Karnataka - Bangalore

Interact with British varsities

REPRESENTATIVES OF three leading British universities will be here on May 30, 31, and between June 4 and 7 to meet students aspiring for overseas education in the United Kingdom. Look out for people from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Kent Institute of Art & Design and University of Paisley.

On May 30, Andrew Simpson from the University of Newcastle will interview students between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Campus-Abroad office on Langford Road, Bangalore. (Phone: 22249933/ 44). The university is known for its courses in humanities and social sciences, medical sciences, agriculture and engineering.

On May 31, Roger Mummery from the Kent Institute of Art & Design will hold interviews between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. This institute is one of the leading specialist institutions of art, design and architecture education in the U.K., offering foundation courses, degrees and postgraduate degrees.

On June 7, Alison Anderson from the University of Paisley will conduct admission interviews between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Scottish University offers industry-relevant courses such as business, computing, education, engineering and science, media and social sciences.

Management fest

THE CITY'S R.V. Institute of Management was alive with `Imperium 2005,' a two-day management fest, last week. Thirteen management schools from the city fought it out for the top honours. At the end of it all, the teams from the C.M.R. Institute of Management walked away with the overall trophy.

Theatre person Chippy Ganjee and cine actor Sundar Raj were part of the guests invited for the fest. The keynote address was by M.P. Vikram Shetty, a city-based business magnate.

Training for students

CADD CENTRE, a leading CAD/CAM training company in the country, has launched a free knowledge enrichment training programme for students and mechanical and product design professionals. The programme will be held from May 27 to 31 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and will include a four-hour theory module and a four-hour practical module.

Training will be offered to a limited number of 15 people a day, and participants can register on a first come first served basis. Participants will also be given a certificate at the end of the programme.

The first part of the programme will deal with modelling and the second part with design validation. The modelling section will have applications in creating complicated 3D models in a minimum time frame and in detailing of components. This module will comprise 3D modelling and designing and will be done using Pro/E software. The topics covered include Graphical user interface of Pro/E software, File Management, Sketching Entities, Basics of Part Modelling, Parametric Design, Sweep and Blends, Patterning Features, Bottom up Assembly, Assembly Constraints, Creative Drawing Views and Detailing.

To participate in the programme, the basic qualification required is a diploma in engineering, BE or ME. For more details, call 26572767/66/65.

Protest over fee hike

THE AIDSO has expressed its resentment against what it alleged, was a "staggering" increase in tuition fees for postgraduate medical and dental courses in all government colleges from this academic year.

In a statement, the AIDSO said: "A whopping sum of Rs. 50,000 as fees for the clinical PG medical and dental courses — which is an increase of 1,000 per cent over previous years' fees — not only destroys the aspirations of thousands of poor and meritorious students by pushing them out of medical and dental education, but also commercialise even government-run professional institutions. This also exposes the Government's anti-student and anti-education approach."

The AIDSO demanded that the Government immediately withdraw its fee hike.

Rasheed Kappan

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