Category Archives: Education

ZFN Webinar 2 – Financing for Higher Education for Indian Students – 24 June – 9am IST

Thanks to all those who participated in the above Webinar. Special thanks to Farrokh Mistree, L.A. Comp Chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA, farrokh.Mistree@ou.edu Farrokh Rustomjee, Chief Executive, R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund, Esplanade House, 29, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400001, Tel: 022-22077044; Email: office@rdsethnascholarships.org Website: www.rdsethnascholarships.org Neville Shroff, The Incorporated Zoroastrian Charity Funds of Hongkong, Canton and Macao, hkzcfund@netvigator.com T

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Financing for Higher Education for Indian Students

14th June, 2018 Zoroastrian Faculty Network (A joint initiative of WZCC & GWG) Financing for Higher Education for Indian Students  A Webinar on “Financing for Higher Education for Indian Students” (Restricted to first 20 registrants) brought to you by the Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) Objective: To guide students from India on the financing options available for higher education abroad and how to avail of

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Do You Know-What You Know? Khurshed Batliwala

Mr. Khurshed Batliwala emphasized on education as a means of knowledge and not employment. He also talked about doing things differently and having faith in our decisions even if they go against the flow. “Twenty five years ago no one had heard of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The whole world stood on the other side and said you are mad.

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Applying to Graduate School in the US

17th April, 2018 A Webinar Applying to Graduate School in the US Sponsored By Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) A GWG/WZCC Joint Initiative On May 5, 2018, 9:00AM India Time By Farrokh Mistree, Ph.D. L.A. Comp Chair and Professor, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma. Janet K. Allen, Ph.D. John and Mary Moore Chair and Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, University

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Accepting Applications for the 2018-19 Academic Scholarship cycle

The FEZANA Scholarship Program was started in 1998 to recognize academic excellence and provide Zarathushti students in university programs financial assistance to study at institutions in the U.S & Canada Applications are invited for the following FEZANA ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS Mehraban and Morvorid Kheradi Endowment Scholarship for Academic Excellence: The FEZANA  Scholar FEZANA 25th Anniversary Endowment  Scholarship For Academic Excellence Morvarid Guiv

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25 years Celebrations cum Fund Raising

THE YOUNG ZOROASTRIAN SOCIETY Estd: August 1, 1920 The East Bombay Bharat Guide Group Silver Jubilee Celebrations (1993 – 2018) Dear Parents, Well-wishers and Patrons, The Scouting and Guiding is an International Movement, the object of which is to endow each youth to be physically, morally and spiritually strong. The 71st East Bombay Zoroastrian Bharat Guide Group was founded on

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Mama Parsi School to celebrate 100 years

Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School will be celebrating its 100th birthday on Sunday, April 1. In 1918, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Metha collected donations to establish the school. Initially the school functioned at the Bai Virbaijee School from where it was shifted in 1919 to a building, Mama Mansion, which stands today at the corner of Haji Abdullah Haroon Road. The construction

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SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of the Shapoorji Pallonji endowment for scholarships in Zoroastrian studies at SOAS there are a number of awards available for UK/EU and Overseas fee-paying students. These Will normally provide a contribution to fees of up to a maximum of £13,000 each year for the duration of the award. In addition, a stipend of up to £10,000

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The Tata Centre for Development Announces 14 New Research Projects

The Tata Centre for Development Announces 14 New Research Projects, New Affiliation with Becker Friedman Institute The projects, led by nearly two dozen UChicago faculty and researchers across six schools and divisions, will add to TCD’s robust research agenda. Dear Friends and Colleagues: With tremendous excitement, I am writing to share that the Tata Centre for Development at UChicago (TCD) has selected 14 new

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TCS & Cornell Tech Inaugurate the Tata Innovation Center

$50 Million Investment from Tata Consultancy Services will Enhance Applied Research at University Campus and Accelerate K-12 Digital Literacy in New York City Schools  NEW YORK | MUMBAI, Dec 4, 2017 —: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),(BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced Dec. 4 a $50 million investment in Cornell Tech. The investment includes a significant gift for

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