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Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
All about Xavier University in Cincinnati: Admissions, scholarships and more
Having over 200 universities in the United States, Xavier University, which is ranked within the top 200, is well-known for its personalized approach to teaching as well as academic excellence. In this encouraging environment, students have the opportunity to grow not merely on the intellectual level, but also professionally and personally. University fosters an environment with great emphasis on connection, creativity, and inquiry to reinforce student success. Opportunities for University students are unparalleled when it comes to specialized training for the job market of today. The success rate of university graduates exceeds 98%, as graduates are either employed, studying, or working within the first six months after graduation. Experiential learning opportunities abound for university students. One example is the Integrated Hands-on Program, which supports students through career advancement, cooperation, internships, and work experience programs that combine their education and practical expertise. These provide learners with the tools and skills they need to be successful in a global labor market. University also opens doors to an array of global opportunities. International alumni networks, foreign internships, and foreign study programs expose students to a series of cultures and career options. These experiences make their horizon wider and increase their adaptability and global competence, two crucial qualities that are highly valuable in today's interconnected world. The core of University's identity is a warm and inclusive environment. A university with students from around 40 different countries embraces a multicultural environment where students from every part of the world have equal significance. The standard resource for all international students of the university is the Center for International Education (CIE). It facilitates integration easily and without stress to study in the US, such as orientation workshops, visa guidance, and providing essential services such as ongoing academic and cultural support. Its affordability is another crucial parameter that encourages international students to enroll in university. The university has developed merit-based scholarships that range from $20,000 to $30,000 for both national and international students. This, which is in addition to University's already-favourable tuition, makes a good-quality American education more affordable. Aishani Mukherjee, a computer science majorwith a focus on cybersecurity andan overseas student herself,said she found an environment of belonging from day one at the university. "I first learned about University through one of my family friends living in Cincinnati, who recommended this school because of its small student-to-teacher ratio and personalized attention to each student,' Mukherjee said. 'From my very first day, I felt welcomed and supported by the faculty at University. The CIE made the transition to a new country feel smooth and stress-free. They have incredible support systems that we, as international students, can rely on. The classes are interactive, with room for open discussions and creativity. The professors are genuinely invested in your growth, offering guidance and support. They encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and explore new opportunities. 'Beyond academics, the campus is lively, with many organisations and clubs that make it easy to find your community. I would highly recommend University to anyone looking for a supportive environment where they can grow both academically and personally.' Mukherjee's experience is consistent with others who find University as an institution of academic intensity and individual growth. Each student benefits from the academically stimulating and supportive environment created by the faculty, services, and engaged campus community at the university. In a move to deepen international engagement, Xavier University's Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management, Scott Clyde, recently toured key cities in India to meet with aspiring students, families, and school counselors. The visit reaffirmed University's commitment to delivering a high-quality U.S. education rooted in personal support, strong career outcomes, and affordability — all priorities for Indian students. Clyde noted how closely University's mission aligns with the aspirations of Indian families seeking trusted global pathways. Located in Cincinnati, a city known for its affordability and strong industrial connections, Xavier University not only offers promising career prospects but also fosters a nurturing environment rooted in Jesuit values. Xavier University is an excellent choice for international students interested in studying at a world-class academic institution in a welcoming, globally connected environment. University has strong academic programs, excellent professional outcomes, scholarship resources, and a student-centered approach — all of which enable students the opportunity for success. Applications for admission are still open for Indian here to start your application. Disclaimer: This article has been produced on behalf of the brand by HT Brand Studio. Want to get your story featured as above? click here!
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Business Standard
5 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Nomura raises Nifty target to 26,140 for March on strong domestic cues
Despite a slowdown in corporate earnings growth, favourable domestic macroeconomic conditions are supporting Indian equity valuations, prompting Nomura to raise the Nifty target to 26,140 for March 2026, implying a 6 per cent upside from current levels. The revised target, up from 24,970, reflects a higher valuation multiple of 21x FY27 earnings estimates (previously 19.5x), driven by stable macros, including low bond yields and consistent domestic investment flows. 'The Indian equity markets have been resilient in the recent past despite corporate earnings estimate cuts and global uncertainties. We think positive domestic macros, as reflected in the significant fall in yields and the relatively lower beta of Indian equities underpinned by consistent domestic flows, are supporting market valuation. The performance of global equity markets despite trade-related uncertainties implies that equity risk premiums remain low,' said Saion Mukherjee, head of India equity research, Nomura, in a note. Earnings growth decelerates in 4QFY25 An analysis of 223 companies in Nomura's BSE 200+ coverage universe showed a 10 per cent year-on-year growth in aggregate profit after tax (PAT) for 4QFY25, surpassing consensus estimates by 6 per cent. While more companies beat expectations than missed, consensus earnings estimates for FY26 and FY27 have been revised downward by 2.3 per cent and 1.4 per cent since March 2025, and by 7.6 per cent and 6.3 per cent since September 2024, respectively. Mukherjee cautioned that further earnings cuts of 4–8 per cent for FY27 are likely, as the corporate earnings-to-GDP ratio nears its peak, limiting outperformance relative to nominal GDP growth. The brokerage noted that FY25 earnings growth has slowed to 8 per cent. Meanwhile, consensus projections indicate a recovery to 12 per cent in FY26 and 15 per cent in FY27. According to Nomura, potential headwinds to earnings include a weak investment cycle, government fiscal consolidation, declining household financial savings, and subdued export demand. These challenges may be partially offset by lower oil prices, inflation, and interest rates. Nomura favours domestic-focused sectors over exporters due to global trade uncertainties. Sectors with a favourable outlook include financials, consumer staples, autos, discretionary, oil and gas, power, telecom, internet, real estate, and select domestic healthcare plays. Financials are particularly attractive due to low earnings risks and compelling valuations, according to the brokerage.
Business Insider
18 hours ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (ALKEM) Receives a Buy from Nomura
Nomura analyst Saion Mukherjee maintained a Buy rating on Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (ALKEM – Research Report) yesterday and set a price target of INR5,430.00. The company's shares closed last Friday at INR5,098.50. Confident Investing Starts Here: Mukherjee covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Cipla Ltd, and Fortis Healthcare Ltd.. According to TipRanks, Mukherjee has an average return of 12.5% and a 35.71% success rate on recommended stocks. In addition to Nomura, Alkem Laboratories Ltd. also received a Buy from ICICI Securities's Abdulkader Puranwala in a report issued on May 30. However, on the same day, J.P. Morgan maintained a Hold rating on Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (NSE: ALKEM). The company has a one-year high of INR6,440.00 and a one-year low of INR4,409.90. Currently, Alkem Laboratories Ltd. has an average volume of 2,117.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
MMRDA to give Godrej dedicated Metro access to its Vikhroli complex
MUMBAI: Godrej Enterprises, which has a large campus at Vikhroli East, has asked MMRDA to give it a dedicated access point from the Metro 4 railway which is expected to be completed by 2026. The company wants connectivity to this commercial campus near its hillside residential colony. Metro 4 connects Wadala with Kasarvadavali, and Metro 4A will further connect Kasarvadavali to Gaimukh. Metro 4 is almost 80 per cent complete and passes via Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg where the commercial-residential complex is. The complex also has its own dedicated subway which passes under the Central Railway corridor. 'The proposal of dedicated ingress and egress from the station on Metro Line 4 into the Godrej campus will significantly enhance daily connectivity for thousands of our workforce and enable smoother access for over 15 national and multinational companies operating within the campus,' said a Godrej Enterprise spokesperson. Godrej Enterprise sources said that MMRDA's policy on direct metro station connectivity to adjoining properties along the alignment would facilitate the adoption of technically feasible and sustainable urban planning solutions. 'The Metro integration policy of MMRDA is a great initiative and will help multiple companies, retail malls, and commercial districts along the metro alignment to thrive with ease in connectivity and commute,' said a source. 'This policy promotes sustainable urban growth by encouraging the use of public transport and reducing urban sprawl.' MMRDA commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee said that the conceptual plan had been approved subject to a deposition of ₹10 crore and 6% supervision charges. Mukherjee said the charges had not yet been deposited and the detailed design and drawings not yet submitted for MMRDA's approval. Last year, Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in BKC had demanded direct connectivity from Metro 2B to its complex. The Metro 2B will run from D N Nagar and Mandale (off the Sion-Panvel road) when it is inaugurated. MMRDA had accepted the demand. With this, the bourse will be connected to the bullet train terminal at BKC, as Metro 2B and the bullet train terminal are also connected. However, BDB vice-president Mehul Shah said that MMRDA had asked for ₹10 crore for this, which they wanted waived. Spread over a 20-acre plot, BDB is home to around 2,500 small and large diamond traders' offices. Mantralaya and Vidhan Bhavan complex will also get exclusive access from the Metro 3 line connecting SEEPZ and Aarey.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- Indian Express
‘Welcome step, practical implementation difficult': Pune school principals on CBSE's teaching in mother tongue move
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in a circular dated May 22, has instructed schools across the country to use the mother tongue or state language as the medium of instruction in the pre-primary to Class 5 stages. While this is in line with the Centre's National Education Policy, 2020, as well as UNICEF and UNESCO's advocacy for education in the mother tongue, there are a few challenges to implementing this ambitious move. The Indian Express spoke to principals of English-medium CBSE schools in Pune to get their views on this change and the obstacles they anticipate while enforcing this mandate. What the CBSE circular says Quoting the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023, the circular states that the first language of literacy (R1) in schools should be the student's mother tongue. However, if this is not possible due to classroom diversity, the state language can be used as R1, it adds, directing schools to begin implementing the change from this year onwards. According to the CBSE's SARAS portal, there are 30,859 schools affiliated with the Board in the country. All of these schools are now required to create an NCF implementation committee by the end of May. This panel will be responsible for 'mapping student mother tongue, aligning language resources, and guiding curriculum adjustments'. What schools say Aditi Mukherjee, the principal of Billabong International School, Pune, enthusiastically supported the move by CBSE. 'I think this is a very welcome step because it has been long enough that we have followed English as a medium of instruction in different international schools, and in fact, schools in general,' she said. After mapping students' mother tongues and understanding teacher competency in these languages, Mukherjee said the school will have to make a training calendar to 'capacity build teachers' in the school. 'And if we see that there is some requirement for, you know, external training or even recruitment, we have to do the same,' she added. One of the challenges, Mukherjee said, would be that not all non-educators would agree with shifting the medium of education from English, the language of the elite, to a local language. 'I would also love to call upon our stakeholders, the children and the parents in particular, and have them as the third point of the pyramid. So, teachers, the leadership team and the board committee, as well as the parents, that would be the design,' she explained. The NCERT already has textbooks in 22 languages, and teachers should be able to train themselves to teach in the required language and even create their own teaching resources, opined Mukherjee. However, Nirmal Waddan, principal of The Kalyani School, Pune, envisioned greater challenges in implementing the move. 'I appreciate the CBSE's move on the language policy, but, unfortunately, there are many practical hindrances. In our school at least, we have children coming from diverse backgrounds. They are IT professionals who keep on shifting base, and they do not belong to a single mother tongue like Marathi or Telugu…So, we cannot cater to different mother tongues at the same time,' Waddan said. Even if the medium of education is to be changed to the state language, like Marathi in Maharashtra, Waddan said it will be quite challenging for teachers. 'A teacher who is from North India, how will she know how to teach a child in Telugu or Kannada? Practically, it is not going to be possible to implement this circular to the T…Completely changing the medium is not possible. It will be bilingual in most of the schools,' she said. Even though most of her teachers know Marathi, teaching in the language is a different game altogether, she explained. 'Core subjects like science and maths would be very, very challenging. Because there are certain words which have a proper meaning. I am born and brought up in Maharashtra, but even for me, it is going to be very difficult to explain in Marathi,' Waddan said. She said that even with training workshops for teachers, the shift in medium will still be quite challenging. 'I appreciate the main objective CBSE has behind this language policy circular and the NEP also…to make the children understand and get familiar with the basics…Learning outcomes will be better, I understand that completely. But practical implementation is very difficult,' she added. Indira National School's principal, Arati Garampalli, expressed similar views. 'My personal opinion would not be completely shifting to a vernacular language. I would still prefer that they go on with English and side-by-side give an explanation in Marathi or any other local language…We have diverse people, I do not have only Maharashtrians here. I have Bengalis, North Indians, South Indians. South Indians don't even pick up Hindi easily. So imagine for Marathi, it would be more difficult,' she said. 'We have to look at our stakeholders, which are our students and also my staff. My staff should also be particularly very perfect in that vernacular language. When you are teaching in a language, you have to be perfect in that, you cannot just go on (casually),' she added. However, Milind Naik, principal of Jnana Prabodhini School and a member of the steering committee for NEP implementation in Maharashtra, offered a different perspective and explained how the move might seem challenging, but is achievable. He said that a majority of CBSE school teachers in Pune speak Marathi in their daily lives and are compelled to speak in English in schools. 'A majority of the teachers already know Marathi. So there might be a few, as less as say 10 per cent, who just do not know Marathi. So it is expected that the teachers must communicate in Marathi. That means schools do not require teachers who have mastery over Marathi but are fluent enough to talk, to communicate basic things with the students. So, all those teachers residing in Pune for the last two to three years must be able to do this. It is not so difficult,' he explained. For other languages like Sindhi or Urdu, where teachers might not be easily available, Naik said, 'They (schools) have to try to get those teachers. Otherwise, the students get affected. Many times, the children try to shift from the CBSE English-medium schools to a vernacular school. So if they do not want the students to drop out, then they must try to have multilingual teachers at their school.' A major point of focus in the NEP is to address and improve the school dropout rate in the country. Naik also explained that practical issues would not be unique to English-medium schools but also affect regional language schools. 'Marathi-medium schools from Maharashtra will also face the same problem. If the school is in the Konkan region or near Goa, then they (teachers) must know Konkani also. Or if it is around Amravati or Nagpur, they must know Ahirani, and all those local languages. So, Marathi-medium schools are also going to face the same problem…All schools have to take care of all these things,' he added.
