Hong Kong PhD fellowships

Hello ALL

Here is some educational opportunity at Hongkong University

Please visit this URL. If you know any student(s) who could apply to this scheme, please forward this mail to him/her.
http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/hkphd/


Regards,

Ravindra Dastikop

Invoking Innovation: Intellectual property Rights event Planned: Seeking your suggestions

These are days of innovations. Innovators are ruling business; driving economy and prospering companies. Be it Google’s search algorithm or Guruji’s propriety search system or even Zimblee’s a patent pending self-service digital advertising platform are all but examples of productive innovations at work.
As such it has become imperative for engineering college to prepare its students for innovative world. However a sustainable innovative world demands a system for protection of innovator’s invention. Such a system of protection is generally known as Intellectual property Rights or IPR. SDMCET has set up a IPR Cell to help educate its stakeholder on issues of IPR.

IPR Event Planned for 05-09-2009
IPR Cell @ SDM has planned an IPR event on 5th Sepetmber, 2009 and the focus of the event is students. We have tentatively planned the following sessions.

• Session on Basic IPR
• Session on student research and how it benefits students in their career and personal growth
• Session on importance and use of patent literature
• Inviting students to submit their inventive ideas and screen the same and select say 5-8 good ideas prior to the event. Resource persons could present their quick view on best form of protection and further steps needed to commercialize the same.
• A student presentation giving their perspective on conducting research and the inventing process could also be included.
• (Tentative) a session on invention related to teaching may be included. An example may be US3,382,592 “Apparatus and method for teaching handwriting to children”.
• A panel on a relevant topic
  

Seeking Your Inputs:

In this regard, we request you all to send your comments, suggestions. Your experience in industry may help us fine tune this

At SDM Since 1987: Twenty Two years at SDMCET

It was this day in 1987. I came to Dharwad to join as a computer operator in the department of Computer Science and Engineering. At that time CSE was part of E & C department headed by Prof. B N Devraj and Principal Prof. G.Purushothama. The CSE department had just started B E in computer science and engineering affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad and the first batch had just completed first year and had entered department for thier second year. The current BSL( Basic Skills Lab) was the computer centre housing 7-terminal NELCO system running on Unix OS.

The first assignment given to me was to set up login account creation for students and then class strength was just 27. Pascal was the programming language.

Immediately after the joining, I was sent for a training on UNIX system at NELCO, Mumbai. Thus began my professional career, since then I have undergone a number of training and presented papers in various conferences. I have visited to countries such as Nepal, Singapore, Scotland, Switzerland and visited homes of many alumni in those countries: Rasika Deshpande ( in Orlton, Switzerland, Harish Katti , Singapore, Nikhil in Kathmandu Nepal) to name few. It has been great experience and eventful 22 years in this esteemed institute.

Priyanka Shetty(2009) Ventures into Teaching

Dear Sir,
I am happy to inform you that i have been working for the past 1 week. I am now a lecturer/assistant professor for BSc(IT) students in Anna Leela College in Mumbai. I have already taken 10 classes. I teach them 2 subjects Introduction to Information Science and Digital Computer Fundamentals. They cover subjects like Computer Organization,Networks ,Microprocessor and such topics.My students are learning quick and enjoying my class.

The joy at the end of the class when my students solve the problems by themselves is really something huge. I have been teaching them like they are small kids,so i start from the basic and make them understand. I have always liked your teaching sir,so like how you used to teach us with latest information and with the examples,I too teach them by giving examples of the latest technology. I have to go just 4 days a week that too for 2 to 3 hrs a day. But the preparation before the class is the hard work. I make sure i study from 3 to 4 textbooks before i teach them. I am not missing college life now i feel I'm back to college. The pay too is good.

All in all I am really happy. I had a technical interview where there were 10 to 15 people who were interviewing us.There were experts on various topics and members of the Mumbai University Board present for the interview.I answered all the technical questions they asked me as they asked about my project.The next day they tell me that out of the 30 to 40 people they interviewed they liked only 3 of them and i was one of them.That was one of the happiest days of my life.They have asked me to think about further studies and i have assured them that i will do my masters.
I have always enjoyed teaching my younger cousins and my friends,but i never realised this could be a good career option for me.But now i don't want to ask for anything better. Thank you sir for being such a good teacher.All my student life i have had a favourite teacher in the different schools i studied,in college you were one of them.I will contact you when i need any help if its OK sir.

Thank you again sir,

Techstart: An Openings Opportunity in Recession Times

Persistent along with some software companies (Microsoft, WebSym, Soft Corner and a few others), has started an initiative named ‘Techstart’, that will offer training and short-term projects to recession-hit aspirants, increasing their employability. This programme will help students utilize their precious time effectively. They will not be wasting their time waiting for their date of joining after recruitment through campus.

You can find more details in yesterday’s Pune Mirror or through the following link:

http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=62&contentid=20090716200907160352548908a84f98e&sectxslt=

You can find more details about “Techstart” at www.techstart.in.

Sumant Deshpande Joins Tata Technologies, Pune

Sumant Deshpande is happy to share some good news that he has joined Tata Technologies Ltd, Pune. He got job through reference. The selection process consisted of two level of interviews. Now he is put on training

Congrats Sumant

It is a good sign for all of us. May be jobs are opening up to all

In Forum with Former Students

List of people who were present at FORUM

It was one of great days in recent times. I was to meet many of my former students in one of Bangalur's best known landmark FORUM. Since, I am here in Bangalore for a month long training on e-learning and e-teaching , I had thought of meeting some of my former students on weekends. With the help of always helpful Vivek Kamath(2008) this was to come true today. As planned, I left IIITB ( where I am staying for training) at about 9.3o am and reached Forum by 10.15am. Just before, I started, Brahmachaitany, a 2006 passout had called me saying that he was also just leaving home and would be reaching the Forum by 10.30am and he did. For about an hour or so, we chatted over many things- his job, company, future prospectus etc. We did strolled through forum and had coffee. Although many had promised to come, no one appeared there even by 12.oo NOON. I was getting worried. Then all of a sudden started the inflow of students. First came Tejaswini(2008) and Sweta(2008), followed by Naumaan(2009) . Promod Wadappi joined us and sent sms to Bipin and Nagaraj. Closely followed Vicky Adhikari (2004) and Anshul. Slowly but surely we were having encouraging numbers. At about 1.30pm we decided to move to restaurant for lunch and it was Vicky Adhikari who led us to a great dinning place. Next one hour was all but having food and talking to each other. Mean while, Anusha Shetty(2006) and Giridhar(2006) joined us in the hotel. While Anusha made a hurried return, Giridhar stayed for longer. We returned to Forum again and happy to find few more students : Aditya Agarwal, Akshata Kulkarni. Then we waited a long for the arrival of Keerti Kulkarni who joined us at almost 3.30pm. Still more surprising was the arrival of Karthik, who passed out from Mechanical department. I was not able to recall his name, later I recalled that he was a volunter for one of the cultural event for which I was in charge. In the end we had another round of coffee and disbursed. May be we meet other alumni next week.

Congrats on U R Individual and Group Success in VIII semester Exam

VTU results for the VIII semester are out and we are happy to note that most of you have come out with flying colors. I just noticed that some of u have scored in excess of 80 which needs special appreciation.

On this success, I congratulate each one of u and wish you a very successful future life.