Campus Roundup

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has announced the admissions to the tenth batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM), which is an opportunity for professionals interested in getting engaged in policy making and public system management. PGPPM is meant for candidates from both government and other than government sectors. Prof G Ramesh, chairperson, PGPPM, said, “When the programme was launched a decade ago, it was exclusively meant for mid-career officers from the civil services. In recent years, it has been opened to candidates from outside the government as also to overseas applicants, and we are witnessing a strong interest from these candidates.”

2012 WISE Prize for Education awarded to Madhav Chavan, an innovator of mass literacy

This year’s WISE Prize for Education has been awarded to Madhav Chavan, a former chemistry lecturer who devised a formula to bring education and literacy to millions at minimum cost. The Laureate of the 2012 WISE Prize for Education was announced at the opening plenary session of the fourth World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar.

BSE Institute signs MoU with National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

BSE Institute and National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, have signed a MoU. The ceremony took place at the Kochi campus of NUALS. The MoU was signed by Ambarish Datta, MD & CEO of BSE Institute, and Prof NK Jayakumar, vice-chancellor of NUALS.

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