Education
University of South Florida launches the Kalam Fellowship for Indian students
New Delhi: University of South Florida (USF) today launched the Kalam Fellowship to honour late former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. University has started doctoral grants for Indian students who aspire to pursue Ph.D. in specified fields of science and engineering.
University of South Florida launched the Kalam Fellowship worth $156,000 (Rs.1,03,71,660) for students who wish to pursue Ph.D. in specified fields of science and engineering at the institution.
“Dr. Kalam left an indelible mark on the academic community, one that will now sustain over time through this most prestigious Kalam Fellowship,” Ralph Wilcox, the head of USF, said here on Wednesday at the global higher education summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Fellowship holders would receive a tuition fee waiver amounting to $84,500 (Rs.5,621,528) in four years, plus a stipend of $18,000 (Rs.1,197,511) per year, he said.
USF already has 800 Indian students enrolled for this year and expects the fellowship, which takes effect in 2016-2017, to attract more.
“Dr. Kalam was an honoured visitor to the University of South Florida, and he spoke at great lengths about the importance of green energy and sustainability,” Wilcox recalled.
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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