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State convener of psychology assn

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Rohtak: Dr Deepti Hooda, Associate Professor, department of psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), has been nominated as the state convener of the Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA). Dr P Ramalingam, association president, said the decision was taken during the third national council meeting of the association held recently. The schedule of activities for sessions 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 was also approved. Dr Deepti Hooda will hold the position from April 1 till March 31, 2023. Dr Deepti has to her credit several publications in national/international journals in the field of school psychology. She has presented several research papers in this area in prestigious national/international conferences. Dr Deepti was honoured with the best paper award in the 6th InSPA international conference held at Pondicherry University in October 2016.

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Improving students’ employability

Faridabad: The Community College of Skill Development (CCSD) and the alumni and corporate affairs (A&CA) cell of the JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, has signed an MoU with Shigan Evoltz Limited, a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs), in Manesar. “The agreement would focus on providing workforce in the area of EVs and supporting innovative ideas of BTech students,” says VC Dinesh Kumar. Principal, CCSD, and director, (alumni & corporate Affairs, Dr Sanjeev Goyal, and MD, Shigan Evoltz Limited, Gagan Agarwal signed the MoU in the presence of the VC. ”Through this collaboration, the university will be able to address the need of the technical manpower for industry to have skilled people,” said the VC. The company would also conduct seminars and workshops to enhance the employability of students.

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e-workshop on intellectual property rights

Faridabad: The research promotion cell of the DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad, in association with its internal quality assurance cell, organised an e-workshop for students of MBA and MCA. A spokesperson for the institute said the topic was the fundamentals of intellectual property rights. Dr Suvarna S Nilakh, Assistant Professor, ILS Law College, Pune, was the key speaker. She highlighted the importance of intellectual property rights for businesses and why it need to be protected. Nilakh said intellectual property rights were an important tool for consumer protection as they helped in identifying the quality of a product. Without the protection of ideas, businesses and individuals would not reap the full benefits of their inventions and would focus less on research and development. Similarly, artists would not be fully compensated for their creations.

Developing critical legal thinking

Rohtak: Former Vice-Chancellor of National Law University of Delhi and Nalsar, Hyderabad, Prof Ranbir Singh said developing critical legal thinking was essential for effective research in the field of law. Raising vital questions was necessary for developing critical-legal thinking. The eminent academician in his keynote address at the inaugural session of research methodology workshop, organised by the Department of Law of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in collaboration with Ch Ranbir Singh Institute of Social and Economic Change (CRISEC) University, said educational institutions become important due to achievements of its students. He said the research scholars and students must put in extra efforts, hard work, and read and write more to be successful.