In order to enhance the knowledge of our heritage and history amongst our student community, the Department of Cultural Education, Coimbatore campus, arranged a three day heritage tour to prominent cultural and religious sites in the state of Karnataka, during Yugadi (Ugadi) – the Telugu New Year.
The Department of Cultural Education conducted a one-day Symposium on Indian History and Culture on 23rd April 2016 at the Ettimadai campus. The symposium received an overwhelming response from the students and faculty community and recorded more than 400 participants. Amrita alumni, parents of students, and teachers and students from colleges and schools in and around Coimbatore also participated in this programme.
Amrita Students won Cisco’s first-ever “Great Digital India Challenge – iDeate” – an event focused on Internet of Things (IoT) based ideation challenge for India. The first prize for the project SMART WATER includes Rs. 2,50, 000 and was awarded to Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore’s Akshay, Surya, Parthasarathy and Murali Siva, 3rd year B.Tech. Electrical and Electronics Engineering students.
Dr. Dietmar Jennewein, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Plastics Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany visited the Amritapuri and Coimbatore campuses in early 2016.
Brave New Woman in a Brave New World is a series of sensitization programs planned for B.Tech. female students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Coimbatore campus. A program held on April 6,2016, helped the students to understand and appreciate the role of young women personally and in society.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was featured in the International Comparative Research Base (2009-14) – A Bibliometric Analysis.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham recently received the ‘Premier Partner’ award from Cisco Systems for promoting, supporting and growing the Networking Academy program in the region.
As part of the B. Tech. elective course, coded HUM 259, Understanding Science of Food and Nutrition, a workshop on Food Service Management and Dietetics was organized by the department of Humanities under the guidance of Dr. Janci Rani P. R. and Dr. Tharanidevi N. on 31st March and 1st April 2016.
Efficient and eloquent public speaking is a major asset in the skillset of any dynamic leader in the management domain. Understanding its significance, Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore organized a two-day workshop on public speaking at the campus for its MBA students.
The MBA students from Class of 2016 of Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore presented their Business Research Projects (BRP) at the campus during the Research Day on 31 March 2016.