In Briefs

OUP joins Hope Kolkata Foundation to push digital literacy

Oxford University Press (OUP) has supported Hope Kolkata Foundation’s Kasba Girls Home, Ashar Alo Girls Home, Ashirwad Boys Home and Punorjiban Boys home with digital learning labs to ensure continued learning during Covid-19 and even beyond. These learning labs will help teachers to remain connected with children at these shelter homes when regular classroom learning has been disrupted. In addition to providing digital learning infrastructure, OUP is also supporting learners with english language learning and personality development training to make sure that they become confident and well-groomed future professionals. OUP will also support teachers engaged by Hope Kolkata Foundation with their own learning and professional development, to help them adapt to the new ways of remote teaching and learning.

Pearl Academy brings AI-based designing course

Pearl Academy has announced collaborating with the Royal College of Art (RCA), UK to offer ‘Designing Services and Products with Artificial Intelligence’ course to students in India. This 9-week online/offline hybrid programme, developed and taught by the RCA faculties with delivery support from Pearl Academy, will give its students a strategic and applied understanding of the design principles supporting human-to-human-to-AI interactions, to develop AI ecosystems supported by products and services. The programme will be offered to the thirdyear undergraduate students of Pearl Academy and will consist of online and face-to-face units along with interactive seminars/workshops. The students will receive a certificate from the RCA upon completion of the programme.

British School of Etiquette introduces life skills to India

The British School of Etiquette India, with an aim to revolutionise the training and life skills sector, has introduced the first 2 courses online as ‘Emotional intelligence’ and ‘The Polished Professional’ starting from 5th and 21st September respectively. The Emotional Intelligence Course would enhance emotional and social skills to access others’ emotions by demystifying the neuroscientific and psychological roots of compassion. On the other hand, the Polished Professional Course is ideal to perfect business and social skills especially in the ‘new normal’. This involves effective networking, communicating with polished language, meetings, and interviewing skills while establishing a rapport at any given situation. It helps professionals emerge from this period of isolation, ready to maximize career opportunities by always presenting the best and most polished version of oneself. Both these would be conducted under the guidance of Richard Cullinan, an entrepreneur and executive coach along with Philip Sykes, founder, BSoE.

Rishihood University’s virtual conference on Awadhi cuisine

 Rishihood University recently hosted a virtual conference titled ‘Awadh ke Zaike Ka Safar — with Shahanshah Mirza’ in collaboration with Gateway Education. The virtual event was aimed to explore the origin and evolution of Awadhi cuisine and also gave a glimpse of how Indian cuisine found its gracious presence on international menus. The conference was attended by Shahanshah Mirza, the great-great-grandson of the last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah. He elaborated on the legacy of the age-old cuisine and took the participants on a journey through the times when the Nawabs ruled Awadh. He shared beautiful stories of the lifestyle and values of the royal family, and talked about the profound influence Awadhi Cuisine has on the greater Indian culinary traditions. The conference also witnessed special guest chef Davinder Kumar (senior vice president, F&B production at Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi and president of Indian Culinary Forum) to represent the hospitality industry.