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WORLD’S LARGEST COMPUTING ASSOCIATION AFFIRMS OBLIGATION OF COMPUTING PROFESSIONALS TO USE SKILLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY

Updated ACM Code of Ethics Adds New Principle on Adopting Standards of Care as Computing Systems Become Integrated into Society’s Infrastructure NEW YORK, July 17, 2018 – After a two-year process that included extensive input from computing professionals around the world, ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has updated its Code of Ethics …

British Council collaborates with UCL Institute of Education on a new online course to develop the skills of teachers

The British Council and UCL Institute of Education, UK, have developed a free online course for teachers wanting to explore new ways of developing their skills and knowledge. Becoming a Better Teacher: Exploring Professional Development is a six-week course starting on 24 April 2017. This massive open online course (MOOC) available via the FutureLearn platform …

UKIERI Call for 2016 Announced

29th August, 2016, New Delhi: The first call under UKIERI Phase 3 has now been announced (http://ukieri.org/call-for-applications-2016.html). The call is under two key strands of the programme: Integration of Skills in Education system and e-Partnership and Research Incubation. Integration of Skills in Education system MSDE – UKIERI Skills Thematic Institutional Partnerships: The call is open …

Bayer Middle East successfully trains 200 pharmacists on skills needed in understanding patient needs

For the 4th year in a row, Bayer Middle East organized a regional training workshop for pharmacists from 11 countries to equip them with the necessary skill sets required to work with patients. Workshop is part of Bayer Prestige Club’s continuous initiative that aims to encourage the development of pharmacists according to World Health Organization …

ICICI Academy for Skills organises first convocation at its centre in Zirakpur

This centre has a special focus on women empowerment It felicitated 95 young women trainees Zirakpur: ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy), an institute set up by the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation) to create sustainable livelihood for the youth, on Friday organized a convocation ceremony for the first batch of students at …

Universities should not only provide knowledge and skills but also inculcate values of humanity and virtue, access to knowledge is fundamental to our bid to empower people, says President

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 5, 2013). Such a Conference is being held after a gap of nearly 10 years. Speaking on the occasion the President said that a university is a seat of learning “which recognizes no frontiers …