Quantum Technology will play a key role in the future, says APSCHE Chairman

Quantum Technology will play a key role in the future, says APSCHE Chairman. Speaking at the inaugural session of the centenary celebrations of Andhra University, Madhu Murthy urges students to focus on skills required for future needs.

Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) Chairman K. Madhu Murthy has said that Quantum Technology will play a major role in the near future.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the centenary celebrations of Andhra University here on Saturday, Mr. Murthy urged students to focus on skills required for future needs, and said AU was one of the best platforms for students to develop those skills.

Later, in the presence of Vice-Chancellor G.P. Raja Sekhar and Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat, he felicitated Chilukuri Santhamma, grandaunt of Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of U.S. Vice-President JD Vance.

Prof. Santhamma, 97, who had retired as professor of physics from Andhra University more than three-and-a-half decades ago, continues to teach students of Centurion University, Vizianagaram.

On the occasion, the dignitaries unveiled AU’s vision document and the event calendar of the celebration.

Prof. Raja Sekhar said AU began its centenary celebrations on Saturday with a year-long series of educational, cultural and outreach programmes, with a flagging off ceremony of walkathon on Beach Road on Saturday morning.

He elaborated that the centenary celebrations would focus on improving educational standards, upgrading infrastructure and community outreach. Key projects included a central laboratory, rural engagement programmes through affiliated colleges, and construction of an iconic tower to honour AU’s heritage.