Team India represented by students of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi has won Enactus World Cup 2017 in London among teams from 35 countries.
The winning projects included Mission RAAHATand project UDAAN. Aiding Indian Government’s Digital India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative, mission RAAHAT works to eradicate open defecation and provide safe sanitation in urban slum communities, whereas project UDAAN aims to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural India by setting up computer centers.
Enactus, an international non-profit organisation with 72,000+ students from 1,700+ universities in 36 countries held its annual, signature global event – Enactus World Cup from September 26 to 28.
The winning team was led by Anuja Mathur, Faculty Advisor, SSCBS, Delhi & Additya Sharma, Student President, SSCBS, Delhi, including 34 members participating in the winning projects.
As World Champions, the Ford Motor Company Fund presented Enactus SSCBS and Enactus India the Ford Better World Award of $50,000
MOOCs for school teachers
IIT Bombay has joined hands with Next Education for the second edition of two MOOCs for school teachers. These MOOCs will enlighten teachers about teaching aids and methods which will enable them to simplify the learning process for students. The courses will commence on October 5, 2017 and will be open for all teachers across India. The primary focus of the courses: ‘Pedagogy for effective use of ICT for school teachers’ (MOOC 1) and ‘Pedagogy for effective use of ICT for CS school teachers’ (MOOC 2) is to make the teachers technology-ready and equip them with the latest technology in hand to implement it in the classroom.
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