Programs
- M. Tech. in Automotive Engineering -
- B. Sc. Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science - Undergraduate
Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, conducted its annual student fest PRAGATI from December 3-4, 2016.
The Amrita Photography Club (APC) of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Coimbatore campus, conducted a Basic Photography Workshop in association with Nikon India Pvt. Ltd., on the 25th of October 2016.
Encouraged by Chancellor Mata Amritanandamayi, faculty, staff, and students from the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (Amrita WNA), the Department of Civil Engineering, the Amrita Center for International Programs and Live-in-Labs® at Amrita University, Amritapuri campus, have implemented a sustainable solution for water collection and distribution at Gudipadu Cheruvu, an ASeRve village.
Prof. Allan Bateman from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia, UPC Barcelona Tech, Spain, visited the Amritapuri campus in late April-early May 2016.
Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, was selected for the international and national boards and conference committees in 2016.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham participated in the 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016, a global conference and exhibition, held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, from 10th to 12th November, 2016. The summit was inaugurated by Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on November 10th.
The United Nations has officially made Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India’s first-ever UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment. The official bestowing of the UNESCO Chair took place before an audience of 8,000 people during a spiritual programme of the University’s Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in Paris on October 30, 2016.
The department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus, conducted its annual village outreach programme on 25th October, 2016 to coincide with the Diwali festive season.
In an attempt to raise awareness about eye donation, Young Indians of Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore (ASB) conducted an “Eye Donation Awareness Campaign” at Sri Krishna Hall in the campus on October 24, 2016. Ahalia Foundation Eye Hospital collaborated with YiNet for the campaign.
On the lines of ACM Distinguished Speaker and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer programs, Computer Society of India (CSI) has unveiled its Distinguished Speaker program. CSI has recognized 50 distinguished speakers from among its membership base of over 200,000 all over India and abroad. The services of these speakers are made available to over 500+ colleges and universities in India with CSI student branches. Mr. Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman and Dr. Shriram K. Vasudevan, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), both from the department of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore have been recognized as CSI Distinguished speakers.