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Education
This edtech startup aims to provide holistic education to students
Excerpts from article by Shreya Ganguly, published in Your Story
The debate over the efficacy between science and arts is never ending. Studying STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects has always taken priority over studying arts in India, and there is a subtle idea prevalent that people who study arts are not smart enough.
To break this assumption and promote non-STEM subjects across the country, especially among STEM learning students, DALHAM Learning was started by Shekhar Bhattacharjee in July, this year.
The Bengaluru-based edtech startup takes a holistic approach towards education and is looking to provide courses on history, culture, communication, diversity, and so on to provide soft skills to technical engineering and management students.
Speaking with YourStory, Shekhar said, “Holistic education was one area that was not addressed before. By integrating liberal education with social sciences, I envision a world where tenacious job seekers could become confident job creators, global leaders, and passionate human beings.”
He said that the recently announced New National Education Policy “perfectly aligns” with the core thought of holistic learning with regards to higher education.
Learn about creativity and innovation together
Shekhar said his e-learning platform was aimed at integrating arts education with management and engineering courses to help students learn about creativity and innovation together.
“India has always been fascinated with STEM education, and we wanted to tell students that there are equally big opportunities for students who pursue design, arts, history, architecture, media, etc. Our aim is to mould the technical minds of engineering and management students into an informed, socially responsible faculty, that turns an individual into a lifelong learner with the ability to think critically and make informed judgement,” he said.
The startup allows students to learn using its Android/IoS mobile application or website. According to the founder, the classes will be delivered through pre-recorded engaging cinematic and animated content with motion graphics, which is created in collaboration with subject matter experts.
Career
72% Indian employees say organisations have taken measures to guard against burnout: Survey
Excerpts from article by Faizan Haidar, published in The Economic Times
About 53% of Indian employees trust their employer more now than before the Pandemic began because of how organisations reacted, which is the highest among countries, finds a survey by Ultimate Kronos Group, provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solution.
The survey also highlights that 46% of Indian employees feel that their organisation treated them with respect and integrity.
“Firms now need to equip themselves with the latest technologies to safeguard their employees before looking at any other aspects around productivity or even engagement. Having a strong workforce management strategy around the re-entry of the workforce will be an essential component of any people plan,” said Sumeet Doshi, country manager, India, UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group).
4,000 respondents surveyed worldwide
The study surveyed nearly 4,000 respondents across India, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
72% of Indian employees and business leaders said their organisations have taken at least some measures to guard against burnout.
When it comes to concerns of future layoffs and furloughs due to economic instability created by COVID-19, Indian workers are the least concerned cohort globally, at 32% compared to other parts of the world where economic instability is most concerning such as in China (44%), Mexico (41%), Canada (40%), and the US (37%).
Indian respondents are equally concerned about encountering an asymptomatic visitor at work (49%) and being in close contact with an asymptomatic coworker (49%).
More than a third of employees in India (38%) also voiced concern about passing through high-traffic areas such as elevators, staircases, and lobbies. India topped the charts with almost one third of employees (32%) worried about being in an open floor plan environment, compared to the global average of one in four (26%).
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