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CENTA brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Nigeria

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Nigeria.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Nigeria.
  • To encourage teachers from Nigeria to invest in their own learning and professional growth, CENTA has announced additional Cash Prizes worth NGN 1,440,000 for the Nigeria-CENTA International TPO, the national prelims scheduled to be held online on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
  • The finals of International TPO will be held in April 2024 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth NGN 36,460,000.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Nigeria is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

CENTA brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Bangladesh

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Bangladesh.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Bangladesh.
  • To encourage teachers from Bangladesh to invest in their own learning and professional growth, CENTA has announced additional Cash Prizes worth BDT 100,000 for the Bangladesh-CENTA International TPO, with the national prelims scheduled to be held online on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
  • The finals of International TPO will be held in April 2024 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth BDT 2,600,000.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Bangladesh is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

CENTA Brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Egypt

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Egypt.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Egypt.
  • The finals of International TPO will be held in April 2024 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth EGP 740,000.
  • The CENTA Community in Africa comprises over 50,000 teachers, with a rapidly expanding footprint in Egypt.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Egypt is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

CENTA brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Ghana

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Ghana.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Ghana.
  • To encourage teachers from Ghana to invest in their own learning and professional growth, CENTA has announced additional Cash Prizes worth GHS 11,500 for the Ghana-CENTA International TPO, the national prelims scheduled to be held online on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
  • The finals of International TPO will be held in April’24 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth GHS 300,000.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Ghana is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

CENTA brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Philippines

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to the Philippines.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to the Philippines.
  • The finals of the International TPO will be held in April 2024 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth PHP 1,350,000.
  • Notably, over 15,000 teachers from the Philippines are already part of the CENTA platform.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to the Philippines is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

CENTA Brings International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Kenya

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Kenya.

Key Points: 
  • Centre for Teacher Accreditation, CENTA, the world’s largest platform for teachers, is proud to bring the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (International TPO) to Kenya.
  • The finals of International TPO will be held in April 2024 and award Cash Prizes and Scholarships worth KES 3,700,000.
  • The CENTA Community in Africa comprises over 50,000 teachers, with a rapidly expanding footprint in Kenya.
  • Ramya Venkataraman, Founder and CEO, CENTA says, “Bringing the CENTA International Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad to Kenya is about enabling high growth career trajectory for great teachers through local and global career opportunities, financial rewards, and recognition.

ZorroSign and the University of Colombo School of Computing Partner on R&D and Research Incubator

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ZorroSign, Inc., a global leader in data security solutions built on blockchain, today announced a new partnership with the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) in Sri Lanka. This collaboration aspires to deliver research and development (R&D) initiatives with commercialization potential, plus enable UCSC to provide a self-sustaining ecosystem for its Research Incubator.

Key Points: 
  • ZorroSign, Inc. today announced a new partnership with the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) in Sri Lanka.
  • This collaboration aspires to deliver research and development (R&D) initiatives with commercialization potential, plus enable UCSC to provide a self-sustaining ecosystem for its Research Incubator.
  • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ZorroSign, Inc., a global leader in data security solutions built on blockchain, today announced a new partnership with the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) in Sri Lanka.
  • "We are excited to partner with the University of Colombo to help build out their computing research incubator while providing students with real-world R&D and business development opportunities," said Shamsh Hadi, CEO and co-founder at ZorroSign.

Global analysis shows where fishing vessels’ identification devices have been switched off

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

SANTA CRUZ, CA, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new analysis harnesses automatic identification system, or AIS, data to provide information about global fishing activity, including illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CRUZ, CA, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new analysis harnesses automatic identification system, or AIS, data to provide information about global fishing activity, including illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
  • In the study, researchers identified over 55,000 suspected intentional disabling events from 2017 to 2019, obscuring nearly 5 million hours of fishing vessel activity.
  • AIS data can tell us a lot, but so can the lack of it, said coauthor Tyler Clavelle, a data scientist at Global Fishing Watch.
  • Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.

LivePerson Collaborates with UCSC to Build the Future of Natural Language Processing

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), a global leader in Conversational AI, has launched the LivePerson Fellows program at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). The program sponsors Ph.D. students at UCSC's Natural Language and Dialogue Systems Lab to ensure that the Conversational AI experiences of the future will provide more natural, empathetic, and human-feeling experiences for all.

Key Points: 
  • The program sponsors Ph.D. students at UCSC's Natural Language and Dialogue Systems Lab to ensure that the Conversational AI experiences of the future will provide more natural, empathetic, and human-feeling experiences for all.
  • The LivePerson Fellows Program aims to empower the next generation of scientists, and put them on paths towards making new breakthroughs in natural language processing, natural language understanding, and Conversational AI.
  • Davan Harrison and Wen Cui, both Ph.D. candidates in Natural Language Processing, are the first UCSC students to be named LivePerson Fellows .
  • Our collaboration with LivePerson will help us better understand the research needed to make these systems more natural and useful.

Hiker Launches Storytelling Content Series on Adapt

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Monday, January 10, 2022

The focus on narrative and storytelling includes a wide new range of written content aimed at inspiring and informing content creators.

Key Points: 
  • The focus on narrative and storytelling includes a wide new range of written content aimed at inspiring and informing content creators.
  • Other content on Adapt extends the focus of storytelling into different territories, ranging from non-fiction storytelling, flash fiction, and reports on pop culture and current events.
  • It's thrilling to bring that lens to the content we're publishing on Adapt," says Amber Yoder, Content Director at Hiker.
  • Since its initial launch in 2020, Adapt has published a wide range of content focused on the changing nature of storytelling and brand communications.