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ABEA-Johns Hopkins The Magic Years (TMY, estb.1978), Therefore, we are providing free train-
scholarships Delhi’s top-ranked standalone pre- ing and mentoring for 500 youth. This
initiative has been launched to enable
primary which will prepare youngest
MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 9. The Aditya Bir- children for the foundation’s K-12 talented students with financial chal-
la Education Academy (ABEA) has Shiv Nadar School, Noida. However, lenges an opportunity to take one of
signed a collaboration agreement with S h i rl e y M ad h av an Kut t y , the our skill development courses online.
the US-based Johns Hopkins Center founder-principal of TMY and her Education is a tool for empowerment
for Talented Youth (CTY) to offer team of educators will continue to lead and employment.”
scholarships in India for CTY’s online the pre-primary renamed ‘The Magic
programs for advanced learners. Years, a Shiv Nadar School’. British Council Women’s
Under terms of the agreement, “Over the past four decades, TMY
ABEA and CTY will identify and sup- has emerged as the torch-bearer of Scholarships
port bright young learners in India preschool education, inculcating in
through these online programs at children the joy of learning while NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 15. On the occa-
reduced fees — a 5 percent reduction helping them to develop critical social sion of International Women’s Day
on tuition and application fees — un- and emotional skills. The Shiv Nadar (March 8), the British Council has
til August 2021. This fee reduction School has also emerged as one of the launched a new scheme to support
is available to the first 50 advanced most respected K-12 schools in Delhi women who wish to pursue Masters
learners who apply to ABEA. Stu- NCR in a short time span. I am happy degrees in science, technology, engi-
dents in classes II-XI can qualify for to partner with the HCL Foundation neering and mathematics (STEM) in
the scholarships by participating in to continue to provide an engaging, the UK. The scholarship will allow
the CTY Talent Search test conducted caring and fun learning environment over 100 women from India and other
by ABEA. for pre-schoolers,” said Madhavan countries in South Asia, East Asia and
CTY offers more than 200 chal- Kutty, commenting on the merger. the Americas to obtain advanced de-
lenging, engaging and enjoyable grees from several UK universities, to
digital courses conducted by expert CEDP scholarships qualify for careers in STEM vocations.
instructors who specialise in teach- According to data from the UN
ing advanced concepts to advanced MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 1. Council of Educa- Scientific, Educational and Cultural
learners. Courses are available in real- tion and Development Programmes Organisation (Unesco), fewer than 30
time, independent and student-driv- (CEDP, estb.2010), a Mumbai-based percent of research personnel world-
en, collaborative formats in computer skill development institute, is to pro- wide are women and only 30 percent
science, critical reading, engineering, vide free training for 500 eligible female students select STEM-related
history, mathematics, science, social students. The selected students can fields in higher education.
science, world languages. choose from the 50-plus skill devel- This generous scholarship scheme
“We are dedicated to offering opment courses run by the institute. includes tuition fees, monthly stipend,
unique, rigorous and relevant courses Courses offered include certified travel costs, visa and health coverage
to learners in India who are looking to training for the hospitality, aviation, expenses. The scholarship is also open
upskill themselves in this fast chang- automobile and healthcare industries. to women with dependants and con-
ing world. We are happy to work with Commercially, course fees range from tains provision for scholars who might
the Johns Hopkins CTY and provide Rs.15,000-6 lakh which will be waived need a short pre-sessional English
special scholarships to fulfil the learn- for the selected students. course to achieve the language level
ing needs of bright young minds,” said To avail scholarships, applicants needed to undergo their studies.
N e e rja B i rl a, founder and chair- should register for the online AICST Female applicants from South Asia
person of the Aditya Birla Education (All India Career and Scholarship must be from one of the following eli-
Trust, speaking on the occasion. Test) Entrance Test. Eligibility for gible countries — Afghanistan, Ban-
writing the test is class X certification gladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri
TMY-Shiv Nadar and beyond. Lanka. All candidates from South Asia
must apply directly to the following
Comments S h ah e e n Kh an ,
founder and CEO of CEDP Skill In- universities of their interest: Teesside
Foundation M&A
stitute: “Much has been discussed on University, City University London,
DELHI, FEBRUARY 4. Shiv Nadar Foun- the impact of Covid-19 on employ- University of Strathclyde, Newcastle
dation, the philanthropic venture ment. As an educationist, I believe University, Edinburgh Napier Univer-
of IT entrepreneur S h i v N ad ar, that urgent action is needed for up- sity, The University of Warwick, The
founder-CEO of HCL, a US $10 billion skilling youth to prepare them better University of Edinburgh and Brunel
global IT conglomerate, has acquired for changed post-Covid workplaces. University London.

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