EduTech Samachar

  Shivam Garg, COO, Silver Fern and Nagina Bains, Director, Testler   Chandigarh :  Silver Fern Education Consultants, one of the leading global education consultants in the region, has entered into a strategic partnership with Testler, a Chandigarh-based counseling, grooming, and overseas and Indian education preparation center. The agreement between the two education industry players was reached between Shivam Garg, Partner and COO, Silver Fern Education Consultants, and Nagina Bains, Director and Founder, Testler here. It is noteworthy that Nagina Bains, a young and dynamic woman entrepreneur is also  Chairperson of the prestigious Industry body - CII's Indian Women Network (IWN) Tricity Chapter.   Shivam Garg said, “Silver Fern is extremely happy to join hands with Testler. We understand the significance of encouraging students aiming for admissions and scholarships abroad, which requires effective test preparations. As per ...

Chandigarh : The second Higher Education Conclave, being organized by Silver Fern Education Consultants on August 13, at Hyatt Regency Chandigarh, will see the participation of a large number of top foreign universities. To be held from 10am to 5pm, the conclave will offer students multiple options for admission to universities of their choice and opportunities for overseas education scholarships.       Almasto Kapoor, CEO (Founder & Partner), Silver Fern Education Consultants said, “Many universities and college delegates from countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the United States, and New Zealand have already confirmed to attend the conclave to ensure that students have the best guidance in their journey towards tertiary education overseas.” He revealed that top ranking institutes such as Queen Mary University London, McMaster University , University of Sydney , University of California , Riverside , University of Waterloo , Universi...

Chandigarh : The Chandigarh Regional Centre of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) celebrated its 7th Charter Day with a discussion on ways to uplift the standard of interior design education. The Chief Guest of the programme was Ms Sumit Kaur, Retd Chief Architect, Deptt of Urban Planning & Administration, Chandigarh, while Ar Ravindra Kumar from Bangalore was the guest speaker. IIID’s vision is highly professional by helping students in this field and encouraging local artists and artisans from different places. For this Chandigarh Centre is planning to hold a showcase with the theme of Art and Craft in the coming months, said Ar Manmohan Khanna, Founder Chairman of IIID Chandigarh Centre. He emphasized the need for standardization of professional education. Interior Designer Ashima Vashisht, Chairperson, IIID Chandigarh said, “We believe in raising awareness regarding interior designing and design profession to the masses. IIID believes in collaborations wi...

Mohali :   "Education must prepare students to confidently choose their path in the rapidly changing world. Taking a suitable decision in such a dynamic environment appears to be not only tough but also complex for the students," says Ashpica Ahuja, who has done her Masters in Law from the world-famous  University  of  Oxford . Ashpica was interacting with the media at the unveiling of Ed Consult, a unique 360-degree advisory service heralded by Ashpica for students wanting to join an international college or university.  Ashpica has returned from the  UK  to don the role of an expert educational counsellor in the 'study abroad' field. The idea is to help students make informed decisions about their global education objectives. She has always felt that students who dream of pursuing a global education have to face major challenges due to the lack of information about the innumerable courses and colleges existing in the global education arena. Ashpi...

Chandigarh : Silver Fern Education Consultants, an overseas education consultancy has come up with an initiative ECONATION, in association with St. John’s High School , Chandigarh . Under this, a waste paper recycling machine has been installed inside the premises of St. John’s High School .    "We have joined hands with the school to provide the students with a platform to create something new, which is useful and even profitable. The waste paper recycling machine installed in the school will be used to convert leftover sheets into fresh paper. This fresh paper can be used to manufacture products like notebooks, drawing books, exam sheets, magazine sheets, etc. This project will not only teach students how to manage a business and earn revenue but will also provide them with an opportunity to give back to the society as this is an ecofriendly project," said Shivam Garg,COO of Silver Fern. This project  was planned and structured under the guidanc...

Chandigarh: MRA Senior Secondary Model School, Sector 27, Chandigarh celebrated the International Day of Girl Child in the school premises under 'Girl’s India Project' in collaboration with CCPCR and Yuvsatta NGO with great enthusiasm. An informative programme was planned by the MRAite teachers and students with Buddy School ( Government Model Senior Secondary School , Sector 23 (NYC) Chandigarh ). As a ritual, the programme started with a melodious song highlighting the importance of a girl child. A short documentary on girl child’s empowerment was shown to the girls. All the girls wore badges quoting PROUD TO BE A GIRL. Not only this, girls expressed their emotions with the help of various posters, speeches and recital of poems. All the girls and educators together took a pledge for a better tomorrow. At the end, Director of the school, Ms Rachna Mahajan and Principal Dr Seema Biji inspired the girls with their enlightening speech and gave saplings to the participa...

  Kolkata: In a recent funding round, Ms Rimjhim Ray, Co-founder of Spotle.ai has invested in Wise Owl Learning. Rimjhim has joined their board and will be advising Wise Owl Learning primarily on partnerships, market expansion and investor strategy. Wise Owl Learning is a social impact edtech startup building adaptive, digital learning solutions for schools. Aimed at the next half billion population the startup has inked agreements with governments including Sikkim and Meghalaya to digitise school learning, student performance tracking and assessments. Rimjhim Ray is the Co-Founder, Spotle.ai , India ’s largest career platform for students and recent graduates. Speaking on her joining the Wise Owl board, she said, “The pandemic has given a push to students and schools beyond the metro cities to go online. The team at Wise Owl has the right vision and capability to serve a wide market with their integrated learning solutions. They address the learning gaps of each child throu...

  Shimla:   Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for admission in various Master Degree/Bachelor Degree/ Diploma/PG Diploma and Certificate programmes for the academic session July, 2021.  In addition to this, the last date for re-registration for next year/ semester for the students who have already registered in Bachelor/Master Degree programmes has also been extended. Admission process will be ONLINE for which the link is available on IGNOU Website: www.ignou.ac.in Students may now apply for fresh admission and re-registration upto 31 August, 2021. Joginder Kumar Yadav, Regional Director, IGNOU, Shimla informed that IGNOU is providing free education in BA,BCOM,BSC and various Diploma and Certificate Programmes for the students belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community for the Academic session July, 2021.  Aspirants of higher education through IGNOU programmes may apply for admission through IGNOU webs...

Sidharth Balakrishna Sidharth Balakrishna, IIM Calcutta alumnus, former Board Director with the Essel (Zee) Group and President of Tech Bloggers Community of Bloggers Alliance has launched a set of three courses on Spotle AI’s platform.Spotle.AI is India’s largest career network for students and recent graduates. The courses include:  Masterclass In AR and VR With Live Projects  Masterclasses in AR-VR, IoT and Blockchain launched   https://spotle.ai/learn/ar-vr ,  Masterclass in IoT https://spotle.ai/learn/iot , and the  Masterclass in Blockchain. Sidharth Balakrishna holds an MBA from IIM- Calcutta and an Economics degree from the SRCC, DelhiUniversity. He has over one and a half decades of experience in the energy, media, and infrastructure andeducation sectors. He is Former Chief Strategy Officer of Essel (Zee) Group and a Board Director. He is also a mentor with the MIT, Boston and MassChallenge USA and Israel . He has written six books pub...