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Global Scholar EducationWorld announces the Winners of Young Achievers Awards 2009 (india)
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Mumbai: GlobalScholar (USA), one of the world's largest online learning portals (www.globalscholar.com) and EducationWorld, an education news and analysis magazine, today announced winners of the Young Achievers Awards 2009. The awards aim to acknowledge and inspire young achievers (between 12- 25 years of age) across India, in four fields of endeavour - Science, Maths and Technology, Arts and Music, Social Work and Sports.
The winners were announced at the unique celebratory convocation held in Mumbai. Each winner received cash prize and exciting gifts, along with their trophies at the Young Achievers Awards 2009 ceremony in Mumbai.
Winners
- Arts & Music – Chelsey D'Souza
- Sports – Rekha
- Science – Anirudh Anand Bapat
- Social Work – Jaimeet Gandhok
Runner-ups
- Arts & Music - Siddharth Nagarajan
- Sports – Ashish Tiwari
- Science - Treksh Marwaha
- Social Work – Kush Kalra
The Guest of Honor Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani, Hon. Sheriff of Mumbai said, "Awards always
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Harvard University (USA)
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The Harvard University is one of the oldest academic institutions of advance learning in the U.S. Dedicated towards providing quality education, job oriented programs and distinguished faculty. At present it is one of the most prominent higher education-providing institutions across the globe. Harvard College was established in the year 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature. From a handful of pupils to current student strength of more than 18,000 students, the University has clearly grown tremendously.
Originally known as the "New College" or "the college at New Towne", it was renamed as Harvard College in 1639 after John Harvard, a clergyman who was the first benefactor of the institute. The first ever known official reference to Harvard College as a University took place in the new Massachusetts Constitution of 1780.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) (USA)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was founded in the year 1861 under a charter with a mission to redefine the educational system. The thrust was to be on practical application in the professional world. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts over a total area of 168 acres, MIT is now considered to be the best technical educational institute in the world. Some of its most well known departments include:
Engineering and Information Technology
Natural Science
Life Sciences
Biomedicine
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University of Pennsylvania (USA)
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The University of Pennsylvania is one of the Ivy League schools, with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. It was established in the year 1740 and is said to be America's first University. It is located in a picturesque campus, amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution. Intellectual rigor and a practical outlook are the frameworks of the University of Pennsylvania
The University, popularly known as Penn, carries on the principles and spirit of its founder, Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach and a pragmatic love of knowledge. Franklin's practical outlook has remained a driving force in the university's development. Penn is home to a diverse student body of nearly 20,000 students comprising of undergraduate and graduate candidates; hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe.
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