Business Digest
July 2010
Page No. 5
EDUCATION
Lovely Professional University to SB Global conducts Workshop tie-up with European universities
for Women Entrepreneurs - Business News Service, Kozhikode SB Global Career Enrichment Centre organised a oneday workshop for women entrepreneurs at NSS College of Commerce and Management Studies Chalappuram, Kozhikode. The workshop was inaugu-
rated by Dr. Jameela, Principal, Coaching Centre for Muslim Youth Puthiyara. R. Balachandran, CMD of SB Global Pvt. Ltd. presided over the function. Sr. Jancy George, V.U. Erady, P. Sreeja, Dr. K.S. Jayasree, P.K. Krishnan Unni,
Prof. D.D. Namboodiri, M. Sreeram, K.N. Sivasanu and Sr. Catherine Chacko spoke. A book published by Janavartha publications released on the occasion. Prof. Padmanabhan proposed a vote of thanks.
In order to establish mutual ties with Universities of Europe’s prominent countryFinland, house of great corporate names like Nokia, Kuoni , Lovely Professional University had invited the delegates from three different Universities of Finland . To begin with senior representatives from three Government Finnish Universities Visited L P U to make Indian students / teachers pave their way through the collaborative and multilateral exchange programmes to Finland. They purposefully met the Chancellor, ViceChancellor and Executive Dean of LPU in this regard. Dean Elina Martin & Rector Elisabeth Malka from Vaasa University Of Applied
Sciences; Director Harri Mikkonen & Programme Director Kaija Saramaki from North Karelia University of Applied Sciences and, Vice- Rector Mervi Vidgren & Maija Suhonen from Savonia University of Applied Sciences explained the main areas of specializations of their related universities like Engineering and Energy Industry, International Business & Business Studies. During the discussions the universities of both the sides agreed for the collaboration of students/faculty exchange programmes. One of the visiting representatives, Ms Elisabeth Malka, freely said: “Inter-nationalization of higher education has always been one of the key development areas in Finnish education policy. The objec-
tive defined by the Ministry of Education of Finland to be able to send students abroad on an exchange, has become necessary for Finnish institutions of higher education to intensify their efforts to internationalize their campuses.” On this occasion, the Chancellor of LPU, Ashok Mittal, said: “It is better to understand the timely importance of the trans-nationalization of education. In the present scenario of continuously increasing intelligence quotient, especially, of professional students; the key issue for us is to produce internationally relevant human resource. This is only possible if the Indian counterparts work with foreign counterparts jointly.”
Career Seminar conducted Mrs. Sivapriya, Corporate Trainer, SB Global Career Enrichment Centre speaking at the workshop for women entrepreneurs held at Kozhikode. R. Balachandran, CMD, SB Global Pvt. Ltd. is also seen.
HEALTH
Dengue : Prevent mosquito bites Dengue is a highly infectious disease which will be transmitted from a patient to a healthy person through infected mosquito. Some places it spreads as an epidemic disease. It is also known as break bone fever. In our country earlier this disease was found only in north India, especially in Delhi. Since last few years it spread to south India including in many parts of Kerala. Two years back a lot of people were affected by this infection. Even now at the onset of monsoon different parts of Kerala, cases of dengue are reported Cause of the disease The disease dengue
Dr. K.O. Antony Kannankeril
caused by a particular type of virus. The species name of dengue virus is known as “Arbo virus” which is an ultramicroscopic micro-organism. The Arbro virus transmits from sick person to a healthy person is through a carrier. Usually a par-
ticular species of mosquito known as “Aedes Egypti” serves as the carrier of this germ. Arbro virus can survive only in the body of this mosquito. When this mosquito bites a sick person, along with his blood the germs of dengue enter into its body. Once this infected mosquito bites a healthy person the germs of dengue enter into his body and he gets infected
PEACE (Programme on Education and Career Enhancement) Kerala Chapter and MSM Kozhikode district committee jointly conducted two-day seminar and educational exhibition on Higher Education ,’Care Era’ at Jubilee Hall, Kozhikode. The seminar and exhibition was inaugurated by V.S. Ramachandran, the director of Calicut regional science centre. PEACE chairman Dr. V. Kunhali presided over the inaugural session. Shukkoor Konickal, Syed Muhammed, C.M. Subair Madani, Faisal Nanmanda, Faisal Palathu, K.
Harshidu, Anasu Kadalundi, Shahid Nallalam, Labeed Areekkode, Majeed Moothedam and Muhsin spoke. Medical College superintendent Dr. T.P. Ashraf, KAM Anwar, Hamsa Ansari, Adv. A. Dinesh presented papers on different subjects. As an organisation for career enhancement PEACE already made its mark. Counselling, training for resource persons, employment guidance, talent tests, personality development are conducting by PEACE. This was the 3rd career seminar and exhibition conducted by PEACE for the
students who completed SSLC, Plus-two and Degree courses. Interaction, counseling, information about courses available in and around the state, aptitute test, moral gathering and exhibiting stalls of various academic institutions were the activities. Reputed Technical Institutions, Medical Campuses, Distant Learning Centres, Hotel Management Institutes and Teaching Centres were the key participants in the programme. Hundreds of students succeeded in securing their career paths through first two Care Era programmes.
Incubation period At the time of entry of the “Arbro virus” into the body of a healthy person no signs and symptoms are found. Usually it will take five to ten days for >> Turn to page 11
For Your Good Health
Simple Exercise Calicut Regional Science Centre Director, V.S. Ramachandran inaugurating ‘Care Era’, the career enhancement seminar and exhibition at Kozhikode Jubilee Hall.
A Physically Active Lifestyle is very important for Good Health.
NIIT Technologies partners with Hitachi Information Systems
At least 30 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity is very essential for a healthy living. Walking briskly, swimming, gardening, dancing and even doing house work are good. ter.
The more you do the bet-
The picture shows some So be Active and change simple exercise which can be your lifestyle for good, for your done anytime by anyone. Good Health.
- Dr. Sashikala Chandrasekar (sashishekar@hotmail.com)
NIIT Technologies Limited, a leading global IT solutions organisation announced its partnership with Hitachi Information Systems, a leading provider of IT infrastructure services in Japan, to offer services in Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing is an emerging megatrend which is standardized IT capability delivered via the Internet in a pay-
per-use and self-service manner. NIIT Technologies pursuing its non-linear services model of business is an early entrant in this space. Through this partnership NIIT Technologies and Hitachi Information Systems will provide unmatched value based on the strengths of both companies. “Hitachi with its reliable and scalable infrastructure would
own the Cloud, while NIIT Technologies will harness its competencies and world class process capability in Remote Infrastructure Managed Services to operate the Cloud” said Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies Ltd. “Together our customers will experience the highest quality of reliability, security and service” he added.