The Amrita Live-in-Labs® program has won the “Innovation by Private University’ award at the 14th World Education Summit, organised by Elets at New Delhi from August 9-10, 2019.
Adding a new milestone, the School of Agricultural Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, was inaugurated on August 9, 2019, by Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri (Mata Amritanandamayi Math), Prof. S. K. Barik (Director, National Botanical Research Institute) and Mr. A. Shanmugham (MLA, Kinathukadavu Constituency, Tamil Nadu).
Dr. Robert C. Robbins, President, University of Arizona, and Dr. Brent White, Vice Provost, Global Affairs & Dean, Global Campuses, the University of Arizona, visited Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from July 28-30, 2019.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham opened its 6th campus at Chennai on July 29, 2019. As of now, the new campus hosts a School of Engineering offering undergraduate engineering (B.Tech.) programs in Computer Science, Civil, Electronics & Communications, Electrical & Electronics and Mechanical.
Dr. N. Dinesh, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, has been conferred with prestigious ‘Doctors Day Award 2019’ (Indian Medical Association, New Delhi, South Zone Doctors Day Celebration) at Kanyakumari on July 20, 2019, in recognition of sustainable philanthropic contributions in health care delivery, exemplary role model life style, altruistic social service and enhancing wholistic well-being.
During AYUDH Europe’s 15th Annual European Youth Summit, “Celebrating Diversity 2019”, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Live-in-Labs® was showcased to the 300+ youth who attended the week-long event.
Ammachi Labs’ new computer training center for Ichari village in Bihar was inaugurated by Smt. Rajeshwari Devi, school teacher, and Smt. Anita, Ward Member, on July 18, 2019.
Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram, Professor and Head of the Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, successfully completed a fellowship in Oral Health Informatics (OHI) and a residency in Dental Public Health from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health, USA.
On July 17, 2019, Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham heartily welcomed its new batch of students in a unique induction program titled “Swagatham 2019”. The day commenced with the lighting of the lamp by each of the new students and placing it at the feet of the statue of Saraswati Devi, Goddess of knowledge, an age-old tradition symbolizing the absence of darkness and ignorance in the light of knowledge.
Dr. Kalyani Suresh, Vice Chairperson, Department of Mass Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, was awarded the Prof. Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders award on July 4, 2019, at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
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