Prof. Prashant R. Nair, Chairman, IQAC, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, was nominated by University Grants Commission (UGC) to a committee to confer autonomous status to Kamarajar College of Engineering & Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, from August 24-25, 2019.
Reminding of the goal of making oneself and others happy, Gokulashtami was celebrated at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, on August 23, 2019, with great fervor, enthusiasm and fanfare.
In a workshop on Diversity and Inclusion at Workplaces and Educational Campuses, Dr. Suja M. K., Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Campus, was a panelist.
The annual 2019 Sulitest Report from was released during review of the 2030 Agenda through the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) at United Nations on July 11, 2019. Amrita School of Business was the only institution from India featured in this report. Dr. Raghu Raman, Chairman, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, represented Amrita at this annual event at the United Nations.
As part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)’s knowledge exchange initiative and sharing of best practices of Amrita with other higher educational institutions, Prof. Prashant R. Nair, Chairman, IQAC, addressed 75+ faculty members from various departments of St. Claret College, Bengaluru, in a Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Innovative Teaching Practices from August 17-18, 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).
In yet another successful demonstration of the innovation ecosystem at Amrita, student teams, ‘Unorthodox Inc’ and ‘Yorkers’ from the School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, have made a mark in international hackathons and secured top ranks. Unorthodox Inc. was ranked in the top 25 out of 10,000 teams worldwide in the 7th edition of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) EngiNX 2019 engineering design & innovation contest.
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.
A two-week Indo-French Summer Camp on Technology & Culture was held at the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, from July 8-19, 2019.
Teams SAK, Bend and Vindicators, three student teams from the School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, have been ranked among the top 15 teams nation-wide in the Cisco ThingQbator program.
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