Education
New initiative to improve Mizoram students’ career prospects
Aizawl: The Mizoram government has tied up with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to introduce ‘Connected Learning Initiative’ (CLIx) in 200 high schools to improve professional and academic prospects of students, Governor Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) said on Wednesday.
The CLIx is a collaborative effort of TISS, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and the Tata Trusts.
“The Mizoram government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with TISS to introduce the CLIx in 200 high schools in the state to advance the professional and academic prospects of high school students,” Gen Sharma said while addressing the state assembly.
Tata Trusts, a philanthropic organisation in the area of community and educational development, in January tied up with the US’s MIT and TISS and launched the CLIx, an online-learning platform.
The new programme aims to create new learning experiences and educational opportunities for secondary school students in India.
An official of Mizoram education department said that over 1,000 schools across four Indian states — Mizoram, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh — have agreed to participate in CLIx, allowing it to reach an estimated 165,000 students by 2018-19.
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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