More than 30 students from colleges across the city participated in the Mumbai leg of Tata First Dot, a platform for student entrepreneurs to access more knowledge, networks, resources and recognition for their start ups. At the end of the competition which will take place in 20 cities across India, the winning start-ups based on judges and people's choice will receive professional mentoring from various entrepreneurs, angel investors, mentors, experts and other student start-ups.
UK scholarships
The GREAT Britain Scholarships – India 2015 were launched at a FICCI conference in New Delhi on October 10. Around 400 scholarships were announced this year with a combined worth of almost Rs150 million in order to help students pursue courses in various areas including engineering, law, business, design, biosciences across 57 institutions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition, the British Council also launched a GREAT Scholarships Guide to assist students in scholarship search and application. For more information: http://www.educationuk.org/india/
Sustainable development conference
Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kurla and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Bombay, are organizing an International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development in the first week of February. The aim of the conference is to draw attention to the various sustainable development practices that are adopted in various sectors including energy, design, water, agriculture, waste management, transportation, habitat, community life etc. Participants must register by October 15. For more details: http://ictsd.donboscoconf.in
Literature festival
Litomania 2014, a literary fest involving more than 4000 literati consisted of classes, workshops and panel discussions by prominent authors and industry experts. The festival organized by the Think WhyNot group included the 'Gift a book Art challenge' which involved attendees donating their old novels to form a crowd sourced installation. It gave a chance to readers to interact and discover what motivates authors, writers and other creative personalities.
Creative industry discussion
Pearl Academy will organise a session focusing on the career opportunities in the creative industry on October 17 at Andheri. A panel of industry experts from the field of films, design and architecture will look to empower students with knowledge and perspective, which would enable them to assess their future in their respective professional studies. The objective of this session is to help students gain momentum in their particular field and successfully follow their dreams.
Business competition
Henkel has opened registrations for their eight Innovation Challenge. Students across the world from all disciplines can participate in this completion and are expected to submit ideas for sustainable products and technologies. A team of two students must indentify market trends and challenges in the Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care or Laundry and Home Care sector. The winning team will receive an around-the-world ticket worth 10,000 Euros. The last date to submit ideas is December 10. For more details: www.henkelchallenge.com
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