On November 11, 2019, the Kerala State Renewable Energy Award in the category of Research and Innovation was presented to the Kochi campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, by Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Pinnarayi Vijayan on behalf of ANERT, the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technologies, at a function held in Trivandrum.
‘The teachers have contributed a lot towards preparing India’s young generation to secure the future of the country,’ said Shri. Deepak Vohra, Special Advisor to the Prime Ministers of India, Lesotho and Guinea-Bissau. He was addressing ‘You are the Light’ event held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai campus, to honour the CBSE teachers who won National Best Teacher Award for the year 2018 – 2019 for CBSE and State Board.
Team bi0s, the academic ethical hacking team, from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, participated in the 15th edition of Hacklu four day conference on October 22nd, at Hacklu19, Luxembourg.
To raise awareness towards preserving the balance of nature, Amrita School of Pharmacy observed ‘World Nature Day’ on October 3, 2019.
The United Nations has observed 15th October as World Students’ Day every year from 2010 on the birthday of the Missile Man of India – Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has observed September 25 as World Pharmacist Day every year since 2009. The theme for this year’s World Pharmacist Day was, “Safe and Effective Medicines for All”.
The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed in October 2019 at Amrita School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Bhavani Rao was a keynote speaker at a workshop: “Artificial Intelligence and Women Empowerment” on Gender issues in AI projects, data bias and education. November 2, 2019 CRI –. . .
The School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, organized the second edition of the science exhibition titled “Amrita National Science Olympiad” from October 30-31, 2019, on the campus. The theme for this year was “Sustainable Development for a Self – Sustaining Future”.
Ayurveda Day was celebrated around the world on October 25, 2019, as a global initiative to promote and preserve Ayurveda. Ayurveda Day aimed to promote UN-WHO Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.) by raising awareness about the strong role that Ayurveda can play in the realization of SDG 3. Ayurveda Day also coincided with the Dhanwantari Day.