On the occasion of World Cancer Day 2016, the Department of Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, along with Canserve Society, organized a cancer awareness program on February 4, 2016.
Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and Govt. of Maharashtra has applauded the efforts of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in conducting Behaviour-based study and for drafting the Kerala Antibiotic and Infection Prevention Policy.
Drs. Devika R. Krishnan and Remya M., Postgraduates in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, have won the best scientific paper award for presenting scientific papers at the 14th CAESOK Midterm Conference and 6th PG Convention, held at Hotel Arcadia, Kottayam, during March 12-13, 2016.
Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair, Dean of Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and Director of Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine is awarded the IIT-Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2016.
The School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus conducted a three day seminar cum workshop on Creative Photography and an exhibition on Photojournalism and Nature photography from March 9-11, 2016.
The Departments of Commerce and Management and Visual Media and Communication of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, jointly organized a two-day National Conference on “Innovations in Marketing in the New Global order-Stretching the limits: Marketing Beyond Marketing” from March 8-9, 2016.
The MBA students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, were invited to take part in the budget analysis discussions aired by two leading Malayalam television channels- Asianet News and Manorama News, soon after the Union Budget presentation on February 29, 2016. The MBA students asked thought-provoking questions, actively participating in the panel discussions.
The department of Commerce and Management, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, celebrated “Management Day” on February 29, 2016. The day was named “Spandanam 2016”. The event was the effort of the enthusiasm shown by the First Year BBA students to celebrate the Management Day.
The Department of English and Languages in collaboration with the Department of Visual Media and Communication of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, organized a two-day national seminar on ‘Cinema and the Formation of Cultural Identities’ from February 25-26, 2016.
A grand harvest festival was held at the campus on February 6, 2016. The State coordinator of ‘SEED’, an initiative of Mathrubhumi, Sri. Vinod, spoke about the success of Mathrubhumi ‘SEED’ programme and congratulated the school on its success with organic farming. Swami Purnamritananda Puri lit the sacred lamp and inaugurated the programme.