Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 27, 2018 - 1 min readGovernment has proposed creating the National Council for Vocational Education & Training, along with skills universities, which will offer degrees like master and bachelor of skills. The government's suggestion comes in order to give a push to the skilling ecosystem. The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry has formed the guidelines on creating skills universities in India ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 25, 2018 - 1 min readIndian Institute of Management-Bengaluru (IIM-B) in collaboration with the National Stock Exchange Limited (NSE) opened a platform for Investor Education (PIE). This will help in educating the investors on how to take risks in the money market. The material of IIM-B for investor education would be product-neutral and will incorporate the latest technology such as ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 24, 2018 - 1 min readIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has collaborated with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, for offering a joint PhD programme. As part of this program, Infosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, an alumnus of IIT-M, will sponsor five IIT-M students annually to travel and stay at NTU (upto 18 months). Various forms of support to the Institute ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 19, 2018 - 2 min readLumenis Ltd, the world’s largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, has organized the ‘GuruKool’ exclusive scientific program and workshop at Hotel Conrad, Bangalore. The event was designed to provide training to doctors practicing in the field of Aesthetics. Dr. Ganesh Pai, Medical Director, DERMA-CARE, Skin and Cosmetology Centre, Mangalore, said, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 18, 2018 - 1 min readThe NSE Academy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India, Knowledge@Wharton (K@W), the online journal of research and business analysis of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Wharton Executive Education (WEE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU has been signed to impart financial knowledge and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 18, 2018 - 1 min readBigMuscles Nutrition, one of the country’s leading nutritional supplement brands, has announced Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh as their brand ambassador. Ranveer will be seen in BigMuscles Nutrition’s first TV commercial that airs on 15th September. The actor will be endorsing the brand for the next three years as part of a multi-dimensional effort that includes television ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 15, 2018 - 2 min readBN Singh, District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, has inaugurated 10 largest upgraded Government schools in Noida. These schools were upgraded by DLF Foundation under its Integrated School Development Project with the mission to provide scholastic and non-scholastic support to students in the field of education. DLF Foundation has undertaken the task to upgrade 20 ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 14, 2018 - 1 min readTo provide science education to SC and ST students in the state, Odisha Government has decided to upgrade an additional 21 high schools to higher secondary schools. Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Odisha’s Minister for ST & SC Development and Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, said, "The new upgraded higher secondary schools will come up in Gajapati, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Nabarangpur, Koraput, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 13, 2018 - 1 min readHome-grown private equity fund Gaja Capital and Swiss fund Partners Group have put their preschool chains EuroKids, Kangaroo Kids and Billabong High on sale. The chains are valued at $300 million. Both the PE investors together hold about 75% stake in EuroKids. They have also hired Avendus Capital for running the sale process. Having a network ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 10, 2018 - 1 min readThe edutech startup Imarticus Learning has raised $2 million in a Series B funding round from venture capital fund CBA Capital. The startup offers online and classroom-based educational teaching. Imarticus Learning will utilise the series B capital towards expanding its international operations in Dubai, Africa, and Manila and for establishing institutes in cities like Ahmedabad, ...