| MUMBAI:
Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has signed an agreement
with India's first dedicated educational channel setup on Edusat, IT@School-Victers.
The
agreement will offer schools and students across the country an opportunity to
access more than 200 hours of Deutsche Welle's educational television programmes.
These include Mouse TV along with other documentaries and videos covering
science, medicine, waste management, workplace safety, water, world cultures and
the animal kingdom. Deutsche
Welle head - distribution Asia/Australia Angelika Newel says, "This new partnership
offers Deutsche Welle a great platform to reach out to students in schools in
India. We are confident that our brand of edutainment will be a hit with both
students and teachers." Adds
IT@School- Victers executive director Anvar Sadath, "This association between
DW and Victers would provide students in Kerala with the opportunity to see and
understand advanced educational video content of international standards which
would enable them to think beyond the box to analyse what they learn at school." |