An eleven member delegation from the University of Twente, Netherlands, visited Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Coimbatore campus on February 7th, 2017, to discuss potential educational and research collaborations. During the visit, Amrita faculty and delegates from Twente shared their research and academic backgrounds, held interactive sessions, and found areas of mutual interest for future collaborations.
Siddharth Ramakrishnan, a graduate of the department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus, won first place at the 2016 KTH Masters Challenge India competition in the field of Engineering Design. Siddharth competed against applicants from the IITs, NITs, and other highly ranked universities throughout India.
Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore, celebrated the annual Research Day on 16 March 2017. In the event, students from Class of 2017 presented their research accomplishments in the form of posters.
A hair donation campaign for cancer patients organized by the Department of Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, on 11thof March 2017 will be flagged off by popular South Indian and Bollywood playback singer and actor, Vijay Yesudas.
For this Women’s Day, the Kochi-based Eastern Condiments has chosen Prof. Shobhana Madhavan, Associate Professor, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, for the ‘Eastern Bhoomika 2017 – Iconic Women of Your Life’ award.
Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, hosted Anokha 2017 on March 2-4, 2017. Anokha escalated the imagination of participants with over 10000+ footfalls, 75+ events, 30+ workshops, Lumiere premium lecture series showcasing success stories from all walks of life, Techexpo, Recess-school outreach and a whopping 15 lakhs in prize money. The theme of Anokha 2017 was Innovation and the focus was on leveraging innovation for societal benefit.
A high-level delegation from the University of Twente, Netherlands, visited Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore on 7 February 2017. The visit was a part of a high-level meeting at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and was reciprocal to the team visit by the faculty members of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham conducted to their campus earlier.
A session on Sustainable and Clean Energy Technology Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities was conducted by Dr. Deepak Waikar, Managing Partner, EduEnergy Consultants LLP, Singapore, at Sri Krishna Hall, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore on February 1, 2017.
Mr. Sivakumar Palaniappan, a well-known professional speaker and corporate trainer, conducted a one-day workshop, February 12, 2017, on Blue Ocean Strategy for the Yi-net students of Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore (ASB).
Ms. Keerthana Balakrishnan, Class of 2017, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, won first prize addressing a social issue at the Student Management Day 2017, held at Karunya University, Coimbatore.