New Delhi, July 17, 2008 To celebrate the launch of the Sheffield Hallam University India Office in July 2008, the University announced one full tuition fee scholarship to an Indian applicant for a 2008/09 postgraduate course. Mr Y Siva Sankar has been selected for the Vice-Chancellor?s Scholarship. Siva Sankar will do MA in International Broadcast Journalism at the Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University has twenty six scholarships for Indian students ranging from an amount of GBP 1000 to GBP 3000, and two full scholarships. Also, one of the SHU current students is an awardee of the British Council Chevening Scholarship. Currently, the University recruits over 400 students from India every year for a wide range of courses that have high employability value. The courses have been designed looking at the needs of the industry. 89% of SHU graduates get good jobs within six months of completion of t candida treatment heir course. Courses that are popular with Indian students are physiotherapy, pharmaceutical analyses, Information technology, computing and networking, hospitality management, journalism amongst the others. Professor Philip Jones said ?All these programmes are aimed at developing skills, which the students bring back to their own countries. All programmes are designed to increase the employability of the participating students. We want our students to take back a unique experience to their own countries and apply them to their businesses?. The purpose of the office in India is to reinforce Sheffield Hallam University?s commitment towards the country. The University has a long association with India. About ten teaching staff of Sheffield Hallam University visit India three times a year, touring across the country to enhance relationship with existing partners, to promote partnership opportunities and for knowledge sharing with their peers.