EnglishEdge ties up with Uttarakhand Open University

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 -- (Business Wire India)

EnglishEdge has signed an MOU with Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) to offer courses in Elementary and Basic English. Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak and CEO of EnglishEdge, Vivek Agarwal signed the same to take forward this program.

English Edge is a six month course that would enable students to add finesse to their communication skills covering diverse topics like personality development, resume writing, interview preparation, presentation skills, and business communication. The programme will offer courses in Elementary and Basic English to the students. These courses would not just enhance job prospects for University students but would also equip them with valuable social skills.

On this occasion, Mr.Vivek Agarwal, CEO, EnglishEdge said, “We are happy to offer EnglishEdge learning programs to the youth of Uttarakhand and believe that these programs will substantially increase their employment opportunities”.

Looking at the growing demand for English speaking candidates across sectors like IT, ITES, & Publishing, this tie-up is a welcome step towards bringing innovative English content into the mainstream and would help take it to the masses. It brings together the EnglishEdge expertise and credibility of Uttarakhand Open University to offer students, unique English language learning programs.

About English Edge:

EnglishEdge is a unique English learning programme that brings together innovative English content and technology to offer variety of courses, based on proficiency levels of various learners. EnglishEdge has a tie - up with BBC Active & University of Cambridge. The EnglishEdge content adheres to international standards but has been indigenously developed with neutral Indian accents and Indian scenarios, making it relevant and relatable for the Indian audience. Subject matter experts, content developers and graphic designers have worked in tandem to create over 400 hours of premium English learning content. Cutting-edge technology and rich multimedia experience make EnglishEdge the most comprehensive and the most effective English language training programme available in the market.

EnglishEdge offers learning solutions for Schools, Vocational & Educational Institutions, Retail centres, Government & Corporate Customers. Programmes are also available for individual learners based on their proficiency levels.

EnglishEdge clients include Allahabad University, Haryana Agricultural University, CRPF Academy, IIHMR, Indian Military Academy, TechnoIndia, Spice, HCL, Career Launcher, Jetking, Frankfinn, ICA, IIJT, ICOFP, ICFe, NIFA India, VLCC, and many more.

EnglishEdge recognitions

EnglishEdge was nominated for the Innovation Awards’ 2005 and was also recognized by NASSCOM, for making innovative use of Information Technology for teaching English.

For press backgrounder on English Edge click here

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Uttarakhand Open University Launches Executive MBA & BBA, Partners with University18

Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, today announced the launch of multiple Management Degree Programs, in collaboration with Online Education provider University18.

On the 26th of April, 2010, UOU signed an MOU with University18, to launch three Management Programs - a One year Executive MBA for Working Professionals, a General MBA, and a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

To be launched from the academic year 20010-11 in July 2010, these programs will make extensive use of ICT technology to bridge current gaps in Distance Education. To be taught using an Online Virtual Classroom Platform, the technology would let students login to, attend and interact in live classes, from any PC using a broadband Internet connection.

The Virtual Classroom platform is highly scalable, capable of having upto 50 live hosted �virtual classrooms� at one time, with each classroom having upto 250 students attending, giving it the capability of having a total of 12500 students logged in at the same time.

With the increasing spread of internet and broadband connectivity, this will enable students from distant places and smaller towns, to gain access to quality higher education. The facility to conduct the personal contact program classes online would also add to the acceptance and accessibility of such courses by working professionals.

This would be the first of many steps by UOU and University18 towards democratizing quality in Higher Education over Distance Learning.

Present on the occasion of the MOU signing were UOU VC Dr.Vinay Kumar Pathak, Raunak Singh, Director, University18, B.R Pant, Registrar, UOU and Prof K K Pande, UOU.

University18 (http://www.university18.edu.in) is India�s leading mainstream eEducation Provider, and has partnerships with other State University�s and Institutions across the Nation.

Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, was established by an Act Of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 31st October 2005 with a view to democratize education, so that it covers large segments of population, vocations and professions. Uttarakhand Open University is the only Open University (www.uou.org.in)

HBTI Prof appointed V-C

Uttarakhand Open University

KANPUR: Dr Vinay Kumar Pathak, dean of Research and Development and head and professor, department of Computer Science and Engineering, HBTI, Kanpur, has been declared as the new V-C of the Uttarakhand Open University at Haldwani by the governor of the state of Uttarakhand here on Thursday afternoon.

Dr Pathak will serve as V-C of the open university for a period of three years.

He pursued his M Tech from IIT-Kharagpur and B Tech from the department of Computer science and engineering, HBTI in 1991.

TOI