Cleveland Institute of Technology Partners with University of Delhi to Deliver Certificate Programs to Indian Students

New Delhi, India - July 30, 2008 - The Cleveland Institute of Technology (CIT), an Ohio Board of Regents (OBOR) certified institution of higher education headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, has extended its partnership with Janki Devi Memorial College of University of Delhi, India’s largest state university, to deliver Certificate Programs in advanced computer programming and multimedia to Indian students.

India’s growing demand for qualified workers has created a push for advanced IT training in higher education. While approximately 40 percent of India's 1.1 billion citizens are under the age of 18, only 7 percent ever enter a university. In 2006, CIT established a partnership with the University of New Delhi to help fill this gap by provisioning its undergraduate and graduate computer training programs to Indian students.

CIT’s Training Center, located within University of Delhi’s campus, provides instructor-led training and assessment. CIT India instructors are comprised of full-time, technical subject matter experts. Students can also access CIT course materials online as a supplement to their class work. Since 2006, approximately 75 students have successfully graduated and received certificates from CIT India. Graduates go on to pursue advanced degrees and to obtain jobs. CIT’s committed faculty and staff not only provide training, but also assist students with post-graduate job placement.

CIT and University of Delhi’s extended partnership now includes additional courses especially designed for the Indian students including:

• Computer Literacy
  
• Adobe Photoshop
  
• Graphics and Web Design
  
• Multimedia and Animation Design
  
• Visual Basic and C++

"CIT Certificate Programs are a great addition to our curriculum,” said Dr. Indu Anand, Principal, JDMC, University of Delhi. “We look forward to continued success in the partnership between CIT and University of Delhi, and the benefit it brings to our students.”

Currently, more than 160,000 Indian students attend college overseas, spending roughly $4 billion dollars annually. CIT and University of Delhi’s partnership also enables Indian students to access study abroad opportunities for further education. Indian students who graduate successfully and receive a certificate from CIT India, have the opportunity to transfer credits and attain degrees at CIT’s affiliated college and university partners in the United States.

“CIT is pleased to extend our partnership with the University of Delhi to provide additional Certificate Programs to Indian students,” said Sam Kapoor, Director of the Cleveland Institute of Technology, India. “CIT India graduates have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in India and the United States or have been successfully recruited by leading technology companies in India such as IBM India, CEAI, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, and Satyam.”

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About Cleveland Institute of Technology
Cleveland Institute of Technology (CIT) is an Ohio Board of Regents certified institution of higher education, whose mission is to advance, disseminate and learning and knowledge by teaching, scholarship and research. The identity of the institution is framed by substantive commitment to multilingual, multicultural, gender-equitable learning. The Institute is a collaborative, intellectual community distinguished by partnerships with existing institutions both public and private, cooperative agreements which enable students, faculty, and staff to cross institutional boundaries for innovative instruction, broadly defined scholarly and creative activity, and coordinated community service. To learn more about CIT visit http://www.ucleveland.org.

About University of Delhi (DU)
The University of Delhi (DU) is a central university located at Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it is one of the premier universities of the country and is known for its high standards in teaching and research. It offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels in most subjects. With the number of students exceeding 300,000, it is among the largest universities in the world. The University has a distinguished alumni body and faculty and is widely recognized for faculties in Science, Economics, English and Classical Music. For more information on the University of Delhi, please visit http://www.du.ac.in/.

OSTN and National Broadcasting Society Partner to Host

OSTN and National Broadcasting Society Partner to Host
International Student Media Festival in Cleveland Ohio

Cleveland – July 8, 2008 –Open Student Television Network (OSTN), the first and only 24/7 global television network devoted to student-produced programming, has partnered with the National Broadcasting Society (NBS), a nation-wide organization for college electronic media students and professionals, to host the first annual international student media festival; OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008. Hundreds of college student filmmakers, broadcast journalists and television producers from colleges and universities around the world have already confirmed their attendance to the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008. This ground breaking OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 will be held from October 16th through the 18th at premiere Cleveland, Ohio venues such as:

Playhouse Square – Playhouse Square has generously granted the use of the prestigious Allen Theatre as the host site for the students’ showcase and OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 red carpet awards ceremony
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – The Rock Hall has generously granted the use of their entire landmark venue as the host site for the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 student party
A number of key local and national sponsors have already confirmed their support for the event including:

Greater Cleveland Film Commission – Gold Sponsor / The Commission is organizing a Filmmaker’s Bootcamp which will provide aspiring filmmakers step-by-step training on how to write, produce, cast, direct and sell a feature
Sprint – Gold Sponsor
Avid – Silver Sponsor providing Avid Media Composer training
Adobe – Silver Sponsor providing Adobe Premiere training
Huntington Bank – Bronze Sponsor
Baker & Hostetler – Bronze Sponsor
SS&G – Bronze Sponsor

OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 Schedule
The three-day OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 program, designed in part by the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, will feature hands-on production training during the day, student produced media shows at night, networking sessions with Academy Award winning producers and Hollywood production teams, and training sessions on the latest Avid and Adobe media production technologies. Institutions such as Harvard University, Oberlin College, John Carroll, University of Southern California, and Ohio State University will present student work from various genres including sitcoms, dramas, documentaries, films, animation and news. Beyond local attendance and presenters, students from OSTN UK member institutions such as London School of Economics will cross the pond to present at the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008, making Cleveland an international media stage. The CSU Wolstein Center will host Avid and Adobe workshops, screen writing workshops and film writers boot camp, while the showing of student work, keynote speeches and seminars will take place at the Idea Center and Allen Theater, Playhouse Square, ending at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame private student after party.

"I am very excited that OSTN is hosting the MediaFest and I am really looking forward to seeing all the young, eager students come to Cleveland to have real world media experience,” said Ivan Schwarz, Executive Director, Greater Cleveland Film Commission.

OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 VIP Reception
OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 will feature a VIP,-invitation-only networking event, hosted and coordinated by Richard W. Pogue, Senior Advisor, Jones Day, at the Allen Theater in the Downtown Theater District. This event provides the opportunity to engage the event coordinators including, Ronald B. Cohen, retired founder of the prominent regional CPA firm, Cohen & Company, which is headquartered in Cleveland. Cohen has contributed his personal time, resources, planning and networking, introducing Sunita Chopra, Executive Director, OSTN NBS International MediaFest, to the Cleveland community, and making countless resources available. The cocktails and hors’dourves event, are also hosted by Raj Aggarwal, Dean of The University of Akron's College of Business Administration and Lev Gonick, VP of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer of Case Western Reserve University, leading to the final OSTN NBS MediaFest red carpet awards ceremony.

"The emergence of a Cleveland-based organization (OSTN) on the global Higher Education scene is exciting,” said Richard W. Pogue, Senior Advisor, Jones Day. “OSTN’s October International MediaFest should provide a great promotion bosst for our Region.”

“OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 is a once-in-a-year opportunity for students who create television programs for OSTN to come together with NBS Chapters to ask each other for advice, overcome problems and nurture a community of like minded students interested in film and television,” said Sunita Chopra, Executive Director of OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008. “With the support of the Cleveland community and national sponsors, we look forward to hosting a successful event and providing students with a rewarding experience in October.

“I am excited for the Community to be able to host the MediaFest this October. This will give us the opportunity to showcase the impact OSTN is making in the IPTV industry to the next generation of television professionals,” said Ronald B. Cohen, retired founder of the prominent regional CPA firm, Cohen & Company.

“It is really important to support the MediaFest in Cleveland as an important essential and symbolic initiative to celebrate the ingenuity of the new generation of digital artists and producers. Our region's ability to attract and retain its own creative class is intimately connected with building on the energy and vision of the OSTN MediaFest.”, said Lev Gonick, VP of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer of Case Western Reserve University.

OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 Award Ceremony
Hundreds of students will attend the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 red carpet awards ceremony, taking place at the Allen Theater, Playhouse Square. Sprint, Adobe, Avid, Baker & Hostetler and Huntington Bank have sponsored prizes including Avid and Adobe film editing software, for categories including “Best Talk Show” and “Outstanding Documentary”.

"The MediaFest will be an excellent opportunity for students interested in film and electronic media to receive an extraordinary out-of-classroom experience, learning from top-notch media professionals and interacting with their peers who will be the media professionals of tomorrow,” said Jim Wilson, Executive Director, National Broadcasting Society.

“OSTN is pleased to host the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 here in Cleveland this fall,” said Arun Kumar, President of OSTN. “The event will provide students a much-needed opportunity to network with their peers, gain training on production techniques, and to build a community for student media devotees all over the world. We look forward to making this an annual event.”

OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 Registration Information
Tickets for the general public to the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 Awards Ceremony at the Playhouse Square, Allen Theatre are now on sale for $10. Full 3-day passes to the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 are now on sale for $45 and are available to students-only.

To purchase OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008 tickets please visit http://www.ostnmediafest.com/ or contact John Vasenda at john_vasenda@ostn.tv.

To sponsor the OSTN NBS International MediaFest 2008, contact Sunita Chopra at sunita_chopra@ostn.tv.

About OSTNOSTN is the first and only 24/7 global television network devoted to student-produced programming. OSTN is available on over 200 campuses through Campus cable and CEAI IPTV systems, representing a reach of 3 million college students in the United States. OSTN is also reaches over 2 million subscribers through local cable providers, such as Time Warner Cable in Northeast Ohio and Cox Communications in Las Vegas. OSTN is further syndicated on the Internet by Associated Press, Google-YouTube, Facebook and MySpace to more than 60 million users.

About the National Broadcasting Society
The National Broadcasting Society and Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS-AERho) has about 1,500 active student and professional members in chapters on 86 college campuses. The National Broadcasting Society (NBS) was founded in 1943, and its mission is to enhance the development of college and university students in telecommunication, broadcasting, cable and other electronic media. Past and present members of the society number more than 48,000. Alpha Epsilon Rho is the national honorary society composed of members selected from National Broadcasting Society (NBS) Chapters.