App to help fast-track foreign education
A new app and service has been launched by IDP Education. It helps students in India to receive in-principle offers for their dream course right from their smartphone or in an IDP office, alongside one of IDP’s expert counsellors.
Students are invited to share their study goals and current qualifications. Upon completing their academic profile, they are matched to courses they are eligible to apply for. If they want to proceed, students can receive an in-principle offer from their chosen institution within 30 minutes of submission.
This means the student can choose to only apply to courses where they know they meet the entry criteria, greatly reducing the number of applications they submit, whilst institutions receive higher-quality applications, more quickly.
Piyush Kumar, Regional Director (South Asia), IDP Education said: “The last 18 months have reminded us that technology is great, but its real purpose is to empower us. When making decisions as big as studying overseas, you need to know you have someone in your corner. The IDP Live streamlines the paperwork so students can spend more time having real conversations about their future and their goals.”
Link between COVID-19, diabetes and ageing
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal Scientists have recently published a review of the biomolecular relationships among COVID-19, ageing, and Diabetes.
Dr Amjad Husain, Principal Scientist, and Chief Executive Officer, Innovation and Incubation Center for Entrepreneurship (IICE), IISER Bhopal, along with researchers from University of Arizona, US, presented that existing drugs used to treat Diabetes, obesity and ageing can potentially be used to treat COVID-19.
Their review, co-authored by Dr Udeep Chawla, Dr Manoj Kumar Kashyap and Dr Amjad Husain. Dr Husain said: “With COVID-19 pandemic continuing to ravage the world, we are beginning to slowly understand the virus and its functioning.”
It is now known that effects of viral infection is severe on aging population and people with existing Diabetes. There are studies being conducted worldwide on the effects of aging and diabetes on the short- and long-term outcomes of the COVID-19 infection.
The published review shows that at the molecular level, there are intersecting pathways that are common to Diabetes, aging, and COVID-19.
Student placement at NIIT
The NIIT Limited has achieved 100% student placement for its fresh batch of full stack product engineering programme. The programme is delivered via virtual live classes and is specifically designed with a methodology that accelerates learning and hones learners into becoming Day 1 project-ready full stack product engineers with deep skills.
The second phase of the programme (Enterprise Layer) involves releasing and demonstrating an interactive product, solving a real-world problem. The NIIT has successfully transitioned its customers to its digital platform and through this, learners are able to access their learning plans and all associated content and services digitally.
6-month Programme in Wealth Management
The OAWA Investment Education has launched a new OAWA-NSE Academy co-certified six-month programme in Wealth Management.
This first-of-its-kind programme has been designed to provide students with a unique combination of financial knowledge, practical application, as well as soft skills to assist customers.
The course is open to final year students, Graduates, Post Graduates across all streams, and industry professionals seeking to upskill. It is also apt for those looking for a career shift.
It has three modules — Foundation, Soft Skills and the Advanced Module. It will provide students with in-depth knowledge in subjects like Science of Wealth, Business Maths, Macros, and Risk Portrait amongst others in the Foundation Module and lessons like Mutual Funds, Risk Capital, Bullion, Insurance Industry, Personal Taxation and Offshore Investments in the advanced module.
Virtual classes will be conducted by acclaimed academicians and renowned industry professionals throughout the course.The cost of the programme is `1,58,238, inclusive of GST.
Virtual Workshop by IIT Madras
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras in association with the US Consulate General, Chennai, is going to host a virtual workshop — Destination South India — to help build capacity of south Indian educational institutions to host US students.
It will be held from November 15-18, 2021 with the US-India Educational Foundation.
Hassle-free solution for educators
The Wheebox has launched a hassle-free solution for all modern educators who are adapting to the online methods of cheat-proof testing — a Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) AI-Driven Proctoring Solution for all Learning Management Solution Companies. The application can be integrated into any existing Learning Management System with single touch.
The plug-and-play, extension-based integration offers an all-in-one proctoring solution that is safe, secure and fortified with Microsoft Cognitive Services; bundled with features like Face Tracking, Live Stream, and Face Recognition.
