Careers 360 English Edition – July 2019

CAREER NEWS CAMPUS NEWS NEW COURSES EVENTS

The School of Visual Arts at World

University of Design (WUD) organized

an intensive brainstorming seminar in

collaboration with a think-tank of emi-

nent artists, art educators, curators and

industry leaders recently. The focus of

the seminar was on rethinking the exist-

ing education framework and moving

towards a futuristic and contemporary

understanding of the art education.

“Even as contemporary art continues its

movement in the conceptual and experi-

ential direction, object-based archival art

continues to hold its ground. These are

crucial times for art education too,” said

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor of the

World University of Design, in his address

at the seminar.

Issues and challenges of

art education in focus

WUD HAS a large portfolio of art courses

CALICUT UNIVERSITY IS THE

MOST SEARCHED IN 2019

UNIVERSITIES

Sharda University

campaigns against

tobacco addiction

The Department of Public Health Den-

tistry at Sharda University organized an

awareness campaign on the ill-effects of

tobacco addiction. The programmes were

conducted on the occasion of ‘World No

Tobacco Day’. The students and faculty

carried out a series of plays, stand-up

skits, dance shows and ƽash mobs at a

mall in Noida to raise awareness on the

issue. The programmes aimed at inform-

ing people about the adverse effects of

tobacco consumption on health. It also

disseminated information on a variety of

treatment modalities. “We have reached

out to 40,000 people across more than

12 cities in India,” said Dr. Swati Sharma,

Staff-in-Charge of the department.

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alicut University situated in Malappuram, Kerala, is the most searched university
in 2019, according to a recent study conducted by SEMrush, an online visibility
management and content marketing platform. The second most searched university
in the list is Gujarat University followed by Kashmir University, reveals the study
conducted between January and April 2019. According to the same study, University
of Calicut was searched by 9,17,250 times, Gujarat University by 4,42, 688 times and
Kashmir University searched by 3,04,000 times. The study also states that the web-
site of the University of Delhi received a maximum number of searches in 2019 with
2,780,714 entries during January to April 2019. Anna University website received
1,759,392 visitors and the University of Calicut website got 1,252,064 visitors during
the same period.

The Union HRD Ministry has announced that the Association of Indian Universities
will issue equivalence certificates for Australian transcripts, including all units recog-
nised by the degree-issuing institution. Students from India completing their Diploma
in Engineering or Diploma in Science from the University of New South Wales
(UNSW) will have their qualifications officially recognized in India. Diploma students
in UNSW Sydney will be studying courses equivalent to first-year undergraduates
which are accredited by the institution and benefit from additional support during
their studies. On successful completion, a Diploma student will progress directly to
year 2 of the undergraduate (UG) degree. Students will receive two qualifications –
the diploma and a degree – in the same time-frame as for a standard UG degree.

UNSW

Sydney

Diplomas in

Engineering,

Science now

recognized in

India

STAND UP skit on 'World No Tobacco Day'

STUDENTS’ RELIEF - AIU recognises UNSW degrees & diplomas

CALICUT UNIVERSITY is generating a lot of interest among students