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St. Gobain-IIM-A concordat leges in 23 states have signed up for RCCGETD-UC for the past two years
AAKRUTI 2022. Through this com- and have trained over 1,500 teachers
AhmedAbAd, november 16. Saint- petition, contestants will become ac- including several CBSE school prin-
Gobain India — a subsidiary of the quainted with the latest technologies cipals. We firmly believe that it can
Paris-based St. Gobain — has signed offered by Dassault Systemes includ- provide a solution to India’s teacher
an MoU with IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM- ing 3DEXPERIENCE Works, SOLID- development needs, and ensure the
A) to conduct a study titled ‘Cre- WORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE. successful achievement of the goals
ating Biodiversity Habitat at the “The 3DEXPERIENCE platform enumerated in NEP 2020,” said Dr.
IIM-A campus’. The MoU has been helps students to enhance their learn- Prodipta Hore, director, ABEA.
facilitated with the support of the ing and problem-solving capabilities.
IIM-A Endowment Fund, a dedicated AAKRUTI 2022 is part of our com- Mindler Internship 3.0
philanthropic and fund raising unit of mitment to help students explore new
IIM-A. The study will identify phased technologies through hands-on expe- new delhi, november 2. Mindler
interventions required to improve the rience,” said Deepak N.G, managing Education Pvt. Ltd — a Delhi-based
density of avian biodiversity and tree director (India), Dassault Systemes, comprehensive career guidance and
cover through the use of indigenous speaking on the occasion. mentorship company — launched its
species, reinforcement of indigenous Mindler Internship Season 3 pro-
floral structure, enhancement of wa- ABEA-RCCGETD-UC project gramme in collaboration with AF-
ter retention capacity through passive AIRS, Asia’s premier education en-
measures, increase in soil permeabil- mumbAi, november 11. The Aditya Birla abler for student-university outreach
ity and improvement in air quality on Education Academy (ABEA), a teach- and EducationWorld. The initiative
the IIM-A campus. er training institute promoted by the enables class XII students to acquire
“Saint-Gobain has always been Aditya Birla Education Trust (ABET) their first experience of the corporate
ahead of its times in terms of envi- and The Renzulli Center for Creativity, world. The four-weeks internship pro-
ronmental protection by establishing Gifted Education, & Talent Develop- gramme is designed to equip students
urban forests in some of its large ment, University of Connecticut (RC- with practical skills.
manufacturing entities. We hope this CGETD-UC) announced a collabora- According to a Mindler state-
MoU will go a long way in meeting tion to offer a schoolwide enrichment ment, this free-of-charge internship
the proposed outcomes of the study programme (SEP) to Indian teachers. programme has been meticulously
while achieving our purpose of mak- The eight-week, after-hours pro- designed by experts from industry,
ing the world a better place,” said P. gramme which will be delivered on- academia and career counselling as an
Padmakumar, executive direc- line, commenced on December 2. It is extensive but light-on-schedule pro-
tor of Saint Gobain India Pvt. Ltd, designed to train educators/teachers gramme for class XII students “which
speaking on the occasion. to develop the talents of all students, can be entirely online, requiring noth-
providing a range of advanced-level ing more than a device and an internet
Dassault design contest enrichment experiences, and follow- connection”. Students will also have
a chance to test their creativity with
up opportunities for students based
delhi, november 17. The Paris on their aptitudes and interests. All assignments and quizzes, and win
(France)-based Dassault Systemes primary and secondary school teach- rewards valued at Rs.10 lakh includ-
launched a nationwide product de- ers, special educators and counsellors ing Apple iPads, Kindle ear pods and
sign contest for engineering, design are eligible to sign up for SEP. Amazon vouchers.
and technology students in India. The faculty includes leading edu- “The Mindler Internship Program
The objective of AAKRUTI 2022 is to cation experts including Dr. Joseph is the perfect platform for class XII
provide students countrywide an op- Renzulli, founder, Renzulli Learning students to equip themselves with
portunity to devise innovative solu- Systems & professor, University of skills necessary to make the transition
tions for long-standing technological Connecticut; Dr. Sally Reis, professor, from school to college. In this work-
and social problems. The challenge in- University of Connecticut; and Nicole from-home programme for class XII
volves three stages — product design, Waicunas, SEM Outreach Coordina- students will virtually rub shoulders
design concept submission, and final tor at RCCGETD-UC. The eight-weeks with some of India’s foremost educa-
product submission. Participants can after-hours programme is priced at tors, entrepreneurs, artists, motiva-
submit their projects virtually through Rs.5,900 per teacher. After successful tors and distinguished career coaches.
online collaboration enabled by Das- completion, participating teachers will We have created an effective roadmap
sault’s cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE be awarded certificates by RCCGETD- for them to realise their career aspira-
platform. UC. tions,” said Prateek Bhargava, CEO
A total of 1,384 teams from 302 col- “We have been running SEP with of Mindler, speaking on the occasion.

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