Amongst 48 World’s best Physics teachers, Shillong lecturer to receive Intl. fellowship
Rahul Chatterjee is the only teacher from India selected for the prestigious fellowship, winning it through an open international competition. thenevibes.com
Amongst 48 World’s best Physics teachers, Shillong lecturer to receive Intl. fellowship
Rahul S Chatterjee, a Shillong-based Physics teacher will be awarded the ‘International High School Teacher Programme’ fellowship for a two-week training programme at European Centre for Nuclear Physics (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The fellowship programme will be held in the month of July. Mr Chatterjee, an Assistant Lecturer of Physics at Shillong Jail Road Boys’ Higher Secondary School, is the only teacher from India selected for the prestigious fellowship, winning it through an open international competition.
It may be mentioned that in 2009, he was conferred with the ‘Science Teacher Award’ by the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), NER Local Chapter. Also, in 2012, he was awarded the prestigious ‘International Leaders in Education Programme’ (ILEP) fellowship to the United States.
The present fellowship programme at CERN will witness the participation of a 48 physics teachers from 35 countries and six continents.
