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SWAYAM AI courses preschool education nationwide.” where both aspirations can be pur-
sued simultaneously. We will be of-
Chennai, may 5. Indian Institute of Bharati AXA apprentices fering meritorious sportspersons full
Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) has scholarships for undergraduate and
launched five courses on Artificial In- Mumbai, may 20. Bharti AXA Life In- postgraduate degree programs. AUO
telligence (AI) through the SWAYAM surance launched BIMA BHARTI, un- will also provide selected sportsper-
Plus online portal. These 25-45 hour der the Central government’s National sons free access to our three-month
courses can be accessed free-of-charge Apprenticeship Training Scheme certificate course in sports psycholo-
by students, academics and working (NATS). Under this program, Bharti gy to enhance their mental health and
professionals. The prime intent of AXA Life which has already onboard- performance,” said Ajit Chauhan,
these courses is to make AI learning ed 200 apprentices, will hire an addi- Chairman of Amity University Online,
accessible, as no prior AI knowledge is tional 600 apprentices with a special speaking on the occasion.
required to sign up for these courses. focus on recruiting women. The event also marked the formal
“These courses, which are aligned “By aligning with the government’s enrolment of Indian Women’s Hockey
to the National Credit Framework, can apprenticeship schemes, we aim to team captain Salima Tete and defend-
also be accessed by higher education empower youth, foster career growth, er Jyoti into AUO’s Bachelor of Arts
institutions as a credit program for and build a future-ready workforce program, making them the first ben-
the academic year. Our objective is to that will drive excellence in our ser- eficiaries of this collaboration agree-
make AI accessible across disciplines vices. Our customised onboarding and ment.
— not only to engineering students mentoring programmes will equip
but also to those from arts, science, young talent for impactful roles in in- WSAAIIS launch
commerce, and other streams,” says dustry and the economy,” said Dha-
Prof. R. Sarathi, Dean (Planning), nashree Thakkar, Head of Human Kanpur, may 1. The Indian Institute of
IIT-Madras and SWAYAM Plus Coor- Resources and Distribution Training Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) launched
dinator, IIT Madras. at Bharti AXA Life, speaking on the the Wadhwani School of Advanced
occasion. Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent
Edovu’s preschools venture is six months. On successful comple- Systems (WSAAIIS). The school will
The duration of the apprenticeship
offer study programmes in advanced
New delhi, may 10. The Gurgaon-based tion of the programme, apprentices AI, cyber-security, robotics and nur-
Edovu Ventures Pvt. Ltd announced will be certified by the Government ture interdisciplinary teams of faculty,
a plan to launch 120 standalone pre- of India with this qualification rec- researchers and students in state-of-
schools under its EduGlobal Junior ognised in employment exchanges the-art laboratories.
brand. These schools will offer the countrywide. Formally inaugurating the Wad-
Primary Years Programme (PYP) hwani School, Prime Minister Na-
framework of the Geneva-based In- AUO-Hockey India accord rendra Modi said: “Today, super
ternational Baccalaureate (IB) exam hubs of artificial intelligence, intel-
board. This announcement was made Noida, may 20. Amity University On- ligent systems, bioscience, biotech-
following an agreement signed at the line (AUO) signed a Memorandum of nology, health and medicine are
IB Global Centre, Singapore. Understanding (MoU) with Hockey being launched at IIT-Kanpur and
“This partnership marks the begin- India to provide comprehensive edu- IIT-Bombay. I congratulate the Wad-
ning of a long-term journey to make cation opportunities to India’s hockey hwani Foundation, our IITs and all
international-quality education more players of international, national, and stakeholders for this effort.”
accessible and impactful,” said P.K. state levels. The purpose of this MoU Added Dr. Ajay Kela, President
Samal, Founder-Managing Director is to support the holistic growth of and CEO of the Wadhwani Founda-
of Edovu Ventures, addressing the players by enabling them to pursue tion: “By combining IIT-Kanpur’s aca-
media. higher education without compromis- demic excellence with the Wadhwani
Added Amandeep Singh Dhali- ing their sports training and careers. Foundation’s focus on scalable impact,
wal, CEO of EduGlobal Junior: “Hav- “Under this partnership, Amity we aim to create a truly global hub of
ing already built a strong presence in University Online will offer a robust AI innovation. Our investment will
K-12 schools, online education, and educational scholarship program de- support not only the school’s physi-
senior schooling, Edovu Ventures signed specifically for sportspersons. cal infrastructure, but also long-term
is now poised to redefine primary Most of them experience difficulties programs, scholarships and entrepre-
education in India. Through this col- in balancing sports training with aca- neurial pathways for students. WSAA-
laboration with IB, we intend to bring demic learning. Our MoU promises IIS will function as a SuperHub of the
about meaningful transformation in to create a supportive environment Wadhwani Innovation Network.”

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