International Higher Education Day
May 06, 2011The event is being organized at VIT University Vellore, in co-operation with five countries namely Australia, Germany, Netherlands, UK & USA. The representatives of each country will guide students who want to go to the respective countries to study they can also get the brochures of the country at the event.
Event details| When | 19 Jan 2011 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Where | VIT University Vellore |
Participants:
Official representatives of the organisations promoting higher education for USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands & Australia
Names of the organisations
• British Council
• DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
• IDP Australia
• Neso Desk India (Netherlands Education Support Office)
• USIEF ( United States- India Educational Foundation)
Event Format:
Information tables / stalls for each country
where brochures/ information material could be displayed and distributed.
The Information tables can be open from 11 am to 4 pm
Individual presentations by each country
where each organization will give an information lecture along with a power point presentation, elaborating on the study and research opportunities in that country.
Suggested schedule
| Presentation Timing |
Organization |
Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 am - 11:35 am |
British Council |
U.K |
| 11:45 am - 12:15 pm |
DAAD | Germany |
| 12:20 pm - 1:00 pm |
IDP Australia | Australia |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Break | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:35 pm | Neso Desk India | Netherlands |
| 14 45 to 15 30 | USIEF | USA |
The organizations will be represented by the following persons:
L Dhanasekaran
Head Education UK South India
British Council Division, British Deputy High Commission,
737, Anna Salai ,Chennai – 600002 |
Padmavathi Chandramouli
Information Officer
DAAD Information Center Chennai
German Academic Exchange Service
at Max Mueller Bhavan
4, Rutland Gate 5th Street, Chennai 600 006
Radhika Somasundaram
Manager, Chennai
IDP Australia
10A Rain Tree Place,
7 McNichols Road,
Chetpet, Chennai 600 031
Sudha Sudeep
Education Promotion Officer,
Study in Holland desk
(NUFFIC)
Netherlands Business Support Office,
Chennai
C. Vijayalakshmi
Educational Advising Associate
United States-India Educational Foundation
Fulbright Commission in India
American Consulate Building,
220 Mount Road, Chennai 600 006
This event proved to be a great success as a lot of students were made aware of the possibilities open to them. The pictures of this event have been made available