Selection of schools for the Pune pilot

This page aims at coordinating the selection of schools for the Pune pilot.

Selection criteria

General direction:

• Universities / institutes with a high reputation. Once some of those institutions sign up, others will be more likely to follow. This is of particular importance for a first pilot.

• Schools that focus on teaching. We assume that those institutions have a above-average interest in experimenting with an innovative teaching method.

• Communication/media departments. This is based on the fact that journalism / communications / media students are interested in learning more about how Wikipedia works.

• Departments/programs focused on writing skills. Classes that put primary focus on improving students' writing and research skills – such as freshmen writing, technical writing, and library science courses – are more likely to be interested in Wikipedia-editing assignments.

• Departments in topic areas that are underdeveloped on Wikipedia. This will offer more opportunities for students to create new articles and improve existing ones.

India specific:

• Schools that offer programs in Indian languages. One of our goals will be to grow the content of Indian language Wikipedias.

Past Foundation outreach in Pune

For a list of schools and presentations previously done by foundation staff members in Pune, please see India schools visited.

Schools to consider

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

• More information: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management on Wikipedia
• Rationale: According to Wikipedia, one of the best business schools in India. Business topics on Wikipedia offer a great opportunity for improvement.

University of Pune – Department Of Communication Studies

• More information: University of Pune – Department Of Communication Studies on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Faculty of communication departments has been quite responsive to our approach in the U.S.

Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication

• More information: Institute of Media and Communication on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Faculty of communication departments has been quite responsive to our approach in the U.S.

IISER

• More information: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Educators at IISER might be interested in experimenting with an innovative teaching model.

Abasaheb Garware College

• More information: Abasaheb Garware College on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Offers both a BA for Hindi and Marathi; Ashwin Baindur from Abasaheb Garware College used Wikipedia in his Ornothology class

Fergusson College – Arts / Humanities

• More information: Fergusson College – Arts / Humanities on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Offers Hindi PhD, Marathi Masters programs; also one of the best "Arts" colleges in India according to India Today

Deccan College

• More information: Deccan College on Wikipedia
• Rationale: Third oldest educational institution in the country. Has a department for Indian Linguistics.

College of Engineering

• More information: College of Engineering on Wikipedia
• Has a Free Software Users Group.

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

• More information: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics on Wikipedia
• One of the most famous economics college in India, according to a source that might or might not be reliable

ILS Law College

• India Law Society's Law College – more information: [1], w:en:ILS Law College
• One of the most prominent law schools in the country, according to India Today Magazine and Outlook Magazine — [2]

MIT Group Of Institutions

• More information: MIT Pune on Wikipedia.
• One of the leading groups of reputed colleges in pune offering all kinds of educational programs.

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Research

• More information: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Research on Wikipedia.
• One of the most famous colleges in Pune, hosting events like GNUnify and also a popular place for different FOSS activities.

Useful links

• Education in Pune on Wikipedia