On September 7, 2019, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, celebrated its graduation day in the presence of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), Chief Guest Prof. Hemantha Kumar (Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore) and Guest of Honor, Dr. G. M. Nair (Secretary, Government of Kerala, India).
Dr. Amalendu Jyotishi, Professor, Amrita School of Business, Bengaluru campus, spoke on “Land Tenure Systems and Land Degradation Neutrality” at the UNCCD Conference of Parties (COP14) event “Sustainable Transitions of Shifting Cultivation Systems for Land Degradation Neutrality- Opportunities and Challenges in the Uplands of South and Southeast Asia” on September 4, 2019, organized by IFAD at New Delhi, India.
The 16th Convocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, was held on August 31, 2019. 1656 students from the disciplines of Engineering, Business, Arts & Sciences, Mass Communication and Social Work received their degrees. These included 15 PhDs and 60 medalists.
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.
The students and faculty of the School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, took part in an environmental initiative by planting 4 saplings in the college premises on July 11, 2019.
The School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru Campus alumnus, Sachin Varriar, conducted a workshop on “The Basics of R Programming” for the MBA batch of 2020. Sachin highlighted the importance of Analytics in the process of Design and Decision Making.
The School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, organized multiple sessions on the Union Budget 2019 to benefit the students. After the preparatory sessions by faculty members, the budget presentation was live streamed.
The alumni of School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus, gathered at Stepping Stones Center, a school supporting and empowering children with autism, to assist and lend a helping hand, on June 1, 2019.
Amrita School of Business, Kochi, conducted the annual management festival of the campus titled ‘ASTHRA’, the eighth edition of the fest on March 8, 2019 . This year’s Asthra was themed ‘Managing Business in a VUCA World’ and was held at AIMS Hospital Campus, Kochi.
Prof. Sandhya G., Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, presented a paper titled ‘Thematic Analysis to Assess Indian Consumers’ Purchase Intentions for Organic Apparel’ at the 10th Annual TQR, The Qualitative Research Conference, held at the Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA, on January 16-18, 2019.