British Council- Education UK Exhibitions 2012 at Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad

Are you planning to study in the United Kingdom? Here is an excellent opportunity. The British Council is organising Education UK Exhibitions in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune from 4th February 2012 to 8th February 2012. Aspiring candidates and their parents will have an opportunity to directly meet representatives of the UK universities and institutions. Main focus in the UK education exhibition will be on Management, M.Sc., Engineering, Biotechnology and other professional courses. Candidates can get information on various undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. Following are details of venues and universities and institutions participating in the Education UK Exhibition:

1) Hyderabad: 4 February 2012. Venue: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. For more details, contact at 040- 2348 3333 or write to chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org .

2) Chennai: 5th February 2012. Venue: Taj Coromandel, Chennai. For further information, contact 044- 4205 0600 or write to chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org.

3) Bangalore: 6th February 2012. Venue: Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore. For more details, contact at 080-2248 9220 or write to chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org .

4) Pune: 8th February 2012. Venue: Le Meridien, Pune. For more info, call 020 4100 5300/4100 5307 or email on bl.pune@in.britishcouncil.org .

There is no entry fee. Candidates have to register online for the exhibition at http://www.educationuk.org OR www.educationuk-in.org .There will be awareness seminars delivered by UK academics on different topics such as student visas, studying in UK for engineering or business degree. You can also find information on British Council’s English courses and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examination.

Following are some of the participating universities: Kings College London, Aston University, University of the Arts London, Anglia Ruskin University, London South Bank University, Bournemouth University, University of Chester, University of Bedfordshire, Birmingham City University, The University of Edinburgh, The University of Birmingham, University for the Creative Arts, University of Bradford, Cardiff University, University of Derby, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of East Anglia, Bradford College, University of East London, University of Northampton, University of Exeter, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Gloucestershire, University of Hertfordshire, Newcastle University, University of Sunderland. The University of Hull, Northumbria University, University of Greenwich (London), Keele University, Kingston University, University of Kent, Leeds Metropolitan University, Staffordshire University, Liverpool John Moores University, London Metropolitan University, Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Reading.

Debating Matters India-British Council School Debate Program 2011-12

The national schools debate programmes, Debating Matters India, for students of Class XI and Class XII from across the country will be organized by the British Council. The contest will begin with an Online Elimination Test (OET) which will be conducted between July 26 and August 20, 2011. Each School can register only one debate team with a minimum of four students or a maximum of six students, along with a debate co-coordinator teacher. The registration process will begin on 26th July 2011.

After registering online, the debate team will download a topic guide from which they can prepare for the OET. Upon completion of the test, 12 schools will be short listed to participate in the regional finals. Live debates will then be held with the regional finalists in the eight cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati adn Kolkata.

Eight teams from the regional finals will secure a place in the national finals to be held in New Delhi between 17-19 November 2011. Debating Matters is a debate competition program intended for high school students in India. A British schools’ debate programme, originally pioneered by the Institute of Ideas (IOI), UK and running successfully for the last seven years there and also received by the Indian schools from 2008. More details can be obtained from http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-projects-debatingmatters-home.htm. The winners of the past Debating Matters competitions are Delhi Public School Megacity, Kolkata and DAV Sector – 15, Chandigarh.

Important Rounds and Dates:

1) Online Elimination Test (OET): 26 July – 20 August 2011
2) Regional Finals:
New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata: 27 September 2011
Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bangalore: 29 September 2011
Guwahati: 30 September 2011
3) National Finals at New Delhi: 17 – 19 November 2011.

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