Press Releases by Category Science & Education
CITI Partners with IIM LUCKNOW on “Demystifying Banking” Workshop
In the first of a workshop series to engage with students to prepare them for the changing demands of the banking industry, Citi India partnered with IIM Lucknow for a “Demystifying Banking” weekend workshop conducted by senior business leaders from Citi for 60 select students from the institute.
The first of the workshop series, to build capability amongst young potential talent to prepare them for the dynamic banking world, was…
Sangam University Bhilwara National Girl Child Day - Mount Everest Conqueror Ans …
Gender equality is indeed more than a goal in itself as it is a precondition for meeting the challenges of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.
To quote UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon “Investing in girls is a moral imperative – a matter of basic justice and equality. It is an obligation under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of…
Timelord - New Musical Released
Musicline, a leading provider of musical stage works, has released a brand new musical adventure 'Timelord' written by well-known composer, Gawen Robinson.
'Timelord' follows the adventures of two children, Harriet and Sam when they discover a mysterious old board game that has been hidden in a sealed cupboard for more than 70 years.
As they play the game 'Timelord' they are led on an unforgettable adventure into the past.…
Skilled Labor Demand Strongly Supporting Saudi’s Higher Education
According to a new research report by RNCOS, “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016”, there is a wide demand for skilled labor force in the country, which can be fulfilled by an equivalent supply of skilled workforce from the higher education institutes, which have the capacity to mould the skills of the students according to the needs of the industry. The report revealed that various job prospects in the fields…
FunctionSIM announces RecurDyn V8R1 from FunctionBay, Inc.
FunctionSIM LLC of Detroit, Michigan, USA is pleased to announce the commercial release of RecurDyn V8R1, a leading Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics Software.
RecurDyn V8R1 achieves start-of-the-art Integrated Multi-Physics Simulation, by combining Motion Simulation, Stress Analysis and Durability Calculations into one, easy-to-use software package. RecurDyn's unique, recursive, hybrid-solver has been designed to efficiently model and solve dynamics problems having a large number of degrees-of-freedom. These include mechanisms having many moving parts, such…
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology Names Dr. Tom …
The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Superintendent Advisory Council has named Tom Johnstone, EdD, superintendent of the Wiseburn School District, as the 2013 GSEP Superintendent of the Year.
Johnstone assumed the helm of the Wiseburn School District in 2008, after more than 28 years of service in the Lennox School District where he launched his education career as a middle school social studies teacher. He went on…
Introducing the new revolutionary structural engineering teaching system from Ar …
Armfield Ltd is giving the next generation of Structural Engineers a firm foundation in Understanding. Structural Behaviour with a brand new innovative teaching device – The ST10 and ST11!
Armfield have been creating teaching equipment for higher education establishments for fifty years and are boldly making steps into a completely new area with the launch of a new range of teaching equipment. The ST10 and ST11 – Understanding Structural Behaviour range…
CSU Institute for Palliative Care Brings on Education Program Expert
The CSU Institute for Palliative Care is pleased to announce that Nicole Orsini has joined its team as Education Program Administrator. In her new role, Orsini will oversee the development and implementation of the Institute’s educational programs.
As Director of Education & Youth Programs at Cal State San Marcos Extended Learning for nearly six years, Orsini is an accomplished educational professional with a history of advancing professional credit and non-credit programs…
School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. Hosts FIRST LEGO League Qualif …
Approximately 85 elementary and middle school robotics teams will compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) Qualifying Tournaments on February 2-3. The event is being sponsored by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. and the Central Islip Union Free School District. The tournaments will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days at Central Islip Senior High School, located…
Michael Scott to Speak at GTC’s Orphan Drugs Research & Commercialization Confer …
Michael Scott, Chairman of the National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) will give a keynote presentation at the inaugural Orphan Drugs Research and Commercialization Conference to be held in Boston, MA on May 8-10, 2013, by GTC.
In an effort to utilize scientific and technological advances to better diagnose and treat patients with rare diseases, NORD is currently completing a new major strategic planning process. Michael will discuss both NORD’s…
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology Receives Top R …
LOS ANGELES, January 17, 2013 – The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership (EDOL) program ranks 17th in the Education/Universities/Schools of Management and Business category for excellence in leadership development, 2012 Leadership 500.
Based upon the evaluation of 1,000 organizations known for developing top leaders, Leadership Excellence, selects 500 top programs to feature across seven unique categories. Ranking placement considers the…
SCTIT Skypers Have Done It Again
Key members of the club are Anirudh Kurup , Prakash Chandra ,Dishebh Pande and Shashanka BR. (Seen above)
First Advent:
The team designed and rigged up an early model of a Hovercraft and participated in “Hover On” Zonal Competition at Coimbatore held on 30 Sep 2012 at PSG College of Engineering. This model was of ‘Open bag skirt design’ with single electrical ducted fan (EDF) for thrust (900gms) as well as…
Bmcm Presents Measurement Technology in Practical Use
Maisach/Munich/Germany. A variety of application notes on the website is provided by measurement specialist BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm). They show how measuring tasks can effectively be realized with amplifier technology and data acquisition systems from bmcm.
PC measurement is about the acquisition and processing of physical quantities such as e.g. temperature, force, or pressure being recorded as analog or digital signals. They are digitized to be available in the PC for…
E-learning Market Rapidly Pacing up in Saudi Arabia
According to a new research report by RNCOS, “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016”, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is fast emerging as an e-learning hub. With the advent of rapid technological advancements, the number of internet users in the country is enhancing. It has also been observed that expensive higher education and conservative environment in the country has initiated a greater inclination towards e-learning programs. Further, the e-learning market…
Innova Biosciences is Proud to Announce Award of ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Innova Biosciences has had its work processes accredited to internationally recognised quality management system (QMS) standards.
Cambridge, UK, January 16, 2013 - Innova Biosciences the original manufacturer and provider of high quality bioconjugation services, used primarily in research, diagnostics and the biotech industry, announced today that it has recently achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Innova Biosciences has had its work processes accredited to internationally recognised quality management system (QMS) standards. In working…
National Youth Day - Swami Vivekananda 150th Jayanti at Bhilwara Sangam Universi …
The ethereal sage Swami Vivekananda who was the original feminist and the first among spiritual leaders in modern times to speak for the masses is an icon not only in India yesterday but also India today and India Tomorrow.
While youth broadly is the life span between childhood and adulthood, there are different age group definitions for same worldwide: UN 15-24, WHO 15-34, G20 19-25, China 15-29, USA 16-34, Australia 15-24.…
2012 Physics Nobel Laureates Wineland And Haroche Stole The Discovery, Says Crow …
It is alleged that 2012 Nobel laureates for physics have stolen the rewarded discovery, which was submitted to one of the recipient's public NIST office for verification back in 2008.
SARAJEVO/STOCKHOLM, 11 JANUARY, 2013. An official report was submitted to Nobel Committee and Swedish Police, offering proof beyond doubt that this year's recipients of Nobel Prize in physics, David J. Wineland and Serge Haroche, were awarded the Prize for a…
Talk on Emerging Challenges of MIS at Bhilwara Sangam University
In India today no one has doubt that information is just bits of data while knowledge is putting them together and wisdom is transcending them.
It is known that Business model is a method of doing business by which an enterprise can generate revenue to sustain itself with the implication that the model spells out how the enterprise adds value to create a product or service.
As businesses, government agencies…
The Big Con: Tutors International Publish Advice for Private Tutors on Dealing w …
Adam Caller from Tutors International published an article today about the temptation some tutors face to complete their students’ homework for them.
Recent articles concerning ‘corrupt’ private tutors have led to a frank article from the senior partner of leading private tutor agency, Tutors International.
Adam Caller, an experienced teacher and private tutor, and one of only two UK members of the prestigious IECA (Independent Education Consultants Association), was moved to…
European Space Agency backs new company to exploit sensing technologies for terr …
Interasight becomes the 17th company to be awarded a place at the ESA Business Incubation Centre Harwell (ESA BIC Harwell), in Oxfordshire.
The company has been set up to market products based on terrestrial applications for ESA’s many sensing technologies and will improve quality control on food production lines, improving quality and helping better protect consumers’ health.
Roger Dewell, Interasight’s CEO said: “Current technologies are bulky and some, like X-ray…
IPE Management School Paris Joins the PRiME Framework of the United Nations
IPE Management School Paris is proud of being accepted by the United Nations’ PRiME Framework. The former Secretary General Kofi Annan initially introduced PRiME in the effort to further Higher Education with a particular focus on educating reflective managers, who are committed to sustainability.
The PRiME Framework addresses Six Principles to which participating Business Schools around the globe contribute. These Six Principles are:
· Business Schools’ Purpose (nurturing students’ ethical understandings);
· Values (building…
The Regulation of Health Data: How Will it Impact Innovation?
A small box inside the chest of Maajida beams all kinds of data about her faulty heart to the company that makes her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). However, many barriers make it difficult for Maajida to get that information unless she requests summaries from her physician - whom she rarely sees and since she is in jeopardy of losing her insurance, may not ever see again. In short, the data gathered…
Strong Government Support to Drive Saudi Education Industry
According to a new research report by RNCOS, “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016”, education sector of the Kingdom is witnessing strong growth mainly due to the increasing role of the government in the development of its education sector over the past years. Moreover, it was revealed that the government has invested huge sum in order to improve the functioning and to enhance the reach and quality of education sector…
Passion Peaking Yadon Ki Barat Alumni Meet at Sangam University - ITM Bhilwara R …
Each student begins his stay in an educational institution with his own dream to conquer and the degree of transformational experience undergone during the educational process is what makes the student form a lifelong bond with their Alma mater.
Sangam University takes pride in the fact that it has evolved and emerged from the foundations laid by Institute of Technology & Management – ITM, Bhilwara an Engineering and ManagementInstitution, affiliated…
Bhilwara Sangam University Rajasthan Celebrates National Mathematics Day
No one has doubt that Srinivasa Ramanujan who is in the same league as Euler and Gauss is indeed a top ranking mathematician of not only India yesterday but India today and India tomorrow.
In a prologue to the best selling, award winning biographical book on Ramanujan, titled “The Man who knew Infinity”, the famous American author, Robert Kannigal writes, Srinivasa Ramanujan, “was a mathematician so great that his name transcends…
SAE Institute (Singapore Campus) launches revolutionary Music Business Diploma
SAE Institute, the largest media arts college in the world, announced its offering of the new Diploma in Music Business at the SAE Institute Singapore campus starting March 25th, 2013.
The one-year Diploma is carefully designed to provide students with a broad base of music industry skills, and focuses on the operational, management, commercial, financial, legal, copyright, publishing, marketing, promotional and distribution side of the music entertainment and recording business.
SAE Institute…
Booming Education Sector in Saudi Arabia
According to a new research report by RNCOS, “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016”, Saudi Arabia is presently regarded as the most lucrative market for education services in the GCC. The report revealed that, the improving infrastructure and increasing government support are contributing to the growth of education sector in the Kingdom. Moreover, during our analysis, it was found that rapidly increasing demand for skilled personnel across various industry verticals…
Call for Papers Published for LINQ 2013 "Innovations and Quality: The Future of …
The 2nd European Conference on "Learning Innovations and Quality" (LINQ) has published a call for papers for its upcoming conference in Rome on the 13th and 14th of May 2013. LINQ is the leading annual European Conference on learning innovations and learning quality: organized by the University of Duisburg-Essen, LINQ attracts participants throughout Europe and the successful LINQ 2012 in Brussels was also able to welcome experts from Asia, America…
MOD Spin-out Receives CA £500K Funding for Technology
ProKyma, a spin-out from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and founded by Ploughshare Innovations, today announced a £482K grant from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) i4i programme.
Hampshire, UK, December 18, 2012 - ProKyma, a spin-out from the Defence Science and Technology laboratory (Dstl) and founded by Ploughshare Innovations, today announced a £482K grant from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) i4i programme. The funding will…
Lead Auditor Courses on VET Standard NP4512 Concluded
The first course for lead auditors on the new VET standard NP4512:2012 “Training Management System, Including Technology-Enhanced Learning – Requirements” took place on November 29th and 30th on the premises of the Portuguese Institute for Quality in Portugal. The Q-Cert-VET project consortium welcomed 17 experienced auditors from 8 Portuguese and international certification bodies, including APCER, Bureau Veritas, CERTIF, DAS Certification, EIC, LUSAENOR, SGS, and TUV Rheinland. Four trainers from the…
Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to 2016” to its report gallery. Saudi Arabia, the most populated country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), represents the largest education industry in the region. With majority of the Kingdom’s population below the age of 25, the country’s education sector holds immense growth potential. According to our latest research report “Saudi Arabia Education Forecast to…
University Ventures Launches Education Technology Development Company: UV Labs
Enterprise Founded with Education Veteran with Deep Expertise Developing Innovative Products in Higher Education
San Francisco, CA, December 18, 2012 - University Ventures, the premier investment firm uniquely focused on the global higher education sector, today announced the launch of UV Labs, a company that will partner directly with universities and other providers of higher education to build innovative products and technologies to help solve the serious issues of accessibility, affordability,…
Porridge - Brand New Children's Musical Comedy
Musicline, a leading publisher of school musicals, has launched a brand new, children’s musical comedy, Porridge, written by well-known author Craig Hawes.
Porridge, aimed at KS2, 7 - 11 years, features popular story book characters such as Goldie Locks, Mother Hubbard and the three bears. It is about a crime wave which hits Happy Valley, the town where the fairy tale folk live, and the ensuing police investigation as…
Due to economic crisis German as a foreign language is booming
German learners hoping for better opportunities, especially in the labor market
Berlin - Dead live longer. This old adage proves true for the German language as a result of the economic crisis. A few years ago German as a foreign language was a discontinued model, but today schools and teachers as well as e-learning courses are now faced with a rapidly growing demand. "The sales of our web-based audiovisual German language…
CEU’s School of Public Policy Recruits Inaugural Class
Central European University’s School of Public Policy, established in September 2011, is now recruiting future leaders and change-makers from across the globe to join its inaugural Master of Public Administration class in September 2013.
Building on CEU’s rich tradition of diversity and promotion of open societies worldwide, SPP offers a two-year professional Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in a dynamic and rigorous interdisciplinary environment where ideas are not only exchanged…
Scope’s ConSCIse platform wins Appreciation Award at ‘CSI Awards for Excellence …
Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, is pleased to announce that its unique content abstraction platform, ConSCIse, has been awarded the Appreciation Award in the “Education & eLearning - Products & Solutions” category at the recently announced “CSI Awards for Excellence in IT 2012”.
“CSI Awards for Excellence in IT” are instituted to acknowledge and motivate individuals and organizations working in private and…
2B Scientific Announce Distribution Agreement with Cusabio Biotech
2B Scientific, a leading UK distributor of life science reagents announce a distribution agreement with Cusabio Biotech of Wuhan, China.
Oxford, UK, December 13, 2012 - 2B Scientific, a leading UK distributor of life science reagents announce a distribution agreement with Cusabio Biotech of Wuhan, China. Cusabio Biotech specialise in the production of high quality ELISA kits for research use, they currently provide more than 10,000 ELISA kits against 37 species…
Measuring Amplifiers MA-UNI/-UI/-U by bmcm: High-End Measurement
Maisach/Munich/Germany. The isolating 5B measuring amplifiers of BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) provide for optimum signal conditioning, effective noise suppression, and protection against high potentials. Precise and safe measurements are guaranteed.
Measurement is not just measuring. The quality of the measurement setup is decisive for measuring data to be reliable. This can be considerably improved by the following points:
• Avoiding ground loops
If measuring signal, DAQ system, PC, and power supply have a different…
Sangam University Bhilwara Vice Chancellor Speaks on Human Rights Day at JMA Pil …
Human rights indeed are our common heritage and their realization depends on the contributions that each and every one of us is willing to make, individually and collectively, now and in the future.
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - UDHR the foremost statement of the rights and freedoms of all human beings consisting of a preamble…
New VET and E-Learning Standard NP 4512:2012 Now Available
The Q-Cert-VET project has announced that the standard NP 4512:2012 "Vocational training management system, including technology enhanced learning – requirements” is now available after initial testing and publication. Due to approval of certification scheme OEC010 by the Portuguese Institute for Accreditation (IPAC) on November 23rd, all certification bodies can apply to IPAC for accreditation and thus gain the ability to certify training institutions with the standard. Furthermore, all training institutions…
Olive Oil in Context: TDS uncovers complex interactions
December 2012 - Using the Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) method, the tasting experience that develops over a longer period can be traced. In this way it is possible to comprehend aspects that are not reflected in static sensory profiles. In a recent study on olive oil, Italian researchers demonstrated the advantages of TDS.
Good quality olive oil is a basic foodstuff in many countries encompassing the Mediterranean Sea. In the…
Olive Oil in Context: TDS uncovers complex interactions
December 2012 - Using the Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) method, the tasting experience that develops over a longer period can be traced. In this way it is possible to comprehend aspects that are not reflected in static sensory profiles. In a recent study on olive oil, Italian researchers demonstrated the advantages of TDS.
Good quality olive oil is a basic foodstuff in many countries encompassing the Mediterranean Sea. In the…
IPE Management School Joins the PRiME Framework of the United Nations
IPE Management School Paris is proud of being accepted by the United Nations’ PRiME Framework. The former Secretary General Kofi Annan initially introduced PRiME in the effort to further Higher Education with a particular focus on educating reflective managers, who are committed to sustainability.
The PRiME Framework addresses Six Principles to which participating Business Schools around the globe contribute. These Six Principles are:
· Business Schools’ Purpose (nurturing students’ ethical understandings);
· Values (building…
Increasing ICT Awareness Gives Wings to Distance Education
Distance education with new information and communication technology promises to expand the frontiers of higher education. As evident, the Indian youth is rapidly evolving and exploring newer technologies. The rising penetration of ICT coupled with initiatives taken by distance education providers shall further boost the education scenario in India. Other factors, such as easy accessibility shall prove boon for distance education. The ICT market in India is growing at a…
Manfest 2013 website unveiled - 26th Edition of IIM Lucknow’s Manfest Launched
IIM Lucknow today announced the launch of the 26th edition of its Annual International Business Conclave, Manfest 2013. This was done with the unveiling of the event's website.
Theme of this edition of IIM Lucknow’s Manfest is “Triumph in Turbulence”. Given the political turmoil, economic instability and environmental duress that has come to characterise our times, it is the need of the hour to applaud those who survive and…
Innova Biosciences appoints Dr Andrew Lane as an Executive Director and Tim Bern …
Innova Biosciences, inventor of the world’s easiest to use bioconjugation kits, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Lane as a new Executive Director onto its Board.
Cambridge, UK, December 05, 2012 - Innova Biosciences, inventor of the world’s easiest to use bioconjugation kits, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Lane as a new Executive Director onto its Board. In addition, Tim Bernard, a non-executive director…
IVD 2012 International Volunteer Day at Sangam University Bhilwara Rajasthan
If the youth of India today take up volunteering as a Mission with Passion for the larger task of nation building, there is no doubt that the country will indeed be top ranking in global arena for economic and social development.
A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. When seeing a glass of water a voluntarist…
The Changing Role of the University in the 21st Century
A rapidly changing economic environment is pushing U.S. universities to provide career-focused training over a broad, liberal arts education at the undergraduate level. On December 6, 2012, a discussion at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) will address the role of university education in preparing students as future employees and active citizens. Follow live on Twitter @gcri_ny (hashtag #highered).
NEW YORK (November 29, 2012) – Currently there is a…
cynora receives repeat recognition for innovation with init Innovation Award at …
The Karlsruhe-based high-tech firm’s new prototype OLED technology persuades the CyberForum jury.
Karlsruhe – cynora GmbH once again wins a CyberForum award: at the High-Tech Entrepreneur Congress 2012 (“Hightech. Unternehmer. Kongress 2012”) held in Karlsruhe on November 21st, 2012, cynora was presented with the init Innovation Award, a special category of the CyberChampions Awards 2012. cynora had received recognition in the same forum in 2010, winning the Special Award of…
Old Treasures Rediscovered
The beta version of the German Digital Library (DDB) – the German National Portal for Culture – was introduced and made available to the public on November 28, 2012. FIZ Karlsruhe — Leibniz-Institute for Information Infrastructure as operator of the technical infrastructure assures that everybody can access valuable cultural assets. So the original manuscript from 1734 of the renowned Christmas Oratorio (“Weihnachtsoratorium”) by Johann Sebastian Bach will be available via…
