'Society for IT Engineers' (SITE) @ DTU

With a view to make budding professionals of Information Technology (IT) aware about latest developments in the field of IT, the Department of Information Technology of Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering, has established a students' body - 'Society for IT Engineers' (SITE).

SITE was formerly inaugurated today by Mr. Savitur Prasad, IAS, Secretary, Department of IT, Govt. of Delhi along with Prof. S.C. Dutta Roy, IIT Delhi, Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU, Prof. O.P. Verma, Head of IT Department, DTU and Dr. N.S. Raghava, Faculty Advisor, SITE among others. Welcoming the distinguished guests, Prof. Sharma said, "Technical societies in educational institutions play a crucial role in bridging the gap between what the course curriculum offers to the students and what the industry expects. I am hopeful that SITE would act as a connection between the world of academia and world of industry and aid us in transforming graduating engineers to professional engineers."

Stating that IT has made rapid strides in all areas of human activity, Prof Roy urged students to take IT to those sections of society that have not been benefited by IT. "Can you reverse 'Society for IT Engineers' to 'IT Engineers for Society' and do something for not just your own professional development but for the society at large," he asked the students.

Chief Guest at the occasion, Mr Prasad, complimented the University for establishing a Society for IT students. He even invited DTU students to work with them on live projects undertaken by the Department of IT, Govt. of Delhi. He said, "We are keen to provide efficient services and readdress grievances of residents of Delhi in a more effective way, by using IT, and I call upon the students to think about how we can achieve that. I would like DTU students to conceptualize and implement new projects in E-Governance and citizen services."

The inaugural function of SITE was followed by a technical session by Mr Tapan Paul, Regional Sales Head, Motorola India. SITE would be organizing several activities like workshops, seminars, projects etc. for students to nurture their technical skills and unleash their talent in areas like programming, designing, web development, image processing, robotics, hacking, animation and others.

Rajwinder Singh
Head, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering
First Floor , Engineering Block I,
Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran (Mohali)-140307, Punjab, India
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Fulbright –Nehru fellowships for teachers, lecturers announced

India Edutaction Review :

 

The US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has announced various scholarship programmes for teacher exchange, research, post doctoral studies and academic courses. The Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowship opportunities are for study, research, teaching and professional development in the US.

Outstanding Indian students, academics, teachers, policy planners, administrators and professionals in all disciplines can apply, an American embassy statement said.The scholarship program offers opportunities for teachers and lecturers to pursue courses in the US.

Some of the scholarships offered for faculty in India include  Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer Fellowships, Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program, Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program and Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program among others.

The application forms are available on USIEF website. The academic/professional qualifications, date of birth, present position, and fellowship category should be mentioned in the request letter. Applicants are also advised to request three referees to send in their recommendations, either on the Reference Report Form or the referee's letterhead (as specified in the Preliminary Application Form).

The recommendations should be sent to the Executive Director, USIEF, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110 001 by the application due date.  In case of employed candidates, the employer's comments in the application form must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship.

More details are available on USIEF site  or Fulbright scholarship site.

The India-US bilateral Fulbright agreement has resulted in a significant increase in the number of scholarships awarded each year. USIEF expects to offer approximately 120 Fulbright-Nehru fellowships for Indians in 2012. The Fulbright Program offers grants to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for teaching, advanced research, graduate study and professional development. Since its inception, approximately 300,000 scholars have participated in the Fulbright Program. Over 7,000 Fulbright grants were awarded to U.S. and foreign nationals in the academic year 2008-2009.

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Rajwinder Singh
Head, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering
First Floor , Engineering Block I,
Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran (Mohali)-140307, Punjab, India
Phone : +91-0172-3984200 Ext  216
             +91-0172-3984216 (Direct)
             + 91-  9781925246 (Mobile)
Fax : +91-0172-3984207
E-Mail:cecm.cse@gmail.com
URL : www.cecmohali.org/cse.asp

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