After China, India sends most students to America
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: The US consulate general in the city expects to interview more than 1,000 F1 (academic) visa applicants on May 28—the day it will celebrate as Student Visa Day. It will open its doors exclusively to students applying for visas to the United States.
“Student Visa Day applicants will be treated to refreshments in a festive, atmosphere. Staff from the consulate and the United States-India Educational Foundation will be on hand to answer questions. Experts will also provide information on academics and campus life to ensure students’ success in US,” says Melina Gomes of
the US consulate.
A large number of foreign students in the US who are pursuing science, technology and engineering are from Asia, with 24% originating from India and China.
Of the total proportion of foreign students in the US, India cements its place as the No. 2 country after China. While 29% of foreign students in the US with F (academic) and M (vocational) visas are from China, 11% come from India, says a US immigration and customs enforcement report released in April. US missions in Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad have issued over 36,000 F1 student visas in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.
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Water studies
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TERI University has joined hands with the Coca-Cola Foundation to launch the department of regional water studies. It is offering various programmes under the new entity (see box).
“The courses are job-oriented, need-based, and will facilitate systematic amalgamation of widespread knowledge related to water under a common platform, which, in turn, will foster learning through an interdisciplinary approach. Apart from the academic value-addition, the department would help strengthen regional co-operation around water resources by establishing networks of water management professionals within the SAARC region and beyond,” says Arun Kansal, professor and head, Coca-Cola department of regional water studies, TERI University.
Taught courses include water quantity and resource assessment, water quality and treatment methods; water economics and financial management; water law, policy and governance and sustainability aspects.
“The idea is to examine water issues in an interdisciplinary framework, bringing in cultural, educational and scientific factors as well as religious, ethical, social, political, legal, institutional and economic dimensions with a better, holistic approach to water management,” says Kansal.
Once students complete the programme, they will be able to serve in industries, MNCs, NGOs, consultancies, grass-roots organisations, and research institutes.
The department will act as a centre for integrative, assimilative and inclusive knowledge creation.
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Last date June 16, 2014
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