Summer camp for kids at Inlingua

Inlingua International School of Languages is organising a summer camp for children between the age group of 6 and 12 years. The programme would include topics like language enhancement, reading and listening skills, social skills, etiquette classes, table manners, story reading, public speaking, etc. The three week programme would concentrate on overall personality development of the child. Registrations are open and admissions would be on a first-cum-first serve basis.

Inlingua also conducts special programmes in conversational English for college students, housewives and working professionals. inlingua Bangalore offers programmes in general purpose English, where anybody who wants to learn English or improve their fluency in the language can enroll.

Inlingua can be reached at: No 157/A, 36th cross, 9th main, 5th Block, Jayanagar. Ph: 41505568/ 78, 9945022062. E-mail: info@inlinguabangalore.com. www.inlinguabangalore.com

Workshop for English lecturers

The Centre for Training Excellence will be conducting a half day workshop for PUC and Degree College English lecturers on Developing Writing Skills in Students on March 8, 2008, at the SCM Hall, Behind Priyadarshini Handloom House, Mission Road, Bangalore. For details, contact Dr Lalitha on 9945854378

Venue for lecture series

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) recently announced that the Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), has been identified as the venue for the Honeywell-Nobel Laureate Lecture Series, a global education initiative designed to connect students across the globe with Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry and Physics. Dr George F Smoot, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics, will visit the COEP campus in the first week of March to deliver a lecture on The History and Fate of the Universe and interact with students and faculty. He will also deliver a colloquium on The Cosmic Microwave Background during his visit on March 4 and 5.

The Honeywell Nobel Laureate Lecture Series brings students together with some of the world’s most advanced minds to inspire and motivate the development of the leading scientists of the future. The India initiative was launched in December, 2007, with the visit of Dr  Sheldon Glashow, the 1979 Nobel Laureate in Physics, to the Visveswarya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka.

Honeywell will also host an Orkut Community (http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=41602117) providing students a chance to read previous Nobel Laureate Lectures that were held in the USA, Shanghai and Belgaum last year.

Academic partnership

Dayananda Sagar Institutions, a premier in education, unveiled the Dayananda Sagar Global Education in an academic partnership with the Karnataka State Open University. One of the highlights of the educational programme is the introduction of PG Diploma in Forensic Technology & Cyber Crime. As stated by Dr Janardhan Jha, Senior Advisor, Dayananda Sagar Institutions, “Today there is a surge in the cyber crime and trained cyber warfare personnel is the need of the hour. Approximately 20,000 personnel are immediately required by the industry. The year 2007 had recorded a loss of $ 7.7 billion, by virtue of the Cyber Crimes.”

Prof K T  Shivanna, Dean-Academics, Karnataka State Open University, stated, “At KSOU, unlike conventional educational institutes, we strive to provide education that is boundless to limitations. With the initiation of the Dayananda Sagar Global Education, we are unveiling a newer conception in Education – E-Learning; a process of learning that is convenient through the Services of the World Wide Web”.

With courses being offered at Bachelor Level, Masters Level and Executive Level, Dayananda Sagar Global education is significant in its approach to Industry Relevant education, most of which are being offered for the first time in India. The Executive Level Programmes are so designed keeping in view the constraints of Professional Executives. This programme is of one year duration, where learning is made easy through the a-synchronized medium viz., Broad Band & Internet Services.

The courses include MBA in Insurance; MBA – BPO; PG Diploma in Clinical Research & Data Management; PGE Diploma in Retail Management apart from regular academic courses.

For Further Information call:
R Janardhan,
Sr. Executive -Vice President
98440 740911
www.dayanandasagar.edu

JSSTICE course

The JSS Training Institute for Competitive Examinations (JSSTICE) will conduct a course for candidates intending to take Indian Forest Service (IPS) Examination 2008 being conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, (UPSC) with effect from 12th July 2008. The course will commence in the first week of April 2008.

Those who are interested in joining the course may contact for further details, the Coordinator, personally in the office or on phone (Nos. 26655086 / 26658998) between 11.00 AM and 04.30 PM except Wednesdays. The last date for receipt of applications is March 15, 2008.

Training in printing

Karnataka State Printers Association is imparting free training for three months from March 1, 2008, daily from 2.00 pm to 5 pm in all the divisions of Printing i.e. DTP, Printing, Pagination, Lamination, Binding, Plate Making, Digital Printing etc. Those who have studied 10th and above, aged between 18 and 35 years, may contact No. 84/1, 6th Cross, 4th Main, Chamarajpet, (behind Rama Mandira School) Bangalore-18 or Ph: 26608890 for more details.

Training for hospitality graduates

Blackpool and The Fylde College is offering a 15-month professional training programme in international hospitality management for graduates of overseas hotel schools interested in making a career in the United Kingdom.

The 15-month sandwich programme consists of two in-school semesters of three months each and fulltime paid industrial placement for nine months. After completion of the 15-month programme, graduates can apply for one-year stay back under the International Graduate Scheme.

An associate college of Lancaster University, Blackpool and The Fylde College is the fourth best and one of the oldest and largest public-funded colleges in the United Kingdom. Blackpool and The Fylde College is the only College in UK to be awarded both Beacon of Excellence and Accredited Colleges status, the ultimate accolade from the British government. The College has also been awarded a Charter Mark of excellence in student services. For more information about the training programme, email: kppunnoose@gmail.com

Short-term courses

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Bangalore Centre will be conducting short term courses on Embedded Systems, RTOS (Vx Works). VHDL £ FPGA DESIGN, VLSI, Wireless mobile Communication (2+0) and High Performance Communication Networks (2+0) & DSP only on Sundays commencing from 09th March 2008 at IETE Building, opposite Ganganagar Bus stop, Bellary road, Bangalore-560032. For details please contact: Ph:         23331133, 23337231 Email: electronics telecom@dataone.in or ictcbang@vsnl.com

Free registration

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Bangalore Centre is conducting Training for Diploma holder of electronics, Telecommunication, Computer Science, Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, experienced & Freshers for Job Placements. For details please contact IETE, IETE Building, opp to Ganganagar Bus stop, Bellary road, Bangalore-560032 Ph: 23331133, 23337231 Email: secieteblr@rediffmail.com