The Radio Namaste project is a collaborative program between the School of Education, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India and HEP Vaud, Switzerland. The first phase of this program was held in the month of August-September, 2018 in Switzerland and the second phase was held from 26 January to 9 February 2019 at CHRIST (Deemed to be University).

This is a radio broadcast program on topics of academic research in the field of education between the teacher education students of both the above-mentioned universities. Ten Indian students and ten Swiss students collaborated in pairs and worked on various topics such as Career Orientation and Evaluation, Special Needs and Giftedness among students, Bullying at School – Values in Education, Life Skills and Socialization and Mindfulness where in students shared their perspectives from both the countries. These topics of discussions were combined with a wide variety of Indian and Swiss songs that would lift the spirits of the listener. The whole five-hour program was broadcasted live and also recorded on Radio Bus.

The project was indeed enriching and filled with experiences for all the students and the faculty involved in it. Dr.Prakasha G.S from CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and Mr. Yves Zbaeren from HEP Vaud, Switzerland were the two strong pillars of support for the successful completion of this project.

Apart from the radio broadcast, the students also had the privilege of experiencing a lot of happening things in the city. They were taken on a school visit to The Indus International School, had family visits, excursion to Mysore and were taken on a tour to many other places. Listen to it at Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/radio-namaste/sets/bengaluru-radio-namaste-2019 and for more info login to FaceBook: www.facebook.com/hepl.ch/