Placement assistance on the cards

Jean Philippe Bottin, director, talks about a new centre in Gurgaon and more

Updated on: Aug 21, 2012, 17:54:14 IST

Hindustan Times | By Vandana Ramnani, New Delhi

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In Delhi NCR, we have two schools of French language and two cultural centres. Around 2,000 students are enrolled in every batch. We have three batches in a year. In India, we have 14 Alliance Francaise centres. We intend to concentrate on the Gurgaon centre this year. With more French companies moving to the satellite city, the focus of that facility will be on corporate French both on campus and within companies. We intend increasing our activities in the Gurgaon campus both in terms of regular courses and courses for corporates.

No doubt, online courses are important. However, we recommend regular face-to-face interaction for language courses. It’s best to use the online medium as an education support tool.

We introduced an evaluation form for students this year and almost all of them have requested for a placement facility. We hope to hold meetings between students and companies on campus this year. This practice is prevalent on our Chennai and Pondicherry campus.

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Vandana Ramnani
Vandana Ramnani leads the real estate vertical at Hindustan Times Digital, bringing over two decades of journalism experience across real estate, education, human resources, and foreign affairs. She specialises in India’s real estate sector, covering residential and commercial markets in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, with in-depth reporting on regulatory developments, urban policy, housing trends, and interviews with industry leaders. Her work has also appeared in the Hindustan Times newspaper and HT Estates. Earlier, Vandana played a key role in establishing the real estate vertical at Moneycontrol (NW18 Group), shaping its editorial direction and market coverage. She has also written extensively on international education for HT Education, tracking global study destinations, policy changes, and student mobility trends, earning the Singapore Education Award 2009 for Best Media Coverage (Print). Her reporting portfolio includes human resources and employment trends for HT ShineJobs and PowerJobs, as well as lifestyle and interior design features for HT Premium Homes. Vandana began her career with the Press Trust of India, gaining strong editorial and reporting expertise. She was also selected for a prestigious fellowship at Fondation Journalistes en Europe in Paris, where she wrote for EuroMag. One of her notable reporting assignments included covering Germany’s capital relocation from Bonn to Berlin. Outside of journalism, Vandana is a passionate traveller, constantly seeking out charming hideaways across India and the lesser-known, offbeat corners of Southeast Asia.Read More

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