Pear Academy partners with prestigious Istituto Europeo di Design
Pearl Academy has collaborated with Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) — a creative education institute with nine campuses across Europe to launch an international study module with IED for its post-graduate (PG) students. “We are proud of this exclusive collaboration with IED. Global exposure is a significant element in one’s education today because it leads to a wider outlook and enhances skills like teamwork in a cross-cultural environment, problem-solving, communication etc,” said Professor Nandita Abraham, president, Pearl Academy. This 50-contact hour international module with IED will help Pearl Academy PG students earn global academic validation as their performance will be assessed by IED faculty members and will receive a certification along with performance & assessment report.
Jodhpur school students organise virtual concert for charity
Greenwood High International School grade 11 student Ainesh Mohan initiated the setting up of a musical group ‘Musical Messiahs’, along with his friends and performed a virtual concert recently to raise funds for food supply to students of a residential school and NGO, Sucheta Kriplani Shiksha Niketan (SKSN) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The non-profit initiative aimed to raise funds for people in need by conducting music concerts. The students were able to mobilise funds of over Rs 1.6 lakh, through crowd-funding websites and support from many others for the school, which is home to around 500 children. The school provides underprivileged, disabled children, coming from far off villages, a safe environment to learn and grow so that they can adapt to the outside world.
Israel opens borders for international students
The Council of Higher Education, Israel, has announced that the country has opened its borders for international students for the 2020-21 session. The announcement follows a government enacted restriction in mid-March that prevented nonIsraeli visitors from entering the country. Since then, the Council for Higher Education of Israel has been working closely with senior officials in the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Population and Immigration Authority on the issue. Throughout the pandemic, Israeli universities and colleges have made significant efforts to provide the necessary support for international students and ensure their health, safety, and academic success. They are now focused on guaranteeing their students’ arrival in Israel. International students will be required to complete a 14-day self-isolation period upon arrival to Israel under the supervision of their academic institution, in accordance with the Ministry of Health guidelines.
MDI Gurgaon announces scholarships for PG students
MDI Gurgaon, a Indian business school, has joined hands with RSPL Welfare Foundation (RWF), a charitable trust from Kanpur, to offer a scholarship programme — ‘Poonam Gyanchandani Memorial Scholarship’ — for the students of MDI’s PGPM Programme (Post Graduate Programme in Management).The purpose of this scholarship programme is to provide financial support to the students of PGPM programme of MDI Gurgaon on the merit-cum-means basis. Pawan Kumar Singh, director, MDI Gurgaon, said: “We are proud and happy to collaborate with RSPL Welfare Foundation to offer this merit-cum-means scholarship programme. This is a unique initiative to help meritorious and needy students in carving a bright future for themselves.” The scholarship amount of Rs 35 lakhs will be equally disbursed to the selected seven students, wherein each will be getting Rs 5 lakh. The students eligible for this scholarship will be selected by the duly formed committee including members from MDI Gurgaon and RSPL Welfare Foundation.
