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January 16, 2013

Inauguration of Winter School 2013

Mr T P Sreenivasan, Vice Chairman of Kerala Higher Education Council and Advisor to CPPR inaugurated Winter School 2013: Public Policy Research Methods. Mr Sreenivasan delivered the key note address on the occasion.  He discussed the various challenges in the […]
December 20, 2012

CPPR Quarterly Lecture by Dr Alexander Lennon, Editor, Washington Quarterly

“The Real China Challenge”   Dr Alexander T J Lennon (Editor in Chief, The Washington Quarterly)   Chaired by P.K Hormis Tharakan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal University, Manipal   China’s economic model (authoritarian capitalism or “capitalism […]
December 5, 2012

CPPR Hosting Students from Virginia University- Semester at Sea

CPPR will be hosting 15 students from Virginia University, USA in March 11, 2013. The team headed by Tao Xie, a professor of political science from Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China will tour India and Kerala to understand and […]
November 14, 2012

Interaction with Institute for Transnational Studies, Germany

The representatives of CPPR had an interaction with Prof Dr Klaus Lange and Prof Dr Klara Knapp of Institute for Transnational Studies based in Germany. ITS is an academic organisation which conducts studies on Transnational issues related to Security and […]
September 11, 2012

Lecture Series – Inaugural Lecture by Dr. ShashiTharoor, MP.

ShashiTharoor, Honorable Member of Parliament,Former Minister of State for External Affairs, and Former UN Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information, inaugurated CPPR’s Quarterly Lecture Series Programme with an inspiring talk on “Freedom of Expression in the Internet Era”. […]
September 3, 2012

Talk on ‘Freedom of Expression in the Internet Era’

It is with great pleasure that we inform you about our quarterly lecture series which aim at provoking thoughts and inspiring ideas through talks, debates and discussions on contemporary social, political and legal matters. .  We expect this will be […]
July 2, 2012

Role of Mayor to be redefined!

Does any one think that the Mayor of any City Corporation in the country can perform meticulously in the present context of politically stage-managed panel-based selection and election process? Is it necessary to provide more statutory executive powers to the […]
June 28, 2012

Programme on the ‘Role of the Mayor in Development of the City’

Cochin is fast emerging as the industrial and corporate hub of Kerala and such economic change results in increasing urbanization. The population of Cochin as at 2006 was recorded as 14.9 lakh, and is expected to grow to an astounding […]
May 28, 2012

CPPR-ACE Summer School – A Great Success

The month long CPPR – ACE Summer School 2012 was envisaged as an attempt to introduce innovative methods of doing research. It sought to equip public policy researchers with new-age skills and groundbreaking practices that focused on grassroots-oriented, structured and […]
April 24, 2012

Inauguration of CPPR-ACE Summer School

The CPPR – ACE Summer School 2012 in Research Methodology for Public Policy Researchers, jointly conducted by the Centre for Public Policy Research, Cochin, and the Asia Centre for Enterprise, was inaugurated by Shri. Devi Prasad IES, (Director, the Fiscal […]
March 27, 2012

Visit by Canadian High Commissioner

High Commissioner for Canada in India, Mr Stewart Beck visited Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) on April 3, 2012. The visit was to understand the work of a policy think tank in Kerala and analyse the development patterns of […]
March 23, 2012

CPPR-ACE Summer School: Public Policy Research Methods

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) and Asia Centre for Enterprise (ACE) is proud to launch the ‘CPPR-ACE Summer School: Public Policy Research Methods’ in 2012. The first program of the Summer School will be a month-long training on Public Policy […]
February 7, 2012

Smart MobiPrize

<”>SMART of University of Michigan has partnered with Centre for Public Policy Research launching MobiPrize. SMART MobiPrize is an award honouring entrepreneurship that changes the world and improves the quality of life through sustainable transportation. Percentage of the world now […]
January 28, 2012

Talk on ‘Arbitration of Commercial Disputes’

ADR Centre is joining hands with Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mattanchery (http://www.iccicochin.com/) to host a talk on ‘Arbitration of Commercial Disputes’. Adv. Aravind Minocha , expert arbitrator and Advocate, Supreme Court of India will be the main speaker […]
January 28, 2012

Talk on ‘Arbitration of Commercial Disputes’ by Adv. Arvind Minocha

ADR Centre, the dispute resolution wing of Civitas Legal Solutions along with Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mattanchery organized a seminar on ‘Arbitration of Commercial Disputes’ on 28th Januray,2012. Adv. Aravind Minocha, expert arbitrator and Advocate, Supreme Court of […]