The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Volleyball Foundation Festival in Bhubaneswar, India, made history on 4 October 2024, breaking the Guinness World Record for the most players in a volleyball exhibition match, bringing together 430 players in a single game. This extraordinary achievement shattered the previous, long-standing record by a remarkable 136 people, with the previous record standing at …

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, recently conducted ATAL Faculty Development Program (FDP) supported by AICTE on Transformative Technologies for Sustainable and Circular Production and Consumption for Viksit Bharat 2047. Coordinated by Prof. Surya Prakash of Great Lakes, Gurgaon, and co-coordinated by Prof. Sachin Kumar Mangla from Jindal Global Business School, the six-day program hosted over 46 participants from institutions such …

Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX) on Sep 12 announced that 20 Indian universities will be enabled with the Semiverse Solutions virtual innovation infrastructure to train and develop future engineers for the semiconductor industry. Announced at the SEMICON India conference at Noida, the addition marks a major milestone in Lam’s efforts introduced in 2023, to contribute to upskilling up to 60,000 …

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) on Sep 10 announced the expansion of MongoDB for Academia in India, including a new partnership with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education. The AICTE partnership will be supported by SmartBridge’s SmartInternz learning platform to give more than 150,000 Indian students access to virtual internships and to gain the skills required to use MongoDB …

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) hosted a SWAYAM Plus National Workshop – ‘SkillScape 2024’ in the campus on Sep 2 focused on ‘Navigating the Future of Higher Education and Skilling’. The workshop explored the transformative potential of technology and partnerships in addressing skill gap while also providing platforms for key stakeholders to showcase their initiatives and solutions. Several new …

BSM, one of Hyderabad’s leading business schools, recently conducted a ceremonial orientation program to welcome its founding class of students for the 2024-26 academic year. These students will embark on the institute’s flagship PGDM programme, known for its innovative and industry-focused curriculum. The three-day orientation programmed commenced at the BSM Campus where students were welcomed warmly by the BSM team, …