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Education Briefs

Vidyanjali higher ed loans for the programme according participate in Season II of the 2022
programme to the bank’s student loans eligibility Mindler talent hunt. Of them 3,000
criteria. After candidates complete the
students from 1,000 schools will re-
New delhi, jaNuary 5. The Union min- program, they will be awarded a post- ceive scholarships to access the uni-
istry of education has started registra- graduate diploma in banking by the versities of their choice.
tions for its Vidyanjali Higher Educa- Manipal Academy of Higher Educa- Mindler has launched this initiative
tion Volunteer Programme (VHEVP). tion (MAHE) and certification by Yes in collaboration with Afairs (Asia's
The programme intends to build a ro- School of Banking. leading education enabler for student-
bust team of volunteers to positively Diploma holders will be offered university outreach) and Education-
impact the nation’s higher education placement in Yes Bank with com- World — The Human Development
system by contributing with academic, petitive compensation packages. On Magazine. Registration for the Mind-
training, and infrastructure support. completing a predefined tenure with ler Scholarship Hunt is at https://nav-
To participate in this programme, the bank and after they meet requi- igate.mindler.com/scholarship
volunteers and institutions can sign site performance standards, the entire “As we enter Season II of this ini-
up at www.vidyanjali-he.education. program fee will be refunded. tiative, we intend to empower over
gov.in. Volunteers can interact with 50,000 students in collaboration with
higher education institutes directly JARO'S Future Leader our partner universities. We are excit-
and contribute to the institution’s ed about discovering the best talent in
academic services and activities with Program each and every state of the country,”
relevant knowledge and skillsets. says Prateek Bhargava, founder-
Volunteers can also aid institutions MuMbai, jaNuary 18. Jaro Education CEO of Mindler Education.
by donating assets and equipment. Pvt. Ltd (estb.2009) announced the
VHEVP’s objective is to support launch of a six-months virtual Future Atlas SkillTech University
students, faculties, and institutions Leader Program in collaboration with
of higher education through volun- Deakin University, Australia and pro- MuMbai jaNuary 27. Atlas SkillTech
teerism by community, private and fessional services firm KPMG India. University (ASU), Maharashtra’s first
public sector NGOs, NRIs, and PIOs. This new age program enables pro- skills varsity and a new addition to the
“This is an important initiative of fessionals to develop required skills as city of Mumbai, held its first Advisory
the ministry that will strengthen the they step into leadership roles in the Board meeting. Members of the board
country's higher education system. VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, include Deepak Parekh (HDFC), Dr.
Almost 40 million students are in and ambiguous) world. Indu Shahani, Ronnie Screwvala
higher education and our foremost According to Jaro Education and Mayank Kumar (upGrad), Ram
task is to benefit them. India has a spokespersons, this program will Raghavan (Colgate), Keshav Muru-
huge youth population and we want equip leaders to navigate dynamic gesh (WNS), Karan Singh (Bain),
to convert this into a strong human business environments. “The pedago- among others.
resource for the country. We need to gy blends academic rigour and practi- ASU will provide “world-class
integrate every available resource in cal insights from corporate practitio- outcomes” in design and creativity,
the country and pool them together to ners that will help students to develop digital content & gamification, media
make this programme a success” says the ability to lead nimbly and enhance and communication, digital technol-
Prof. M.P. Poonia, vice chairman value sustainably. Certification will ogy and data, management and en-
of AICTE. enable professionals to lead in a dis- trepreneurship. “The world of work
ruptive VUCA world,” says Ranjita has evolved dramatically, altering the
Yes Bank-Manipal BFSI Raman, CEO of Jaro Education. prominence and hierarchy of educa-
tion and skills worldwide. Our unique
initiative Mindler's transnational industry integrated model and loca-
tion will enable ASU to become a glob-
MuMbai, jaNuary 11. Yes Bank has Talent Hunt ally ranked urban innovation universi-
partnered with the Manipal Academy ty bringing together renowned faculty,
of BFSI to launch its Yes Professional New delhi, jaNuary 27. Mindler Edu- learning companies and talented stu-
Banker program, a one-year post- cation Pvt. Ltd, the well-reputed ca- dents to deliver resilient education to
graduate diploma in banking for col- reer guidance company, has launched transform our students into respon-
lege/university graduates who aspire a ‘Mindler Scholarship and Talent sible leaders of tomorrow,” says Dr.
to build a career in the banking and Hunt’ for class XII students in India Indu Shahani, founding-president
financial services industry (BFSI). and the Middle East. Over 50,000 and chancellor Atlas SkillTech Uni-
The bank will provide education class XII students are expected to versity.

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