Hyderabad Higher Education Updates

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Canadian universities see India as land of opportunity


In a rocky field dotted with mango trees, five minutes from southern India’s gleaming new Hyderabad airport, Dezso Horvath sees a solution for Canadian universities struggling with limited public dollars. The York University business dean has struck a deal with a developer to build an outpost for the Schulich School of Business, making it one of the first foreign campuses in the world’s fastest growing market for higher education.

“If you analyze the global environment, you have no choice but to move into India,” said Mr. Horvath, long a student of international commerce. “The opportunities for the Canadian education system are endless.”

His reasoning is straightforward. India is home to an increasing share of the planet’s under-25 population, and Canadian universities, some of which are chronically short of students and funds, need to tap into that market. In the tussle for government dollars, higher education must compete with rising health-care costs for scarce resources. Expanding abroad will allow schools to add faculty and programs, Mr. Horvath says, and give them the heft they need. Canadian schools, which have long recruited heavily in such countries as China and the United States, are increasingly targeting India. But what Schulich is doing is new, made possible by an Indian law, expected to pass later this year, that would allow foreign universities to open campuses on Indian soil.

The schools’ new interest in India is shared by federal and provincial governments, which see the country’s booming economy as a perfect fit for their trade and innovation agendas. Since last fall, Prime Minster Stephen Harper and the premiers of Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan have visited the emerging nation, all with university presidents in tow. Fresh from that visit, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty made doubling foreign student enrolment in five years a key aim in his Throne Speech.

“There is just a huge demand,” the Premier told The Globe and Mail’s editorial board earlier this year. Increasing foreign enrolment “would hardly become the foundation for a funding model for our universities, but it can be a good supplement.”

This week, Mr. Harper and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to encourage the continued development of “synergies” between Canadian and Indian universities.

In a decade, 30 million Indian students are expected to be looking for a postsecondary education – double current enrolment levels – and Indian schools, even with the expected addition of 1,400 more, are unlikely to meet that demand. But Canadian universities are coming to the party as relative unknowns compared with their counterparts in the United States, Britain and Australia. Most, unlike York’s business school, are still ruminating over how best to make inroads, although there are a growing number of joint research projects and student exchanges. The University of Waterloo, the University of Alberta and Concordia University are active in India, as is the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business, among others.

Many campus leaders have also mounted their own fact-finding missions. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is aiming to co-ordinate efforts – and gain more profile with Indian officials and media – by organizing a tour of the vast country this fall for a group of 15 Canadian university presidents.

“In my opinion, university presidents have travelled to India rather aimlessly,” David Malone, a former Canadian high commissioner to the country, told a recent Ottawa conference of university officials. “They come back with enthusiasm, but not sure what to do next.”

The Schulich campus in Hyderabad – part of a 2,225-hectare development that includes the new airport, a hotel and convention centre, and retail and recreation facilities – is helping to raise Canada’s profile It will take 120 students in its first year and can accommodate up to 350, drawing from outside India as well. It will offer the same courses and have the same requirements as the school in Toronto, and will use Schulich faculty, who may choose to spend two or three years in the country. Having a presence there, Mr. Horvath says, will strengthen the home campus by allowing the school to offer students more options and hire more professors. There’s a financial benefit as well: Under the proposed Indian law, foreign schools cannot take profit out of the country, but those restrictions do not apply to executive MBA programs, traditional money-makers for business schools.

Pawan Agarwal, an official in West Bengal and author of a book on Indian higher education, says there is little awareness of Canadian schools in his country, despite the large number of Canadians of Indian descent. “The United States is the obvious choice for most Indian students, especially at the graduate level,” he told the same Ottawa meeting. If Canadian schools hope to attract more Indian students, they need to be visible, he said, urging them to work together and suggesting a “Canadian campus” might be the answer.

Paul Davidson, president of the AUCC, says until recently most universities have concentrated their recruiting efforts in such countries as China, the legacy of long-standing relationships cultivated by a succession of federal and university leaders. He characterizes efforts in India as “episodic and sporadic,” and the numbers back that up: At last count, there were more than 42,000 students from China in Canada, compared with 7,000 Indian students.

Siddhartha Kumar is one of them. The 24-year-old masters student landed in Edmonton from Mumbai eight months ago. His attraction to the country was based not on an organized recruiting effort, but on a personal connection – a professor at the University of Alberta taught him in India as an undergraduate.

Now halfway through his engineering program, he’s fielding e-mails from other students in India curious to know about his experience. “I think we will see more,” he predicted. “People do prefer the U.S., but they are starting to think more about Canada.”

University of Alberta president Indira Samarasekera, a native of Sri Lanka who came to Canada as a graduate student, has made it something of a personal mission to make that happen. She has gone to India five times in as many years and visited high schools with a history of graduates who study abroad. She has also reached out to the Indian community in Canada, urging business leaders to help Canadian universities make headway in their native country.

“Indian students are not coming here because they simply don’t know,” she said. “We have to market ourselves as a collective to have an impact the way that Australia has been so successful.”

While many, including Ontario’s Mr. McGuinty, point to Australia with its $15-billion overseas student industry as an example, it also provides a cautionary tale. The system, which provides students with a fast track to residency status, has been riddled with abuses, a recent government report found. Physical attacks on Indian students studying there, including a fatal stabbing, also are giving parents second thoughts about the benefits of an Australian education, leading to a drop in overseas applications.

To York’s Mr. Horvath, Canadian universities need to act now and be ready to invest for the long term. Being one of the first foreign schools ready to build a campus when new legislation is passed later this year has put Schulich on the front pages of the Indian press, along with such U.S. schools as Virginia and Georgia Tech, which also have plans for campuses.

“I want to be the first foreign MBA program going into India because of the attention we are going to get,” said Mr. Horvath, who in 2005 opened an office in Mumbai and this year also began a joint MBA with a local school there, actions he said helped pave the way for the new campus.

Mr. Davidson at AUCC agrees that Canadian universities need to move quickly to gain momentum in India, partly because of the setbacks suffered by Australia. He also has planned this fall’s trip by university presidents to make an impression on politicians at home, hoping they will include more money for marketing in next year’s budgets.

“There is a window that is open,” he said, “but it will close.”

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ICICI Venture invests in Hyderabad school chain
Surajeet Das Gupta | 2010-07-12 00:40:00

In its first investment in the education sector, ICICI Venture is using its Mezzanine Fund to put in money in the country’s largest international baccalaureate chain, based in Hyderabad.

The Mezzanine Fund managed by ICICI Venture is understood to be investing Rs 20 crore in redeemable debentures of People Combine Avenues of Hyderabad, which runs India’s largest International baccalaureate (IB) school — Oakridge International School — in Hyderabad.


The company, formerly known as Vikas Education Institutions Limited, was promoted by first generation entrepreneurs, T Naga Prasad and Raja Shekhar Babu. The company and its associate societies run and manage seven K-12 institutions in Vishakhapatnam and Hyderabad, including Oakridge I and Oakridge II in Hyderabad, Vikas Schools and Junior College (CBSE), Nalanda Talent School (SSC) and Westwood International (IGCSE/ CBSE) in Vishakhapatnam. Over the last 16 years, the group grew from a modest start in Vizag and today it caters to almost 6,000 students in these two cities.

Mezzanine funds could either be a hybrid of debt and equity or only debt and offer promoters the flexibility to grow without diluting too much of their equity, which could otherwise lead to a loss in control.

This will be ICICI Venture’s first investment in the exciting K-12 education sector through its Mezzanine Fund, which is the first and till date, the only such fund in the country. The fund, raised in mid-2007, invests in structured high yield debt. It has made four investments so far and exited one of them.

A leading investment Banker who preferred anonymity said, "Education offers a great opportunity for high-yield debt investment. Pure equity investment will still carry some regulatory risk as the laws have some restriction about use of surpluses. But, there is no doubt that well-managed private schools have done a yeoman’s job in providing education to the burgeoning middle class of the country and these require equity for meeting their growing need for infrastructure. This space has been traditionally borrowing from banks and needs structured debt in conjunction with the banks to make growth capital available for business."

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London based BITE expands to Andhra Pradesh

Opens its Hyderabad centre, offers full fee scholarships as inaugural offer

Hyderabad, July 13 - BITE (British Institute of Technology & E Commerce), the most innovative institutes in the field of post graduate studies headquartered at London forays into Andhra Pradesh and opens its centre- BITE EDUCATION PLUS at Hyderabad. BITE Education Plus offers Post Graduation Programmes in Technology, Management, Animation, Hospitality, Banking & Finance and other in London in affiliation with Universities like Coventry and University of East London and others.

The basic objective of starting the Hyderabad office is to recruit students and also liaison with our local consultants. On the occasion of the launch of our Hyderabad centre, BITE Education Plus announces 'full fee scholarships' for several of its courses
Hyderabad is a very important market for our kind of Post Graduation programmes.

The courses which allow full free scholarships include: M.Sc-Security Technology, Computer Animation, Network Technology, Fashion Technology and MA in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Strategic Management and HE Teaching, added Mr. Mohammed Ghani, Regional Manager for India.

The eligible candidates for these scholarships are those who meet full criteria and will be selected by panel of judges and one will be selected for each course and given 100% scholarship from British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce.

Besides full fee scholarships, BITE will also offer 30% scholarship for regular course which include: MBA Innovative Management, Banking and Finance; M.Sc Innovative Technology, Nano Technology; LLM International Business & Commercial Law; BA Innovative Business, B.Sc Technology & E-Commerce; Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Level-7.

The eligibility to get scholarship is one has to hold a first class degrees in any Bachelors. Final year students are also eligible. There is no age limit to apply for the scholarship. Any one can apply who meets these criteria. For Masters and Bachelor programs competency in English is a must including IELTS or OEFL whichever is applicable. English credentials right from 10th and 12th standards will also be taken into consideration.

Bite Twinning Programme

British Institute is looking forward to work with University, Engineering Colleges and arts Science College located in Hyderabad region in the follow are like twinning programme, faculty exchange, joint reaserch area in the field of Nano technology, Computer Security, network Technology, Business Studies, Fashion Design and travel tourism

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India, Japan to launch joint research project

New Delhi, July 16 (Calcutta Tube) After a collaboration for setting up the Indian Institute of Technology at Hyderabad (IIT-H), India and Japan are now starting a joint research venture to promote educational tie-ups.

According to the Japanese embassy, a five-year joint research project for ‘Information Network for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Recovery’ will be launched Sunday.

‘The main objective is strengthening research collaboration between India and Japan in the field of natural disaster prevention and information and communication technology,’ said a statement from the Japanese embassy.

The project is designed to establish infrastructure for continuous data collection on earthquake and weather. It will also develop technical base for rescue and support for restoration and disaster recovery.

‘The IIT-H will be a part of several Indian institutes that are forging tie-ups with Japanese educational institutions,’ the statement said.

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Bulk drug research centre to come up at NIPER-Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 29

The Government will be setting up a National Centre for Research and Development in Bulk Drugs at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Hyderabad.

This was announced by Mr Ashok Kumar, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, while addressing the students of NIPER at its first convocation ceremony here on Thursday.

“Action has already been initiated to establish the centre. On completion of the entire project, I am confident that Hyderabad will have a centre which will provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences and other related areas,” the official said.

Dr Ahmed Kamal, Project Director, NIPER-Hyderabad said that in addition to Master of Science (Pharma) which is being offered by the institute at present, certificate programmes in intellectual property, technology management, drug discovery, development and pre-clinical research would be offered soon.

“A large number of our students have been able to secure placement in reputed industries and research establishments,” he added.

About 96 students of the first and second batch of MS (Pharma) were given away certificates in the convocation.

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Centum U Institute opens campus in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 29

New Delhi-based Centum U Institute of Management and Creative studies has set up its campus here.

Beginning September 1, 2010, the institute would offer degree programmes in economics, management, finance, creative arts, media and entertainment.

“We have tie-ups with University of London, National University of Singapore, etc, for imparting quality education. All our programmes are being offered in association with reputed universities abroad,'' Mr Sanjeev Duggal, Chief Executive Officer, Centum Learning Ltd, told newspersons here on Tuesday.

At present, Centum has campuses in New Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali and Pune in addition to the newly-opened campus here.

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Everonn opens IIPS campus in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug 2

Chennai-based Everonn Education Ltd has opened Indigrow Institute of Professional Studies (IIPS) campus here.

The campus was set up with about Rs 1 crore and would offer two-year postgraduate programmes in regular MBA and MBA – Retail, besides a three-year undergraduate BBA programme, Mr K S N Sukumaran, Vice President, Everonn Business Education Ltd, a subsidiary of Everonn Education Ltd, told newspersons here on Monday. Everonn would double the number of its IIPS centres from existing 65 to 130 in about a year, he added. Mr P. Trinath, Campus Head, IIPS, Hyderabad said that 60 admissions would be offered in each of the three courses.

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MIT Sloan collaborating with ISB Hyderabad

HOUSTON: To expand its global footprint without compromising its core values, MIT Sloan is heading up for a new collaboration with Business schools in India, by entering into a partnership with Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Although MIT's Sloan School of Management was instrumental in starting Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta fifty years back, but never collaborated with B schools there.


Kothari, also a professor of management at the Cambridge-based school, is heading up a new partnership between Sloan and the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, one of India's top business school.

The deal cemented in early April, will create exchanges of both professors and students between MIT and ISB.

ISB is itself the product of international partnerships. It was founded in 2001 in collaboration with Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and Penn's Wharton School.

According to the partnership, ISB will send up to two professors a year to teach at MIT and two to four Sloan professors will teach at ISB, Kothari says.

The exchange will also allow the professors to conduct research abroad and get to know the faculty at the partner school, Kothari said, helping them bring a greater understanding of international business to their home institutions.

"We have a strong desire to further MIT's mission, which is to build management education capacity and also be a catalyst for research around the globe," Kothari said.

Two to four teams of up to six Sloan students each--mostly graduate students--will also go to India to do projects with ISB students, he added.

Sloan professors will also help ISB start institutes dedicated to manufacturing and infrastructure management, according to Kothari.

The MIT faculty will manage the institutes and help recruit faculty from around the globe.

Additionally, MIT and ISB will jointly organise an annual conference that will likely focus on either manufacturing or infrastructure management, Kothari said.

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University of Hyderabad plans to unveil Hyderabad School of Economics shortly

HYDERABAD: The city might soon have its very own Hyderabad School of Economics (HSE) on the lines of the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. Slated to come up this October in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus, the HSE proposal is only awaiting the nod of the University’s academic and executive councils.

If HSE does become a reality, it will be the 11th school in the University’s profile and the state’s first dedicated school of economics. University officials said the project had been in the pipeline for the past two years, but started taking shape only recently. Now, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal too has assured support for the project. Officials said that HSE would be an exclusive centre devoted to the learning of economics — a discipline that’s currently under the purview of the School of Social Sciences. HSE is expected to offer MA, MPhil and PhD programmes in Economics, the same as currently offered by the varsity’s economics department.

Seyed E Hasnanin, vice chancellor of UoH, made this announcement at the foundation day celebrations of the school of management studies held here on Saturday. University officials said that the city had the intellectual capital in the field of economics and this talent pool could be used effectively in HSE.

Hasnain told STOI that notable economists from across the country had been contacted to conceptualise HSE’s focus and curriculum. Based on their feedback, the school’s objective of in-depth study, research and analysis of niche areas, includes South East Asian economies, Gandhian Economics andhistoric Indian policies among other subjects. "Our benchmark is to make it (HSE) as good, or even better than not just the schools in India but the London School of Economics as well," said Hasnain.

If the proposal gets a green signal, the University will make the school operational from October and open its doors for admissions in 2011. In fact, the University management is already scouting for big names for the school to add to its existing faculty in the department of economics. Senior economists, including Jagdish Bhagwati (currently a professor at Columbia University and former external advisor to director general of World Trade Organisation), and Y V Reddy (former Reserve Bank of India governor) already figure in the varsity’s faculty list.

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MIT Sloan, ISB Hyderabad sign exchange program

Bangalore: MIT Sloan and Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business are entering into a partnership to facilitate exchange programs of both professors and students between the two institutions. This starts a new era in MIT Sloan's history which is heading to India for collaborations with B-Schools here.

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Rs 1,000-cr varsity soon in AP

Hyderabad, Aug. 11

The Amritanandamai Math will set up Rs 1,000-crore university on the outskirts of Hyderabad. A delegation, led by Dr P Venkat Raman of Amrita University, met Mr K Rosaiah, Chief Minister, here on Tuesday to seek government support in setting up the university. The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, asking him to allot 150 acres for the university, Mr Madireddy Pratap, Chief Executive Officer of APInvest (a Government agency to promote investments into the State), said here in a press release.

“Amrita University would have 8 million sq ft of built-space with an intake of 15,000 students when fully ready,

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Mentor Graphics and Trident collaborate with Hyderabad's JNTU in VLSI design

Mentor Graphics along with Trident Techlabs, announced a joint collaboration with one of India's premier technology universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University (JNTU) located in Hyderabad. Under the auspices of its Higher Education Program, Mentor Graphics will provide the university with leading-edge design tools for classroom instruction and academic research, by donating a complete suite of electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Mentor says the group effort will enable students to gain proficiency in very large scale integration (VLSI) design and other emerging nanotechnology challenges in a Mentor Graphics lab at JNTU.

Mentor Graphics to provide its EDA design tools, training and support to JNTU and affiliated colleges for use as a core academic education for professors and engineering students. This will include projects, short-term courses, workshops, training and industrial consultancy in the area of VLSI Design.

"JNTU is committed to bolster the VLSI education programs to achieve proficiency in first class technology and design methodologies using Mentor Graphics software. We are partnering with Mentor Graphics and its partner, Trident Techlabs, to create extensive experience in the areas of VLSI coupled with marketing leading technology tools, which best suit the education and industry requirements. As we progress with our objective of providing world-class VLSI education, this partnership will definitely aid engineers/students to adapt to the rapid changing technologies of the world and also accelerate growth of India's electronic industry," said Dr. G Tulasi Ram Das, Registrar JNTU, Hyderabad.

"The continually growing electronics market in India depends on having highly talented engineers skilled in the latest and most relevant electronic design methodologies," said Ian Burgess, development manager for Mentor's Higher Education Program. "This partnership will enable students at both JNTU and its affiliated colleges to gain valuable experience in state of the art design as part of their degree courses, and enable India's electronics companies to recruit new graduates that are productive from day one."

"India is continuing to grow for the world's electronic industry, fueled by its track record of producing highly skilled engineers. University participation and incorporation of leading design methodologies and tools into JNUT's academic program will strengthen Mentor Graphics' goal of promoting VLSI education in India," said Raghu Panicker, sales director, Mentor Graphics India

"Through this collaboration, we trust that engineers/students will gain world-class VLSI educational experience and will have access to cutting-edge EDA tools from Mentor Graphics,"said Sukesh Naithani , CEO Trident Techlabs Pvt Ltd."We are pleased to partner with JNTU and Mentor Graphics in this endeavor to build a strong VLSI ecosystem of educating engineering professionals to further the cause of VLSI education in India."

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Institute of Public Enterprise to set up second campus

Hyderabad, Aug. 12

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, is setting up its second campus in Shameerpet here.

This was disclosed by Dr R. K. Mishra, Director, IPE in his welcome address in a conference on role of vigilance in governance of public sector enterprises in the changing times organised by IPE here on Thursday.

Later Dr Mishra told Business Line that about Rs 80 crore would be invested in the campus which would have state-of-the-art facilities.

About 60 crore would be mobilised in the form of loans from banks and there could be some donations/grants from leading public sectors enterprises.

“The National Mineral Development Corporation will be giving us Rs 5 crore as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative,” he said.

“It will have world class library for research scholars. Residential accommodation in the form of hostels would be provided for over 500 students,” he said.

IPE, which is offering Master of Business Administration (MBA) in seven specialisations besides Ph.D, a number of executive education programmes and diplomas, will be focussing more on research-based projects in future, he said.

“The second campus would be ready by March/April, 2012, and we hope to commence academic sessions as well by the same time. With this, the students' strength will also go up from current 600 to over 1,000,” Dr Mishra said.

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences will attract youth with innovative courses



The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which is setting up its centre in Hyderabad, is planning to tap the social scientists at a young age with five-year integrated programmes.

“We understand Telugu students are crazy about engineering and medicine but we want to attract youngsters towards social sciences with innovative programmes,” said TISS Director S. Parasuraman.

Prof. Parasuraman said the five-year integrated programme in social sciences will be one of its kind where students get to study languages, mathematics, philosophy and logic among other regular subjects. He said curriculum is being designed in such a way that after the fourth year they can choose specialisations from any stream to get the Masters degree in that particular stream.

He said the State needs professionals in social sciences and particularly rural development sector. Some of the core areas that students would get to study include conflicts, resolving conflicts, climate change. The new campus at Kothur will come up in two to three years but the institution will work from temporary accommodation in the city from this year.

He said the government has handed over land documents to them and about Rs. 155 crore will be pumped in over a period of five to six years to develop a full-fledged campus

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Raffles Millennium opens design college in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug. 22

Raffles Millennium International (RMI), a joint venture of Educomp Solutions Ltd and the Singapore-based Raffles Education Corporation Ltd, has opened its design college campus here.

The college will offer a Bachelors degree and diplomas in fashion design, graphic design, interior design and multimedia, Mr Harpreet Singh, Executive Director, Educomp Raffles Higher Education Ltd, told newspersons here on Saturday.

“The certificate of degree and diploma would be given by Raffles Education Corporation Ltd, which has a wide recognition in Europe and other parts of the world,'' he said.

The fee for the three-year programme is between Rs 13 lakh and Rs 16 lakh. “After second year, if any student prefers to study abroad, they can do so as we follow the credit transfer system,” he said. The students, however, would have to bear the additional expenses on account of it.

On the placement opportunities, Mr Singh said the focus of the institution was more on imparting entrepreneurial skills. “The students who complete our course will be well-equipped to start their own ventures such as boutiques,” he said.

RMI has campuses in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Australia, Singapore, China, Malaysia and New Zealand.

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Sujana B-school gets going
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Sujana School of Business, which took shape as a university-industry interface between Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad (JNTUH) and the diversified industrial group of Sujana, formally began its academic programme on Tuesday.

DN Reddy, vice chancellor, JNTUH, said it was now a policy of the university to sign MoUs with industrial groups. This was necessary to bridge the skills gap with innovative programmes.

Reddy pointed out that Indian skill base figures at a low 12 points compared with the 86 points in South Korea. He said Indian students need to develop soft skills and analytical skills to excel in current climate.

The B-School offers a two-year postgraduate programme in management (PGPM), the highlight of which is the six months of paid internship spread over four semesters. The degree for the course is awarded by JNTUH under a special arrangement approved by the University Grants Commission.

Reddy said, “Such partnerships will help improve the higher education enrolment rate in the country from the current 11-12 per cent, to the world average of 23 per cent. The government spent Rs 50,000 crore and is hard pressed to take it up by even four per cent.”

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NALSAR plans to set up two centres abroad

Hyderabad, Sep 2 (PTI) The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University (NALSAR) plans to set up two centers offering Post Graduate Diploma in Aviation law and Air Transportation Management (PGDALATM) abroad. According to V Balakista Reddy, Head of Air & Space law, the university decided to open centres in Munich (Germany) and Kuala Lampur (Malaysia). "We may start courses next year. We are in discussions with our partners there. We cannot reveal anything at this stage," Reddy told PTI on the sidelines of an award ceremony of the first batch students. He said they are in the process of entering in to an MoU with GMR Group, which runs international airports at New Delhi and Hyderabad. The understanding may facilitate the students of PGDALATM undertake project work and internship at the airport developer. Based on the merit, there will be an on-the-job-training lasting for a month or two at leading airports in India and UAE, where the program is offered in association with the Government of Sharjah and department of civil aviation. Over 100 students today graduated in the program today.PTI GDK

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PM to inaugurate TIFR campus on Oct 19
TNN, Sep 18, 2010, 04.38am IST

HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the prestigious 209-acre campus of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on October 19 at Gachibowli.

Government sources said the Prime Minister's Office agreed to the proposal as Singh has a special bond with TIFR, a premier autonomous research institute under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. It works in areas of basic sciences encompassing most fields in biology, chemistry, theoretical computer science, mathematics and physics.

The new campus, coming up in two phases in an exclusive area on the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) campus, has a projected investment of Rs 2,500 crore spread over a decade. The Hyderabad campus fits its expansion programme where it plans to accommodate 200 permanent faculty, 1000 students and 300 post-doctoral researchers. Apart from these, TIFR will have 1,000 technical non-technical staff by 2020.

The TIFR management had in their letter two years ago to the then chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had stated that Hyderabad was their preferred choice as it had excellent infrastructure matching its benchmark. "Since the current campuses lacked space to meet the demands of future, TIFR was firm on Hyderabad," said government sources.

The HCU has already entered into a memorandum of understanding with TIFR to facilitate collaborative research. TIFR was founded by Homi J Bhabha on June 1, 1945 with the support of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.

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XLRI decides to set up another institute in Hyderabad

amshedpur-based premier management institute, the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) has decided to set up its new campus in Hyderabad. XLRI Director E Abraham and Dean (Administration and Finance) C L George called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah in the Secretariat today and
informed him about the XLRI governing board's decision on their Hyderabad plans.

Rosaiah wrote a letter to XLRI on August 18 requesting it to set up a campus in Hyderabad and promised all support from the government.

The XLRI governing board considered and approved the proposal, the Director told the Chief Minister.

He sought allocation of 75 acres of land for setting up the XLRI campus.

The Chief Minister said the required land would be allotted at Jawahar Nagar, close to the BITS, Pilani.

A group of representatives from Alexandria, a US Pension Fund House, led by its head of Indian operations Vishal Goel also met the Chief Minister along with the XLRI team to inform about their likely association with the institute.

Started in the year 1949 at Jamshedpur as an anchor institute catering to the professional and skilled manpower requirements of the steel city, XLRI is one of the top-five managements institutes in the country. It has only 240 seats on offer every year at Jamshedpur while the proposed Hyderabad campus would augment the intake of students in near future.

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XLRI to set up campus in city

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HYDERABAD: Leading management institute Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, has decided to set up a campus in Hyderabad. This follows persuasion by the State government for the last three years and a personal invitation by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah.

A delegation from XLRI led by E. Abraham, director and G.A.P. Kishore, Rector, Loyola Academy, Secunderabad called on Mr. Rosaiah on Tuesday and informed him of the decision of XLRI's governing board to set up a campus here.

The Chief Minister complimented Mr. Abraham and the members of the governing board for responding positively to his invitation.

Mr. Rosaiah agreed to the request of Mr. Abraham to allot 75 acres of government land to develop appropriate facilities and maintain the institute's brand value. The land is proposed to be given at Jawahar Nagar on the city outskirts on same terms and conditions as given to BITS Pilani to establish its campus, according to an official release from APInvest. Entrusting the task of land allotment to the proposed campus to his principal secretary, B. Sam Bob, he directed him to ensure that the file was circulated in 15 days. Along with XLRI delegation, a group of representatives from Alexandria, a US Pension Fund House, also met the Chief Minister and informed him about their likely association with the institute.