University of Essex extends School Membership Scheme in India

 More partner schools invited to benefit from being up-to-date with current higher education issues and applying to UK universities plus invites to University of Essex events and support through the year

New Delhi, January 14, 2021: The University of Essex, a dedicated UK-based public research university that supports the overall development of students, is extending its School Membership Scheme in India to offer structured support and engagement with more schools. 

 

The University’s School Membership Scheme creates an exclusive network of schools and colleges around the world, with the University of Essex offering focused support to students, teachers and counsellors based at member schools. 

 

Each year, the University of Essex works closely with the partner schools to ensure the members are kept up to date with current higher education issues. Extra support and advice on undergraduate UCAS Clearing cut-offs, scholarships and bursaries, personal statement writing guides and revision guidance are also provided. Partner schools and colleges are also invited to upcoming activities they can engage with at the University. 

 

In addition, there are priority visits from the University of Essex’s India-based Student Recruitment team, bespoke virtual/on-campus visits for school counsellors or academic staff and regular newsletters for members. 

 

Member schools are also invited to the University of Essex’s Annual Teachers Conference which provides unique networking and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities both in-person and virtually. Essex also offers travel bursaries to travel to the University’s Colchester and Southend Campuses. 

 

There is no cost associated with membership and all that is required of participating schools is their active participation in the scheme, attendance at member events and engagement with the network activities.

 

Some of the schools who are actively taking part in the programme include prestigious schools like Delhi Public School- Sector 45 Gurgaon, Delhi Public School- Vasant Kunj, St. John’s High School-Chandigarh & Stepping Stones School-Chandigarh. 

 

Sandeep Sharma, Director of Student Recruitment and Partnerships - South Asia at Essex, said: “The School Membership Scheme is a key element of our work to expand engagement with schools and colleges in India and the membership offers them opportunities for knowledge exchange, guest lectures from leading academics at Essex, sponsorship support for events and academic scholarships for their students. 

“By engaging early and actively we believe we will be able to add value to the counselling support offered by schools, while helping their students make the best choices regarding their undergraduate study overseas.’’

“We are looking to welcome 15 more schools each year over the next two to three years through our scheme and we’re looking forward to working with a growing number of partners in India.”

To find out more about the Schools Membership Programme email: india@essex.ac.uk or visit: www.essex.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/membership 

About University of Essex: Founded in 1964, the University of Essex is one of UK’s leading universities which has grown from 122 students in the first year to 17,000+ now. The University maintains three campuses at Colchester, Southend and Loughton. Essex has three faculties which lead on delivering excellence in teaching and research: the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Science and Health, and Faculty of Social Sciences. It has close to 1,000 active researchers and 17,000 students from over 140 countries with an alumni strength in excess of 100,000. It was named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2018 and in the top 25 for research quality in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide2 2022.

Eduvacancy-India’s first job search platform dedicated to education sector, formally unveiled

 Mumbai, December 30, 2021: Eduvacancy, arguably India’s first dedicated job search platform built for the Education sector was formally unveiled today. The bootstrapped venture, has clocked exponential growth in under 9 months, with 16,500+ active vacancies, 10,000+ employers & 1, 00,000+ registered validated users. Entirely free for candidates, the platform assists them right through the process. For educational institutions and EdTech ventures across India, Eduvacancy makes the entire hiring process faster, more effective and very importantly without compromising on quality. It focuses on both teaching and non-teaching jobs in the Education sector. Eduvacancy also has a personalized and premium recruitment service for senior positions like Principal, Director and Vice-chancellor among others.

Outlining the need for such a platform, Manav Shah, Founder, Eduvacancy said, “Despite Education being one of the top 5 employment generation sectors, candidates searching for jobs on various platforms end up with low quality job search results with many of those positions never filled up. Eduvacancy addresses that key gap. Our simple and robust platform helps employers assess right talent via the video resume and video interviews service, which is a game changer for education sector hiring. Also, good and qualified candidates from Tier II, III cities and below, do not get to access these opportunities or provided support with their soft skills to be successfully placed. At Eduvacancy, we are committed to enabling them to showcase their skills, talent and real potential thus opening up a plethora of options for these candidates. Our goal is to transform the hiring process of the Indian education sector thus benefiting both the candidates and the players in the sector.”

About Eduvacancy: Founded in 2021 by Manav Shah, a first-generation entrepreneur, Nitil Gupta with prior entrepreneurial experience in the space and Nikita Shah with experience in marketing, Eduvacancy is arguably India’s first and only platform dedicated to recruitments needs of its fast-growing education sector. It provides personalized recommendations to its registered candidates based on their skills, location, experience and salary expectations. Eduvacancy allows employers to extensively and accurately filter the available pool of candidates through a multi-faceted search. For senior roles like Principal, Director, Vice-chancellor and similar ones, it provides a premium, personalized recruiting service. As things moved virtual, to aid employers and the candidates, Eduvacancy in-built video resumes and interviews, so the entire process can be conducted online/virtually making it more effective and faster. The Mumbai-based bootstrapped venture which aspires to be India’s preferred, one-stop recruitment platform for educational institutions/EdTech ventures and job aspirants, employs currently 28 professionals. Do visit www.eduvacancy.com for more details

Little ONE - Jaipuria Preschool ranks 1st across nations, wins AIR-2 for its exceptional contribution to pre-school education

 Jaipuria School ranks first in UP and secures the top spot in Kanpur, fetching the 'Design Thinking Leaders' award conferred by India's most prestigious, Education World Preschool Grand Jury Awards 2021-22,

December 28, 2021: Little One - Jaipuria School Preschool, Naveen Nagar Kakadeo, takes immense pride in sharing its latest accomplishments of bagging the top position in All India Rating (AIR)-2, 1st position in Uttar Pradesh and 1st position in Kanpur. The school was honored and commended for its innovative curriculum and interactive activities. It secured the leading spot under the  "Design Thinking Leaders" category. The award was conferred by India's most prestigious entity for early years learning, Education World Preschool Grand Jury Awards 2021-22. The award was received by the Headmistress, Mrs. Pooja Sahni, at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, on December 17, 2021.

The school aims to nurture and raise happy and confident children by engaging them with intriguing and age-appropriate learning techniques. They work towards fostering creativity, environmental sensitivity & academic excellence. The school was rated on the basis of a range of parameters, including life-skill based activities, play-way based learning, strong parent connect, student-teacher ratio and school culture. On this occasion, the school administration extended heartfelt gratitude to everyone, including students, parents, teachers and non-teaching staff, for their contribution in helping it reach this exemplary mark.

The award testifies for the school's quality of education, which encompasses student-friendly policies, curriculum design and pedagogical practices. It holds an edge over its competitors for its learning techniques and methodologies, especially for young learners. Besides teaching students fundamental concepts of different subjects, the school puts additional emphasis on helping learners gain a deeper understanding of social issues, develop empathy and become better human beings. It sets it apart from the other education institutions across the country.

Eupheus Learning joins hands with SchoolMitra to enable schools with 21st Century School OS

·         Single Platform to offer Content, Learning Management tools and School Management features, enabling hybrid learning

·                    Platform to be offered to 20,000 schools in the distribution network of Eupheus Learning

·                    Offer a seamless experience for students between in-class learning and at-home learning.

New Delhi, December 9, 2021: Eupheus Learning, India’s biggest school-focused distribution platform with a reach of 20,000 schools, has partnered with SchoolMitra, a homegrown SaaS based firm, to enable schools with 21^st Century School OS. Disparate solutions for live classes, content management, school administration and communication with parents have amplified the need for a Unified platform offering single sign-on making life easier for each stakeholder- Students, Teachers, School Management and Parents. The collaboration comes at a time when digital acceleration has changed the landscape of the education sector, pushing most of the schools to adopt the latest technologies to provide hybrid teaching and learning experiences to young learners and prepare them for the future.

SchoolMitra is a platform to simplify the life of every stakeholder— Students, Teachers, School Management and Parents. It not only enables parents to help their child in learning but also monitor and help in improving their child’s performance. It also forms a robust channel of communication with the teachers and school. With its help, parents get to pay fees online and track their child’s safe entry and exit from school down to the detail of the bus routes.

For teachers – taking a live class with embedded content, homework and assessments become easier and administrative work like attendance, report cards, etc. gets automated so that the teacher can focus more on teaching and provide personalized attention to the students.

On the other hand, the cloud-based platform also helps school Principals to run the institute efficiently. From staffing-to-payroll-to-HR, admissions, fee, transportation, library, examination, database, communication – Principals can now manage all these integrated modules efficiently and effectively, while keeping the data safe and secure. 

It is India’s most comprehensive School OS with SIS, ERP, LMS & Communication modules integrated in a single platform.

In regard to partnership, Sarvesh Shrivastava, MD and Co-Founder of Eupheus said, “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with SchoolMitra and take a step towards integrating the (classic) model of education with the technology of 21st century, enabling the students, teachers, and the school principals to benefit alike. With this partnership, Eupheus (the classroom-first and curriculum-focused company), will be instrumental in transforming schools to 21^st Century Schools.”

Post the global health crisis, the scope of technological tools that help facilitators connect with the students and their parents has increased tremendously. However, only a fraction of schools have benefited from this transition and deliver quality content and technology. This partnership between Eupheus and SchoolMitra will ease the transition of schools which are wanting to adopt new age Hybrid Learning models.

“We are glad to collaborate with Eupheus Learning, India’s largest schools distribution platform in the K12 space. Today’s education system requires technology-oriented ideation and this collaboration, with shared vision and values, will create an all-round platform that will allow the participating entities to unlock the hidden potential of schools in India. We are confident that this partnership will holistically develop schools, teachers, students as well as parents through structured and guided activities,” said Abhishek Kumar, CEO, SchoolMitra.

The combined entity of Eupheus, Classklap, and SchoolMitra will ensure the roll-out of this SaaS (the SaaS platform) into their universe of around 20,000 schools nationally. The existing 1000+ School clients of SchoolMitra will also get an exposure to the curriculum and supplemental content of Eupheus on one platform.

About Eupheus Learning

Eupheus Learning is a classroom-first and curriculum-focused company aiming to democratise access to 21st century learning solutions in the K–12 space, bridging the gap between in-class and at-home learning. With more than 7000 schools being provided solutions, the company further aims to reach millions of students across India through its futuristic curriculum and specially curated educational offerings in Kinaesthetic Learning, Reading Enhancement, STEM/STEAM, and English language learning via exclusive tie-ups with award-winning education technology companies from across the world.

About SchoolMitra  

 

SchoolMitra is a B2B edtech startup by IITians based out of Gurgaon. Started by Abhishek, Vivek & Gurpreet in 2013, SchoolMitra leverages technology to build meaningful solutions for the Schools of India. With a SaaS platform to digitise the Schools of India, SchoolMitra enables Schools to manage their day to day operations (both administrative & academic) and enables seamless teaching-learning experience between Teachers & Students. 

 It is an integrated School Management System offering a full-stack School OS with SIS, ERP, LMS, Communication & 3rd party integrations on a single platform. More than 5lakh students from 1000+ Schools across India are actively using the platform, making it one of the most comprehensive solutions for Schools, Teachers, Parents & Students. 

 

Manipal Global Education Services launches Manipal MedAce

 A unique digital learning and assessment resource for undergraduate MBBS students in India

3rd December 2021, Bangalore: Manipal Global Education Services, a leading international provider of quality business and marketing solutions in higher education, launched Manipal MedAce, a first-of-its-kind digital learning and assessment resource for undergraduate MBBS students in India. 

Manipal MedAce is a comprehensive and outcome-driven MBBS learning resource built on academic and learner research. The product is designed around the principles of e-learning and is seamlessly mapped to the medical curriculum. Its features include interactive, multimedia learning modules for core topics, short lecture capsules from top Indian medical faculty, case-based learning tools, knowledge checkpoints, and question banks for exam practice. Manipal MedAce enables undergraduate MBBS students to optimize campus learning by providing access to a comprehensive and well-curated learning resource on a single platform.

Manipal MedAce was unveiled in the presence of Mr. Ravi Panchanadan, Managing Director & CEO - Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), Mr. Balasundaram Athreya, Chief Digital Officer, Manipal Global and Business Head, Manipal MedAce, and Dr. Pragna Rao, Academic Advisor, Manipal MedAce.

Dr. Ranjan Pai, Chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), said. “I am delighted to announce the launch of Manipal MedAce. Over the years, the Manipal Group has pioneered several novel initiatives that have paved the way for progress around the world – empowering people and transforming lives. With Manipal MedAce, we are combining our passion for innovation with a desire to positively impact Healthcare Education. Having been a student of medicine myself, I have a first-hand understanding of the challenges an MBBS student is faced with and Manipal MedAce is our effort to create a learning powerhouse for medical students.”

 

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Ravi Panchanadan, Managing Director & CEO - Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), commented, “Manipal MedAce is the outcome of extensive market research done by us on the need gap present in undergraduate MBBS learning today. While there are multiple providers of learning products in the UG and PG Prep space, there is evident whitespace for actual MBBS learning, which we hope to fill through our offering. Manipal MedAce brings together our rich heritage and expertise in medical education and a deep understanding of learners and their needs. Through Manipal MedAce, we endeavour to enrich lives of MBBS learners, setting them up for success.”

Mr. Balasundaram Athreya, Chief Digital Officer, Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) & Business Head, Manipal MedAce, added, “The present-day MBBS learner’s needs are core to Manipal MedAce’s design and development. Our mission, therefore, is to offer a comprehensive digital resource that supplements MBBS learning. Essentially the product ensures better management of time between campus learning and self-paced revision. Significant investment has been made in adapting e-learning design principles to the content enabling SMART self-study. Presented on an easy to navigate, multi-device capable, and feature-rich platform, the user experience and interface make for stress-free learning. Furthermore, we will be continuously engaged with the students on their learning journey through our help-desk and learner support functions.”

Dr. Pragna Rao, Academic Advisor, Manipal MedAce, said, “Manipal MedAce is that student-friendly digital resource built to supplement the CBME curriculum. The resource explains basic concepts and clarifies doubts helping the student to revise efficiently. Manipal MedAce’s curated content includes clinical, practical, and dissection videos, quizzes, lecture capsules, diagrams, and infographics. Linker case videos unique to Manipal MedAce, allow first-year MBBS students to have early clinical exposure and apply Basic Sciences principles in a hospital setting. Assessments include case-based and image-based questions to perform well in-class tests and university exams. Overall outcomes for the student include achieving competencies and skillsets required for an Indian Medical Graduate.” 

Dr. H Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman, Manipal Hospitals, said, “Today, there is an increasing need for digital learning tools that can provide clinical and practical exposure, right from the start of a medical student’s learning journey. Manipal has always been a leader in innovation and introduction of cutting edge technology in the field of medicine and healthcare. Manipal MedAce is a huge step in the right direction and an incredible means of supplementing campus education. I am confident that Manipal MedAce will help build a generation of competent and confident doctors for the future”

  

Manipal MedAce is live from today. To access a preview login on to www.manipalmedace.com.

About Manipal Global Education Services:

Manipal Global Education Services is a leading international provider of quality business and marketing solutions in higher education. Our services help educators and institutions keep pace with the learners’ evolving demands and set up business best practices focused on the future needs of higher education. Manipal Global, a part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), currently has presence worldwide, holding, operating, and championing campus enterprises across India, Dubai, Malaysia, Nepal, and Antigua in the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.manipalglobal.com

About Manipal MedAce:

Manipal MedAce is a first-of-its-kind digital learning and assessment resource for undergraduate medical students. Built on the instructional design principles of e-learning, Manipal MedAce is an outcome-driven learning aid. It follows the integrated CBME curriculum and is supported by case-based learning and assessment. MedAce enables medical students to optimize learning by providing them access to best-in-class resources on a single learning platform. The product promises smart self-study using curriculum-mapped content, effective revision techniques, and guidance on exam preparation. An initiative that comes from Manipal Global, it is backed by the best minds in medical education.  Manipal MedAce is built on the back of robust academic insight and processes and aspires to be the brand of choice for learning amongst medical students across the country. For more information, visit www.manipalmedace.com

IDP successfully concluded the season 2 of IDP India Education Conclave with participation from over 7000 students

29th November 2021: IDP Education, the global leader in international education services, successfully completed the Season 2 of its Education Conclave 2021. Conducted on the 23rd and 24th of November, the virtual conference was graced by more than 30 industry stalwarts and keynote speakers from around the globe and was attended by over 7000 students.

This year the education conclave focused on the latest developments, changes and innovative solutions adapted to facilitate the smooth delivery of higher education. The sessions revolved around the impact of technology on easing the application process for international students, along with insights on sought-after study destinations such as Australia, the UK, the USA, Canada, and Ireland.



Some of the other key knowledge sharing sessions revolved around the 'role of an education counsellor in shaping students' global dreams', 'insights and trends in the international education sector', and 'Understanding of strategies to score higher band in IELTS'. The conference concluded with a special session from successful alumni as panellists, sharing their success stories and challenges they overcame during their graduation years.

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Commenting over the conclave and its offerings, Mr Piyush Kumar, Regional Director (South Asia & Mauritius), IDP Education, said, "This is the second season of the IDP India education conclave. The objective of the conclave was to bring eminent personalities, senior leaders from the education industry on a common platform so students and their parents can learn about the new dynamics of international education in current times. We carefully chose the topics of this conclave to help our viewers understand the ongoing transitions and changes while studying abroad and be better prepared to fulfil their dream and build a career."



Students who missed attending the education conclave can still access these insightful sessions as they will be aired on IDP's social media channels in the coming days.



About IDP

IDP Education is a global leader in international education services. With a network of over 120 international student placement centers, it has a global presence in more than 30 countries. For over 50 years, IDP has played a significant role in international education by offering comprehensive counselling services to students and having placed more than 500,000 students into quality institutions in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, and Ireland.

Currently, IDP in India has offices in 41 locations and guides students and their families through the entire study overseas process – university/course selection, submission of application, assistance with the visa process and pre-departure planning.

Les Roches joins Oceansky Challenge, the first commercial airship project of the 21st century.

· Les Roches will collaborate on both the design of the passenger cabin and hospitality concepts for OceanSky Cruises.



· Carlos Díez de la Lastra, General Director of Les Roches Marbella, participated in Expo 2020 Dubai, together with other experts to analyze the future of airships in tourism while offering an alternative to dependence on fossil fuels.



· Conceived as a five-star hotel, the OceanSky Cruises dirigible airship aims to make history and become the first aircraft to land at the North Pole. It is scheduled to launch in 2024.




November 18th, 2021. The Managing Director of Les Roches in Marbella, considered one of the three best hospitality management schools in the world, participated in the round table titled “Leading the future of sustainable travel: The rebirth of airships”, held at Expo 2020 Dubai. The session addressed the future of the next generation of airships, which hopes to provide clean and efficient aviation to cope with dependence on fossil fuels.



Carlos Díez de la Lastra shared his insights with a panel of experts made up of leading figures in technological innovation being applied to travel and luxury tourism. The panel included Eckhard Breuer, CEO of ZLT (Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik), Alan Weston, CEO of LTA Research and Exploration, Gennadiy Verba, President of Atlas LTA Advance Technology, Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation and National Geographic Explorer in Residence, Sébastien Bougon, Founder and CEO of Flying Whales; Bruce Dickison, CEO of Cardiff Aviation (and leader of the Iron Maiden gang), and Robert Swan, founder of "2041" and activist for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy.



Invited to the panel for its role as a globally leading school focused on educating managers for the hospitality sector, Les Roches is a privileged witness into how tourism evolves from its earliest stages. Thanks to the cross relationship it maintains with the luxury sector, which is also growing in sophistication, Les Roches’ network of professors, professionals and students manifests both the need and desire, through an invigorating academic environment, to generate tourism-related projects that differentiate. One of the latest milestones in projects that will mark the future is the inclusion into the SPARK Innovation Sphere by Les Roches of the first commercial passenger airship carrier of the 21st century, OceanSky Cruises.



Les Roches took on the challenge posed by OceanSky Cruises due to the comprehensive nature of its innovative project. OceanSky’s airship project is a combination of pioneering technology with a very high level of customer hospitality experience, and this is the area where Les Roches has provided its breadth of experience and knowledge. For Carlos Díez de la Lastra, OceanSky Cruises meets all the parameters required by luxury tourism today: “They offer technological innovation that allows tourists to visit regions of the world that are difficult to reach otherwise, and they respect the 'must' of sustainability principles, as well as the exclusivity of luxury tourism”.



SPARK Innovation Sphere by Les Roches



Launched in late 2020, Spark is a global ecosystem designed to foster innovation (especially among hotel, tourism, luxury, and restaurant players), be part of the economic development strategy, and attract a growing number of startups.

Spark offers consulting, research, and project support services with advanced technological and digital resources. It also provides pre-incubation and incubation services for young companies with innovative ideas.



Today, Spark brings together an important network of experts both locally and internationally. More than 35 partner companies already work together in the center of Marbella on large-scale projects, including Airlander 10 (OceanSky Cruises), the new luxury airship that will fly to the North Pole in 2024.



Integrated into the academic program, Spark places innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of the Les Roches way of life by inviting students, graduates, and industry partners to work together to develop and test new solutions in on-campus laboratories. Students are afforded the opportunity to work on real business consulting and academic challenges facing real business cases provided by Spark partners.



Carlos Díez de la Lastra, general director of Les Roches Marbella, states: "Our objective is to foster the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of our students; therefore, part of our mission is to support technological projects and give them a space to grow on our campus. We are excited and we are passionate about being part of the future of the industry by working on the ideas that will change and evolve the world of travel and luxury. OceanSky Cruises is just one example of what awaits us."

About Les Roches

Les Roches is a Swiss institution focused on creating the innovative and entrepreneurial minds of tomorrow. Founded in 1954, Les Roches offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management following the Swiss model of education. With three campuses across Switzerland, Spain, and China; a student body of more than 100 different nationalities, the institution provides students with a unique culturally diverse experience. As of 2021, Les Roches also has an academic alliance with the Indian School of Hospitality (ISH) with a partner campus in Gurugram (Delhi NCR).

Les Roches ranks four for higher education institutions in Hospitality Management, and three for Employer Reputation (QS World University Rankings, 2021). Part of Sommet Education, a worldwide leader in hospitality education, Les Roches is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).