Sage partners with Neotia University to offer short-term courses
Leading independent academic and professional publisher Sage, in collaboration with Kolkata-based The Neotia University, has instituted short-term professional courses in editing with an aim to support graduates in pursuing a career in publishing. According to Vivek Mehra, managing director and CEO, Sage Publications, India, said that the company believes in playing a creative role in society by disseminating teaching and research on a global scale, the cornerstones of which are good, long-term
17 May 2017 | 6642 Views | By Dibyajyoti Sarma
The School of Languages, instituted by The Neotia University (TNU), will set off its first course on postgraduate diploma in ‘editing’. TNU, in consultation with Sage, will develop the course structure. The publisher will also extend support in providing hands-on experience through guest lectures, internships and workshops. Senior technical and management personnel from the industry will help support this mission.
It would be a nine-month diploma course, where students will undergo at least three months of on-the-job training that will benefit students in learning all modern tools and techniques of editing.
“Sage is glad to be partnering with The Neotia University on this initiative of a new programme on ‘postgraduate diploma in editing.’ I am confident that this will encourage the younger generation to pursue a career in publishing. We truly believe that engaged scholarship lies at the heart of any healthy society and that education is intrinsically valuable. Therefore, this platform that brings industry and academia together will surely help students acquire hands-on skills,” Mehra said.
AS Kolaskar, vice-chancellor, The Neotia University, added, “Partnership with Sage is a major step taken by TNU. The postgraduate diploma is an attempt to bring industry and academia on one platform, use each other’s strength and benefit students.”
Sage is an independent international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media.
The Neotia University was established in 2015 vide the West Bengal State Government Act XXIII of 2014. It is a sister institute of 14-year-old Neotia Institute of Technology, Management and Science.