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The inauguration of the Biotechnology Association activities of Kumaraguru College of Technology was held recently. Kannaki Uthraraj, Director, The Fertility Centre, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, spoke on “Technology becomes Human.” She elaborated the use of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) for begetting children. Pointing out the various reasons that could attribute to infertility in women, Dr. Kannaki added that treatment would depend on the underlying cause. The possibility of gamete retrieval from cancer patients prior to chemotherapy and preservation of the same for future use was also explained. Co-Chairman of the college B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar spoke.
The induction of new batch of engineering students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was held on the university premises in Ettimadai. Students along with parents attended the function that was organised to welcome them. Pro-Chancellor Swami Abhayamrita Chaitanya, Vice-Chancellor P. Venkat Rangan and other faculty members addressed the students and highlighted the importance of higher education in shaping the character of a student and enabling them to get a lucrative job.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College organised a hands-on training on “Basic Medical Electronics and Component Identification and Testing”. J. Dinesh, Managing Director, K.L. Institute of Technology, handled the training. He dealt with component identification, soldering techniques and PCB designing.
RVS Institute of Management Studies and Research conducted an orientation programme for the first MBA students. Manjula Narasimhan, Manager, Finance and Pre-Sales, KGFSL, inaugurated the programme and highlighted the importance of value-added learning becoming a part of the curriculum of the MBA programme. Experts from various industries and academicians handled the various sessions. Management games to refresh the minds of the young students and to serve as ice-breaking sessions were held.
A management development programme on “Employee Retention for Higher Organisational Productivity” was held at the KPR School of Business. P.S. Rao, management consultant, conducted the programme. He stressed the need to change the mindset from one of stopping the flow of attrition to one of attracting and retaining committed, capable, competent, and contributing employees by changing the characteristic of the organisation to where employees felt at home.
The second installation ceremony of the Covai User Group was held recently. Vidiya Prasanth was installed as the Chief Executive Officer for 2010-11. On the occasion, Sundaresan was installed as the CEO of Students Software Solutions. It launched a social networking website www.tinywall.in. Following closely on the heels of these events, an-all women enterprise called Aagnya Consultancy Services was also launched with Vandanaa Lakshmi as its first CEO.
The Department of Physical Education of Tamil Nadu College of Engineering organised a blood donation camp in the college premises. As many as 50 students donated blood. Representatives from the blood bank of PSG Hospitals were present to collect the blood and take it to the bank.
Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology conducted a recruitment drive for final year B.E., B. Tech., and MCA students. Excelacom Technologies, Chennai, had come to recruit for their human resource needs. As many as 130 students participated which included aptitude test, group discussion, technical interview and HR interview. After the final selection, 10 students got offer letters to join the organisation on completion of their course.
Karpagam Polytechnic College organised a State-level Science and Technology exhibition for school and polytechnic students in the college premises. Exhibits were based on science and technology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, electronics, computer science, etc.
The Department of Bioinformatics of Dr.G.R. Damodaran College of Science organised a seminar “To Be or Not to Be – In Bioinformatics”. R.S. Annadurai, Chief Executive Officer, and R. Pravinkumar, Project Lead – Computational Biology, Prescient Biosciences, were the resource persons for the seminar. They stressed the fact that all life science disciplines worked together in harmony and one could not sustain without the other. Pointing out the advantages of acquiring a qualification in life sciences, he said those who had degrees in life sciences were much sought after in the industry and were on a par with IT professionals.
The inauguration of the Biotechnology Association activities of Kumaraguru College of Technology was held recently. Kannaki Uthraraj, Director, The Fertility Centre, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, spoke on “Technology becomes Human.” She elaborated the use of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) for begetting children. Pointing out the various reasons that could attribute to infertility in women, Dr. Kannaki added that treatment would depend on the underlying cause. The possibility of gamete retrieval from cancer patients prior to chemotherapy and preservation of the same for future use was also explained. Co-Chairman of the college B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar spoke.
The induction of new batch of engineering students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was held on the university premises in Ettimadai. Students along with parents attended the function that was organised to welcome them. Pro-Chancellor Swami Abhayamrita Chaitanya, Vice-Chancellor P. Venkat Rangan and other faculty members addressed the students and highlighted the importance of higher education in shaping the character of a student and enabling them to get a lucrative job.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College organised a hands-on training on “Basic Medical Electronics and Component Identification and Testing”. J. Dinesh, Managing Director, K.L. Institute of Technology, handled the training. He dealt with component identification, soldering techniques and PCB designing.
RVS Institute of Management Studies and Research conducted an orientation programme for the first MBA students. Manjula Narasimhan, Manager, Finance and Pre-Sales, KGFSL, inaugurated the programme and highlighted the importance of value-added learning becoming a part of the curriculum of the MBA programme. Experts from various industries and academicians handled the various sessions. Management games to refresh the minds of the young students and to serve as ice-breaking sessions were held.
A management development programme on “Employee Retention for Higher Organisational Productivity” was held at the KPR School of Business. P.S. Rao, management consultant, conducted the programme. He stressed the need to change the mindset from one of stopping the flow of attrition to one of attracting and retaining committed, capable, competent, and contributing employees by changing the characteristic of the organisation to where employees felt at home.
The second installation ceremony of the Covai User Group was held recently. Vidiya Prasanth was installed as the Chief Executive Officer for 2010-11. On the occasion, Sundaresan was installed as the CEO of Students Software Solutions. It launched a social networking website www.tinywall.in. Following closely on the heels of these events, an-all women enterprise called Aagnya Consultancy Services was also launched with Vandanaa Lakshmi as its first CEO.
The Department of Physical Education of Tamil Nadu College of Engineering organised a blood donation camp in the college premises. As many as 50 students donated blood. Representatives from the blood bank of PSG Hospitals were present to collect the blood and take it to the bank.
Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology conducted a recruitment drive for final year B.E., B. Tech., and MCA students. Excelacom Technologies, Chennai, had come to recruit for their human resource needs. As many as 130 students participated which included aptitude test, group discussion, technical interview and HR interview. After the final selection, 10 students got offer letters to join the organisation on completion of their course.
Karpagam Polytechnic College organised a State-level Science and Technology exhibition for school and polytechnic students in the college premises. Exhibits were based on science and technology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, electronics, computer science, etc.
The Department of Bioinformatics of Dr.G.R. Damodaran College of Science organised a seminar “To Be or Not to Be – In Bioinformatics”. R.S. Annadurai, Chief Executive Officer, and R. Pravinkumar, Project Lead – Computational Biology, Prescient Biosciences, were the resource persons for the seminar. They stressed the fact that all life science disciplines worked together in harmony and one could not sustain without the other. Pointing out the advantages of acquiring a qualification in life sciences, he said those who had degrees in life sciences were much sought after in the industry and were on a par with IT professionals.
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