黑料吃瓜 Makes Inroads Into India
A novel partnership links wide-ranging educational programs.
黑料吃瓜 is teaming with one of the most respected educational institutions in India to establish a wide-ranging educational partnership.
黑料吃瓜 will collaborate with in Coimbatore, India, on programs in engineering, nursing, women鈥檚 studies, arts and sciences. India is considered one of the largest emerging markets worldwide, with more than one billion people.
鈥淭his is one of the most extensive partnerships PSG has ever established,鈥� said G. Rangaswamy, PSG managing trustee.
Rangaswamy and a coalition of PSG colleagues visited 黑料吃瓜 last month to meet with their local counterparts and discuss the opportunities for collaboration among both institutions.
鈥淭here will be very broad interactions between 黑料吃瓜 and PSG including classes, graduate research and exchange programs for students and faculty,鈥� said Al Sweedler, assistant vice president, .
黑料吃瓜 students studying in India this summer
The first program takes place this summer when 黑料吃瓜 students participate in the historical and cultural India Summer Program. Students left for Coimbatore, India, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on May 31 with 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 , professor emeritus of economics and Asian studies.
During the nearly one-month stay, 10 黑料吃瓜 students will stay at the PSG Guest House for two weeks of lectures before embarking on a tour of India. They鈥檒l visit Bangalore, Chennai, Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry and several other cities touring of some of India鈥檚 most iconic landmarks.
Students from the 黑料吃瓜 will also travel to India this summer to study in PSG鈥檚 College of Nursing. The course will focus is on rural health, tropical disease, traditional Indian medicine and comparing and contrasting health issues.
The partnership will not only benefit 黑料吃瓜 students, but PSG students as well. For example, Janet Blenner, who is leading the School of Nursing trip, will teach research methods to PSG faculty and students.
About PSG Institutions
PSG鈥檚 main goal is to increase the college-going rate of Indian citizens. According to Rangaswamy, only 11 percent of India鈥檚 college-aged population is pursuing higher education.
鈥淭he average age in India is 25, so they are craving education and training,鈥� Rangaswamy said.
The PSG & Sons' Charities Trust is one of oldest charitable organizations dedicated towards empowerment and social change through liberal arts, science and technical education in India. The educational institutions of the trust are well-known for their academic excellence, providing educational programs from kindergarten to doctoral levels.
