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GHI Presents L’Atelier ten countries including China, UAE, Speaking on the occasion, Prof.
Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, Ugan- B.S. Murty, director of IIT-H, said:
Bengaluru, feBruary 26. M. Ven- da, Rwanda, Morocco and Kenya. “We will work closely with SMC and
kaiah Naidu, vice president of India, The chief guests were Alex Ellis, Brit- other stakeholders to identify and
and Thaawarchand Gehlot, gov- ish high commissioner to India, and address broad challenges on and be-
ernor of Karnataka, inaugurated the Hemanth Bharatha Chakravarthy, yond mobility in India and Japan in
state-of-the-art L’Atelier — ensemble chairperson, events of the Harvard technology and design. The centre is
of fine arts and indoor sports arena — College Debating Union. also a testament to the leaders we are
of the top-ranked Greenwood High In- The topics of debate included, ‘The producing at IIT-H.”
ternational School, Bengaluru (GHI). future of artificial intelligence (AI)
Addressing students and parents and school education will go hand in Extramarks-Arsenal
of GHI, the vice president said: “A hand’; ‘Development of AI will help
healthy body is essential for a healthy humanity’; ‘AI has the potential to ad- partnership
mind. Thus, sports and co-curricular dress some of the biggest challenges
education play an indispensable part in school education today’; ‘Excessive delhi, feBruary 3. Extramarks Educa-
in the growth and moulding of young use of Internet has led to unsafe learn- tion India Pvt. Ltd, a global provider
minds.” ing’; ‘Is climate change already irre- of new-age digital learning solutions,
GHI’s L’Atelier Centre for Sports versible?’ among others. signed a strategic partnership with the
Excellence (CSE) offers state-of-the- “The SAI Global Debate is an in- Arsenal Football Club, UK to become
art facilities including a natural grass dependent, non-partisan, progressive its exclusive official learning partner
FIFA size football ground, Astroturf initiative seeking to develop confident in India, South Africa, Indonesia, and
hockey field, tennis courts and crick- communicators, critical thinkers, and the Middle East.
et pitches with nets, 50-m swimming empowered global citizens and leaders Under the collaboration agree-
pool, world-class glass-backed squash of today and tomorrow — equipped to ment, Extramarks will introduce
courts, shooting range, indoor basket- shape a more just, inclusive, peaceful, grassroots-level learning programs,
ball and badminton courts, golf simu- secure and sustainable future for all,” football workshops, meet and greets
lator with professional golf clubs and said Dr. Silpi Sahoo, chairperson with players, and other exclusive com-
data analyzer. of the Sai International Education petitions and experiences in partner-
A separate block for arts, drama Group. ship with Arsenal. Extramarks will
and music with globally benchmarked Added Alex Ellis: “Global prob- also have access to a wide array of
facilities including sound-proof music lems need global solutions and these digital, social, and logistical assets,
rooms with world-class acoustics; art can be addressed by deliberations and including Arsenal imagery, club-cer-
room to conceptualize and paint artis- discussions as global solutions cannot tified coaches, and access to the club’s
tic canvases; art gallery to showcase be forced. They have to come about London training centre to support
students’ artwork; drama, music and, with a coalition of countries.” learning opportunities at all levels.
design tech rooms for design think- “Arsenal is among the best-supported
ing; music studio for sound recording; IIT–H-Suzuki contract football teams globally and is known
dance studio for choreography of clas- for its elegant style of play. Over the
sical and contemporary dance forms. hyderaBad, feBruary 4. The Indian years, the club has built a strong
“Inauguration of this complex is Institute of Technology Hyderabad resonance and support with young
a step forward in our mission to en- (IIT-H) and Suzuki Motor Corpora- people in India. These factors make
able our students develop in a holistic tion (SMC), Japan, the parent com- it a terrific partner to expand our
manner, with all-round education,” pany of Maruti Suzuki (India), signed audience exponentially” said Ritvik
said Bijay Agarwal, chairman, GHI, a three-year contract to institute a Kulshrestha, chief executive offi-
speaking on the occasion. Suzuki Innovation Centre (SIC) in cer, Extramarks Education, speaking
IIT-H with the objective of “creating on the occasion.
SIS Global Debates innovations for India and Japan” and to make learning more accessible and
“Extramarks is doing brilliant work
providing a platform for exchange of
BhuBaneswar, january 29. SAI Interna- knowledge between the two organisa- exciting for young people. Arsenal has
tional School (SIS), India’s top-ranked tions. SIC will be a platform for open millions of followers globally. We’re
co-ed day-cum-boarding school in innovations for industry, academia, delighted to team up with Extramarks
the latest EW India School Rankings and startups. The centre will also sup- to help them reach and engage a new
2021-22, convened an online Global port skills development and exchange audience with new learning opportu-
Debate Competition which attracted of human resources between India nities,” added Juliet Slot, chief com-
participation of 49 school teams from and Japan. mercial officer, Arsenal.

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