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British memories
Stratford upon Avon- Shakespeare’s birthplace,Nash’s House & New Place,Anne Hathaway’s Cottage,Ripley’s Believe It or Not,the British Museum in Manchester,Madam Tussaud’s,Buckingham Palace,Manchester United Football Club – these are just a few of the places which are on the must-visit list of Britain. Students of Suryadatta Institute of Management -PGDM,who experienced a memorable journey to United Kingdom as a part of their recent study tour, were able to visit historical and literary places and other land marks around the island county. The industrial visit also included a trip to Cadbury Ltd . The tour offered a global exposure to their academics,international business and cultural diversities. The experience by international business visits was aimed at being a foundation of their future.

Benefits of global expertise
Pearson Education and Centum Learning have announced a partnership in the area of content and curriculum development. The partnership provides an integrated way forward in combining quality curriculum to develop top-of-the-line educational programmes. Centum Learning has commissioned Pearson to develop a post-graduate programme in management drawing upon its global educational expertise. The post-graduate programme will be unique as the curriculum will enlist world-class content along with a proprietary online tutoring and assessment solution from Pearson called MyLabs.The entire solution will help Centum Learning provide a rich and industry-relevant educational experience in management to students.

Lessons to learn
The best way a student can learn is through interaction with a master. Recently,the students of SeamEdu school’s Broadcast Media and Mass communication interacted with Marathi actor Subodh Bhave at the guidance session on ‘Careers in Broadcast Media and Mass Communication.’ Bhave expressed his views with perspective on careers in media,its technological aspect,media growth and qualities required to be a successful media person. “There are 200 to 300 channels in dire need of editors,directors,cameramen and so on yet commitment and belief are basics of career in media,This is a time to go ahead. But you have to keep in mind that this is not a nine to five job and passion,commitment and ceaseless efforts are essential. Qualities required for success in a career in the media are intelligence,public relations orientation,determination to update,good communication skill and knowledge gathering,” he said. He also offered insights on various aspects such as editing,direction adding that Animation is one field where you have to learn something new,every second.