CAMPUS CONNECT - TIRUCHI

A round-up of what is happening in the colleges in Tiruchi and surrounding districts

The staff of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T), had an opportunity to read and research literature of communities in crisis, during an online faculty development workshop organised in collaboration with the Unesco Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad, recently. In her inaugural talk, Aishwarya Sehgal of the Social and Human Sciences Unit, Unesco Regional Office, New Delhi, highlighted that the programme was not just an academic discussion but also a call for action to confront the global challenges.

Tim Curtis, Director and Unesco Representative in Delhi, said that such programmes would help to design action plans to work towards achieving sustainable development goals.

V.K. Karthika of NIT-T and professors Pramod K. Nayar, Unesco Chair in Vulnerability Studies and Anna Kurian, Faculty Fellow Unesco Chair, University of Hyderabad, were the convenors of the programme. NIT-T director G. Aghila spoke.

The 72nd annual day of Seshasayee Institute of Techhnology (S.I.T) in Tiruchi was celebrated with fanfare as the role of its alumni in the institution’s development was highlighted. Vikram Seshasayee of the Chennai-based Samrudh Vyapar company and grandson of the SIT founder V. Seshasayee, said the nation needed sincere and smart engineers.

P.A. Balasubramanian, president, S.I.T Alumni Association, received an award for his service to the institution.

N. Venkatramani, chairman, Mangalam Groups, Tiruchi, felicitated the students.

G.M. Rajendran, honorary secretary, and K. Vijaykumar, principal, spoke.