The Tribune and Chitkara University: Together Launches Free Mock JEE Test Series

The Tribune, an Indian English-Language Daily Newspaper recently joined hands with Chitkara University in Chandigarh, Punjab, to help students preparing for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – an all India standardised computer-based test for admission to various technical undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, and planning across India. A free package of eight mock JEE tests will be made available on their website. Registrations are open and free.

IIT Guwahati and Assam Government: To Collaborate for Regional Development

As a major step towards training young minds under the guidance of seasoned professionals, to develop research and technical guidance in order to use the abundant natural resources, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and Assam Government Officials have announced a collaboration which is expected to do wonders for the development of the region.

Partnership Between IIT-Bombay and Amway: To Accelerate Research in the Field of Preventive Healthcare

An MoU was signed between Amway India, the FMCG Direct Selling Company, and IIT Bombay, with the aim to accelerate research in the field of Nutraceuticals, Botanicals, and Herbal supplements. In order to gain deeper insight into the range of products and ingredients (herbal) that Amway has to offer its customers, a team of in-house Amway researchers will work together with researchers from IIT Bombay. New research methods and techniques will be implemented in the field of Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Botanicals, and Herbal supplements.

CAMPUS Asia: Extends to ASEAN Countries

CAMPUS Asia, a student exchange programme between China, Japan and South Korea will now include Southeast Asian countries, mainly Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia under a new programme called CAMPUS Asia Plus.

New Mexico, US: Cross-College Collaboration

It is collaboration instead of competition for five community colleges in New Mexico, US. The five-college consortium in New Mexico, known as CHESS, is a space dedicated to share resources and information, a common enterprise resource planning structure.

Meta and CBSE: collaborates on Digital Safety, AR and VR

Meta (formerly Facebook), at the recently held event Fuel for India 2021, announced its collaboration with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on content curation, development of curriculum that will include Digital Safety, Online Well-being, and Immersive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education with the help of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).

New Zealand – China: VET Bilateral Partnership

The recently concluded APAC TVET Forum had on the sidelines the two-day long China – New Zealand Summit on Higher Vocational Education that strengthened the two countries’ partnership in the higher vocational education sector.

MoU: Indian Army and Jain (Deemed to be University)

At an event held in September, jointly chaired by Lt. Gen. B.K. Repswal, VSM, the Commandant of the ASC (The Army Service Corps) Centre and College, Bengaluru, and Dr. Chenraj Roychand, chancellor, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable the Indian army personnel and their families to get into both on-campus and online programmes.