Anna University-bct Kalam centre to enhance professional skills Eduvistas attracts top intl varsities

MUSCAT — The Anna University and Bahwan Cybertek Kalam Centre of Excellence set up by Bahwan Cybertek in collaboration with the Ramanujan Computing Centre (RCC), Anna University, was inaugurated by the former President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in the university’s Chennai campus yesterday.

Also present at the inauguration were Hind Bahwan, Chairperson, Bahwan Cybertek Group, Durgaprasad, Director and CEO Bahwan Cybertek Group, Mannar Jawahar, Vicechancellor of Anna University and Rhymend Uthariaraj, Director of RCC.

Bahwan Cybertek has set up the 40-seat state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence (COE) with Bahwan Cybertek’s Cuecent BPMS Software Suite. Through the COE, Bahwan Cybertek will provide an opportunity to enhance the professional skills of the students and faculty of Anna University in BPM, SOA and emerging technologies. Bahwan Cybertek will also provide project sponsorships, research options and paper publications support to the students and faculty of the University.

Kalam at the launch set the vision for the joint AU-BCT Kalam Centre of Excellence initiative to research the convergence of Bio, Nano, IT and Ecology to build sustainable innovation and leadership in institutions to emerge out of India that will have a global impact.

Hind Suhail Bahwan, Chairperson, Bahwan Cybertek Group said “With innovation being the corporate philosophy, and with our strong commitment to contribute to the society we operate in, we have set up this COE to serve the students and faculty of this esteemed university and also be a platform for ongoing innovations in IT.”

S Durgaprasad, Director and CEO, Bahwan Cybertek Group said “My association with my alma mater is a special one and I firmly believe that this coming together of the Industry and the Academia marks a true collaboration and commitment to bring about far-reaching technological innovations.”

Prof P Mannar Jawahar, Vice Chancellor – Anna University, said “The COE that has been established at RCC is a world-class, shared-use educational and R&D facility serving the student and industry community.

“Bahwan Cybertek will conduct certification courses and aid in providing projects and consulting work for the faculty and students of Anna University. This collaboration holds tremendous potential for innovation and offers farreaching benefits for students. The technologies formed by the partnership of RCC-AU and Bahwan Cybertek not only will enable and enhance further technology development and research, it will positively impact the knowledge of students of Anna University”.

Ramanujan Computing Centre (RCC) located in Anna University (AU), Chennai, is functioning as a technology provider to students, researchers and teaching community to fulfil their computational, technological and Internet requirements. The centre is truly state-of-art with the sophisticated Wi-fi connectivity, Video Streaming Server to render Video Conference/video-ondemand facility.

Bahwan Cybertek, established in 1999, is a global IT provider of innovative software products and services. MUSCAT — After their successful inaugural exhibition last year, Eduvistas annually held Overseas Education Exhibition 2012 is bringing together leading universities from around the world to showcase their programmes and facilities this Thursday at the Hotel Muscat Holiday’s Sur Ballroom, it was announced at a specially held press meet here yesterday.

This year prestigious universities and colleges from Australia, Canada, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Spain, Turkey, UAE and UK will be participating in the event.

Addressing members of the press corps, Asha, the Chief Academic Advisor of Globaledu (event organisers), who was joined by their PR representative, Naila al Shukairiya, noted, “We have lined up a selection of prestigious international institutions. These institutions offer foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in medicine, engineering, business, computing, hospitality, training and more.”

The Exhibition will be open for the public from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 9 pm with free entry. Prospective students are advised to bring English translated academic documents to the venue to discuss various study options with university representatives. After the event, Globaledu will facilitate admissions to all participating universities without charging service fees.

For students looking for Higher Education Institutions

pilot in India, Eduvistas will offer a wide spectrum of choices, as there are many Indian universities from Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra — offering Medicine, Engineering, Business, Computing, Hospitality Media, Visual Communication and Science programs — participating in the event.

Malaysia, yet another top higher education destination will be represented by some of the most prestigious names from that country. One of the focal areas this year is pilot training. Frontline pilot training schools from Europe and the Middle East are participating in Eduvistas this year.

United Kingdom, Australia, and Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, Jordan and UAE have consistently ranked high among students as preferred education destinations. The event will showcase the best institutions from these countries as well.

Eduvistas 2012 follows the resounding success of its 2011 edition, conducted in July 2011. “From now on Eduvistas will be one of the most eagerly awaited events in Oman’s Overseas Education events calendar. Our objective is to cater to the requirements of Oman’s student community and to bring quality institutions and world-class higher education opportunities to students from Oman,” stated the organisers.

All of the participating colleges and universities are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education. Further information is available at: www.globalhigheredu.com.