Ireland's Leading University, Trinity College Dublin to Host a Screening of Ek Tha Tiger for Over 200 School Children in Bangalore

Ireland's Leading University, Trinity College Dublin to Host a Screening of Ek Tha Tiger for Over 200 School Children in Bangalore

BANGALORE, August 17,2012/PRNewswire/ --

Trinity College Dublin Announces Scholarships for Postgraduate Students in India



Details: Screening on 18th August 2012, 5.45pm



Venue: Bangalore PVR Classic. No.21-22, 3rd Floor, Forum Shopping Mall, near Madiwala
Check Post, Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560030.



Over 200 Bangalore school children along with their parents and teachers are expected
to turn out to see a special screening of Yash Raj Films latest release, Ek Tha Tiger, in
the Bangalore PVR Classic cinema tomorrow (August 18th). The special screening is hosted
by Ireland's leading university, Trinity College Dublin, whose campus formed the backdrop
for one of the films key locations along with the hit song, Banjaara. At the event,
moviegoers will be introduced to the range of educational opportunities available at
Trinity College Dublin, one of Europe's leading universities and a world leader in many
disciplines.



Speaking on its significance, Trinity College Dublin's Vice President for Global
Relations said, "Trinity College Dublin's role in Ek Tha Tiger places our historic campus
on the world stage. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, Trinity is Ireland's most
prestigious university, ranked 65th in the world by the QS World University Rankings. The
university offers students a fantastic range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses
where they can benefit from a multicultural student experience. This world class education
and vibrant student experience equips students with the skills they need to become the
leaders and decision makers of tomorrow, ensuring their success and mobility in an
increasingly competitive world. We at Trinity are constantly looking to attract people of
excellent academic ability for our courses and Indian students have clearly demonstrated
they can offer that. Your high educational standards, coupled with good language skills
are a perfect fit."



As part of the visit Trinity College Dublin also presented Bollywood's most
influential film maker and founder of Yash Raj Films, Yash Chopra, with an Honorary
Professorship on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Bollywood film. The university
will continue its tour of India and plans to host a screening of Ek Tha Tiger in three
other Indian cities (Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi) this August where hundreds of Indian
school children, their parents, teachers and alumni of the College are invited to see
Trinity College Dublin's Bollywood debut.



The university has a long and proud history as an internationally focused university
and has recently launched sixteen postgraduate scholarships for Indian students. The
scholarships are being offered in any of the university's taught masters courses offered
in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics
and Health Sciences. Scholarships are valued at EUR3,000 each for one year. The
university's Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is offering five scholarships
in its taught postgraduate courses. The Faculty of Health Sciences is also offering five
scholarships in its taught postgraduate courses and the Faculty of Engineering,
Mathematics and Science is offering four scholarships in its taught postgraduate courses.
Additionally, two postgraduate research scholarships valued at EUR6,000 per year are being
offered for three years for full-time study on a PhD programme. The scholarships can be
for postgraduate research in any discipline of the faculty provided the supervision
expertise is available.



Individuals who are interested in applying for a scholarship at Trinity College Dublin
should email indian.scholarships@tcd.ie or go to
http://www.tcd.ie/graduate_studies for further information. The university is also
offering a number of undergraduate scholarships for eligible Indian students.



Media are welcome to attend the screenings. Please contact us in advance.



For media queries contact Olivia Waters, Trinity College Dublin at owaters@tcd.ie
or +91-981-005-7483 (in India) For any additional queries about Trinity College Dublin,
contact Trinity's Press Officer Caoimhe Ní Lochlainn, Press Officer at
communications@tcd.ie or tel: +353-1-8962310 /+353-87-9958014.



Notes To The Editor:




1) Details of screenings of Ek Tha Tiger this August in India. Press invited
to attend screenings. Trinity College Dublin spokespeople will be available for
interview at the event.




Please RSVP to owaters@tcd.ie:




- Bangalore - August 18th at 5.45pm
Bangalore PVR. No.21-22, 3RD Floor, Forum Shopping Mall, Near Madiwala Check Post,
Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560030
- Chennai - August 20th
Chennai Escape. Escape, 3rd Floor, Express Avenue, Whites Road, Chennai - 600014. Time
TBC.
- Kolkata - August 22nd at 5.45pm
Calcutta Inox Forum. Inox Forum Mall, 5th Floor, 10/3 Elgin Road Bhawanipur Kolkata
700020
- Delhi - August 23rd
Delhi PVR. PVR Saket, 1 community center, Saket, New Delhi. Time TBC.
- About Trinity College Dublin:




Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, is situated in an
historic campus at the heart of Ireland's capital city, Dublin. Many of its alumni have
helped shape history and include two Nobel prize winners - Ernest Walton for physics and
Samuel Beckett for literature.



Today, Trinity College Dublin offers a multicultural environment with 17,000 students
from 122 countries of which 5,330 are postgraduate masters and doctorate students.



As a research-intensive university, it has international strengths in areas such as
nanoscience, molecular medicine, engineering and the humanities.



The university features prominently in the recently published QS Subject Rankings
2012, with a top 50 ranking in four subjects and top 100 ranking in a further fourteen
areas. The College's leading 50 subjects include English, Language & Literature in 14th
place worldwide; 38th in History; 40th in Geography; and 45th globally in Politics &
International Studies.



Trinity College Dublin is ranked in the QS top 100 universities in the world in each
of fourteen other subjects: Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Computer Sciences &
Information; Economics & Econometrics; Education; Electrical Engineering; Law;
Mathematics; Medicine; Modern Languages; Philosophy; Physics & Astronomy; Psychology and
Sociology.




1) Ek Tha Tiger Filming at Trinity College Dublin:




The filming of Ek Tha Tiger on Trinity College Dublin's historic campus can be viewed
here: http://youtu.be/J0HSOkQotmw. The main song from Ek Tha Tiger,Banjarra, was
mostly filmed in Trinity College Dublin's cobbled square.




1) Scholarship Eligibility Criteria:
2) Candidates must be Indian nationals and resident in India and eligible for
overseas tuition fees (non EU).
3) Candidates must demonstrate academic ability and performance. The
scholarships will be competitively awarded based on the results in a relevant
undergraduate degree.
4) Candidates pursuing taught postgraduate courses are eligible for 14
scholarships in arts, humanities, social sciences, engineering, mathematics, science
and health sciences.
5) Candidates pursuing postgraduate research courses are eligible for two
scholarships in engineering, mathematics and science.
6) Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, url: http://www.tcd.ie




Primary Media Contact: Olivia Waters, owaters@tcd.ie, 91-981-0057483





Source: Trinity College Dublin

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