To promote the University’s links with India and graduate employability Bournemouth University (BU) and Campus Abroad education agency organised networking meeting of Indian companies.
Kamila Kharebashvili, Ms.Linda Ladle of Bournemouth University and Dr.Paul Chellakumar addressed the media.
Campus Abroad group Chairman Dr.Paul Chellakumar said, “The UK University has a number of links with businesses and charities in India and a large number of Indian students travel to the UK to study at BU each year.”
“The net working will bring together Indian businesses such as Daimler India and Manali Petrochemicals along with Bournemouth University graduates who have returned to India following their studies to take up employment.”
“BU has a strong reputation for the employability of its graduates. A survey, carried out yearly by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in the UK, found that 93.3% of BU graduates were in work or further study six months after graduating, Chellakumar added.
Linda Ladle, Careers and Employability Manager at Bournemouth University said, “At Bournemouth University, we recognise the importance of universities and businesses as partners to support the creation of global leaders and citizens.
“This net working is a springboard to create new partnerships that should benefit both Indian graduates and businesses, and for BU to listen to the needs of Indian companies for their future employees.”
BU’s Linda Ladle will then be talking about her own University’s track record in employability before discussions on the skillset needs of Indian businesses were held.
BU is proud of its proven track record in close collaboration with India. The University’s Professor Venky Dubey, an expert in robotics and their medical application, received the Hind Rattan Award from the NRI Welfare Society of India in 2014 in recognition of outstanding services, achievements and contributions to his chosen field.
BU’s current Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement Dr Sonal Minocha graduated from Delhi University in 2000 before moving to the UK to continue her studies and commence a successful career in Higher Education. She has received, or been shortlisted for, numerous awards including ‘Asian Academic of the Year’ at the Asian Voice and Politics Awards 2012 and ‘Annual Award of Achievement (Education)’ at the Annual India International Foundation Awards 2012.
The University’s relationship with India extends to research and conservation. Dr Adrian Pinder is leading the effort to protect India’s iconic humpbacked Mahseer from extinction. The iconic freshwater fish, based in South India’s River Cauvery basin, is now believed to be so endangered that it may be extinct in the wild within a generation.
BU’s Adrian Pinder is co-director of the Mahseer Trust, which is working to protect and preserve the fish through both legislative and conservation efforts.
