Nine students from the department of Social Work, Amrita University, Coimbatore campus and Ryerson University from Toronto, Canada used AmritaCREATE’s Immersion Learning program to teach English to the adults and village children at Idduki District of Kerala as part of Amrita’s Live-in-Labs® program. AmritaCREATE‘s literacy software was used to teach adult literacy.
The cultural fiesta Onam was celebrated in full grandeur at School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, on August 19, 2015.
Sadguru Shishya (Student) Parampara (tradition) has been the hallmark of India’s ancient Sanatan culture. This holy, spiritual association has stood India in good stead whenever Indian society showed up the signs of utter destabilization. And if we go by the life of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, we are pleasantly surprised that Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam found himself caught, perhaps, unawares by Mata Amritanandamayi ji at whose lotus feet he remained to the last breath of his life.
Respect for nature was a recurrent theme for the nine internship students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Live-In-Labs program- four from Ryerson University, Toronto, and five from the department of Social Work, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, as they planned their education-related internship in Idukki, Kerala, guided by AmritaCREATE.
Dr.Kalyan Sasidhar, Assistant Professor, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA) was invited for a talk as part of MICRONet collaborations with IIITM-K. He delivered the talk on Wireless Link Characterization over Arabian Sea
The students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus celebrated India’s 69th Independence Day on August 15 by conducting an Bharatam Cleanup Drive. The cleanup and awareness drive was organized by Amrita Sanjeevani- the Student Seva Association.
The Awareness Ambassador Program was attended by 180 students at Bison Valley School in Komalikkudi, Idukki on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. The Awareness Ambassador Program, inspired and guided by Chancellor Amma, is a step taken by AmritaCREATE to fight against the evils of alcoholism and other addictive substances by bringing awareness education to children and youth in villages.
IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch was inaugurated at the Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru campus on July 23, 2015.
IEEE Power Energy Society Student Chapter was inaugurated at the Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru campus on August 10, 2015.
Amrita Alumnus MN Harendhira Prasad has cracked the Civil Services Examination securing 93rd rank and bagged 7th rank in Tamil Nadu State level 2014 Examination.