest dubbed "Malgudi Mail" on Friday. "Let's embark on a journey through the minds of R.K.Narayan and a few Indian poets," says the college students, all geared up for the big day.
Programme for teachers
The British Council, along with A.S. Hornby Education Trust, the Regional Institute of English, and the Ratna Sagar Limited have jointly organised a Residential Summer School for teachers of English from eighth to twelfth standards. The programme will be held at the RIESI Bangalore, Jnanabharathi campus, from January 18 to 29.
The programme will have as its topic "Using IT creatively in the English language classroom". Here are some of the themes for discussion: "Designing web quests", "Using media online", and "Methodology and practice of online language courses." For details, contact the RIESI Director on ph: 3218452/3213243. E-Mail: riesi_blr@rediffmail.com
Incidentally, RIESI is closely associated with the British Council since its inception and is working to promoting English Language Teaching (ELT) in India. The institute conducts a variety of training programmes for the benefit of teachers and teacher educators from the school education stage. RIESI also responds to the English language learning demands from various other quarters such as industries, banks, and corporate offices.
The Hornby Trust was set up in 1961. The objective was advancement of the study of English language teaching and learning of English as a foreign language. The trust is the publisher of the Hornby's Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English. It offers scholarships, and loan scholarships to students and teachers pursuing advanced studies abroad.
Seminar in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry, Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, with the Bangalore University Chemistry Teachers' Forum, recently organised a seminar, "Rasayanika", for Chemistry teachers.
In all, more than 50 teachers from various institutions of Bangalore attended the programme. The seminar had eminent speakers from the Indian Institute of Science, including Dr. S. Chandrashekharan, Prof. M.S. Hegde and Prof. A.G. Samuelson. Among the topics covered were "Recent trends in Organic Chemistry", "Nano particles for catalysis", and "Trends in coordination Chemistry".
-Rasheed Kappan
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