To get on in India today, one has to be a global citizen. With some 65% of companies here being international, and with Indians having to travel abroad for work or business, understanding other cultures and being able to speak English are important requisites for getting and holding on to a good job. Many students in India come from backgrounds that do not offer them these “qualifications”. Hence Goducate has set up a centre called Global Life Hub in Hyderabad to help the less advantaged university students learn to be global citizens.
The center was launched on Aug 11. It will be a place where students can meet foreigners, learn about other cultures, and practise their English so that they can converse in this fluently, naturally, and confidently.
Also, about twice a month we will invite professionals from multinational corporations to come to talk to the students about life in the corporate world and about the challenges they face daily in their office. In doing so we hope to give the students an idea about what they will be facing in global India.