Telangana Government Partner With British Council: Launched Residential Short-Term Certificate Course

The Telangana government has launched a residential short-term certificate course in collaboration with the British Council. This short course aims to help students develop their academic and research skills, and gain interdisciplinary knowledge through new pedagogical methods.

Navin Mittal, Commissioner of Collegiate, Technical & Intermediate Education, Rahul Bojja, Secretary, SCD, Hyderabad, Donna Gall, Senior International Officer at the University of Glasgow and Janaka Pushpanathan, Director South India, British Council, were present at the launch of the programme.

The ‘GREAT’ campaign

The course is being introduced under the Scholarships for Outstanding Undergraduate Talent (SCOUT) programme by ‘GREAT’ for the Government of Telangana.

According to an official release, the residential short-term certificate programme in the UK is for 15 meritorious students from the state. The initiative aims to provide exposure and skills to talented young students who have limited means to access or experience international education.

“The opportunity was extended to students pursuing their graduation from higher education institutions in Telangana who were selected based on their merit. The programme will be funded by the ‘GREAT’ campaign by the British Council and will cover the course fees, accommodation and other expenses for the students while in the UK, the release said. Meanwhile, the travel and visa costs for all students and faculty will be borne by the state government”, it added.

As a part of this initiative, 15 undergraduate-level students along with two faculty members from Telangana will be hosted by the University of Glasgow in March and April 2023 for a two-week short-term certified course on ‘How to be More Rational: Critical Thinking, Logic and Reasoning’.

In a reciprocal arrangement, the Telangana government will reserve five master’s scholarships for study in UK universities as part of their Chief Minister’s Overseas Scholarship Scheme in the state.

“Our objective is to make the State of Telangana the centre of cutting-edge knowledge by forging international collaboration. Our partnership with the British Council will help in achieving this goal,” Navin Mittal, IAS, commissioner of collegiate, Technical and Intermediate Education, said.

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