Reaches out to Schools in Varanasi through eGuru Service
Provider
Varanasi, December 17, 2009: NIIT, a leading Global Talent
Development Corporation, today organized a seminar on ‘De-stressing learning
environment in Schools: Role of technology’. The seminar was attended by
prominent school principals and educationists of Varanasi. NIIT also announced
the launch of their eGuru service provider in the Varanasi territory to take
‘NIIT eGuru’ suite of solutions to schools.
The seminar had prominent educationists like Mr. Pradeep
Ghosh of Delhi Public School and Dr. Ranjan
Roy of Dayawati Modi Academy, expressing their views
about the role of technology in reducing the stress related to learning in
schools. During the seminar the speakers emphasized on the rapidly changing
learning habits of students in today’s world and the challenges that teachers
and the school have to face to cater to the learning needs of such children. It
was also observed that though technology has a very important role to play in
de-stressing the learning environment yet it is more important to evaluate the
most appropriate technology before adopting one.
Mr. Aman Nagar, Vice President, NIIT School Learning
Solutions, said, “NIIT eGuru is a holistic learning solution for
schools, that aims at making the vital process of teaching and learning simpler,
thus bringing back the joy of learning for students. We are happy that we have
an eGuru Service Provider now in Varanasi, which will enable us to take our
cutting edge solutions to schools in the city. We are confident that more and
more schools will turn to this solution to make teaching and learning
interesting for their students.”
During the seminar NIIT also showcased futuristic eGuru suite of school
solutions to the participants. Company’s business partner- ‘eGuru Service
Provider’, will help in taking these solutions to schools in Varanasi and also
service them over the contractual period. NIIT eGuru suite of products consist
of a holistic education package that addresses the needs of all key stakeholders
within the education realm—Students, Teachers, School management and Parents,
with a single solution.
About NIIT
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s
largest IT trainer, offers learning and knowledge solutions to over 5 million
students across 40 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the ‘Top IT Training
Company’ award successively for the past 17 years, since the inception of this
category. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT’s Individual
Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs for students
seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Edgeineers and Global
Net Plus for IT professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over 12,000 government and
private schools. The futuristic NIIT eGURU range for schools is
a holistic education package that comprises of Interactive Classrooms (an
embedded Teaching Learning Material, that uses elements of interactivity,
automation and web links library); Math lab (technology tools
that enable school students to learn and explore
mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the students
with core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School
(an Education Resource Planning solution for school management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in association
with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata,
Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
formed by NIIT with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for
individuals and corporates in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Uniqua, Centre for Process Excellence, addresses the
increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology services
industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. This is a part of
NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT’s Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated
learning solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content
development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to
Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations
and Publishing houses.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog learning products,
technology and services through Element K offerings. These include: vLab®:
hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries,
technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management platform. This
makes NIIT the first and the best choice for comprehensive learning solutions,
worldwide.
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Prateek Chatterjee, NIIT Ltd, Ph:
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Email:
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