Indian Universities, Colleges and Schools Round-Up | January 2023 | IISc & McGill University Astronomers use GMRT data to detect Radio Signals in a distant Galaxy

31 January, 2023

To benefit our student community and other stakeholders, the following write-up attempts to bring striking happenings across Indian Universities, Colleges and Schools lately. This article serves as a primer for the news articles published in the print/digital media (Sources for these news articles are linked below).

RV University earmarks Rs 10 crore for Merit Scholarships

Bengaluru: RV University (RVU) has allocated Rs 10 crores for merit scholarships for the ensuing academic year starting in August 2023. It will benefit 500 students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

These scholarships would enable meritorious students to pursue their academic aspirations and create a talent pool of future leaders. These include 100%, 50% and 25% scholarships for study in the first year. Renewal of scholarships is based on maintaining merit. As the admissions for the academic year 2023-2024 are open, students can apply for scholarships for this year.

RVU announced 100 scholarships in its first year of inception in 2021 which included 100% scholarships for students who lost one or more parents to COVID. In 2022, nearly 200 students were awarded scholarships worth Rs 3 crores. The University is constantly increasing the scholarship corpus fund to enable the academic pursuits of meritorious students and students from the economically weaker sections of society.

India’s first Hybrid Learning Facility was inaugurated at Maratha Mandal Engineering College, Belagavi

Belagavi: The pandemic disturbed all sectors of society and revealed its fault lines - especially in the education system. The reaction to the crisis has generated some impressive responses, in some cases, public and private partnerships have filled the gaps. One such partnership is between the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Tech Avant-Garde (TAG) to transform AICTE-approved colleges from Physical to Hybrid Mode. Under this program, Maratha Mandal Engineering College in Belgaum became the first AICTE-approved college that adopted Hybrid Learning. As a result, this institution is a Lockdown Proof and NEP 2020 complaint. Hybrid Learning will create learner-centred experiences that are profoundly personalized, relevant and engaging.

In Maratha Mandal Engineering College, the following Hybrid Learning facilities are created: Hybrid Studio, Hybrid Hub Classroom and Node Classroom. All students of the college have access to Hybrid Learning in the classroom.

Saveetha University (SIMATS) signs MoU with Potsdam Institute

Chennai: Recently Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science (SIMATS), India and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany for the research collaboration in presence of Dr Elena Surovyatkina, Chief Scientist and Dr Chadaram Shivaji, Vice Chancellor, SIMATS and Dr Lakshmi Thangavelu, Dean of International Affairs, SIMATS. The purpose of signing this MoU is to initiate joint research projects between the institute and joint publications.

IISc & McGill University Astronomers use GMRT Data to detect Radio Signal In Distant Galaxy

Pune: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and McGill University astronomers, using data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune, have detected a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in a faraway galaxy. According to IISc, the astronomical distance over which the signal has been picked up is the largest ever, and far by a huge margin.

Astronomer Arnab Chakraborty, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Physics and Trottier Space Institute of McGill University, along with Nirupam Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IISc, made use of data from GMRT to detect a radio signal from atomic hydrogen in a distant galaxy at redshift z=1.29. As per the official IISc statement, the signal was emitted when the universe was just 4.9 billion years old - a look back time of 8.8 billion years.

Hertie School and OP Jindal Global University partner for Academic Cooperation

Sonipat: The Hertie School in Berlin and OP Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University / JGU) have partnered to strengthen cooperation on academic exchange and research collaboration among its programmes and centres. The institutes have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to focus on digital governance, data science for public policy, international affairs and sustainability.

Under the agreement, the Hertie School and JGU aim to work together on promoting exchange among their graduate programmes. This will include a close collaboration between the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) and the Hertie School’s Data Science Lab, Centre of International Security and Centre of Digital Governance. Through this new partnership, the Hertie School and JGU also aim to jointly organise conferences and seminars that promote sharing ideas among scholars, policymakers and business leaders of India and Germany.

Disclaimer

The views & opinions expressed in this blog do not necessarily represent those of QS-ERA India Private Limited and/or its employees, partners, shareholders, or other stakeholders.