Amity University Mumbai conducts its Annual
Festival – AMINOVA 2015 on Feb 27-28, along with the celebration of National
Science Day on Feb 28.
Amity
University Mumbai conducted its maiden annual fest AMINOVA 2015 at its campus at Bhatan Village, Panvel . Over 400
students from 28 colleges from all over Mumbai participated in this festival. The
festival also coincided with the celebration of National Science Day, on Feb
28, which marks the discovery of Raman Effect by the Nobel Prize winning
scientist Dr CV Raman.
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Dr.S.S.Mantha,
former Chairmen of All India Council for Technical Education and a leading
Indian scientist of Robotics, associated with VJTI, Mumbai, was the Chief Guest
on this occasion. Dr.Mantha emphasized on skill development and employability.
He said that over 25 million students are graduating every year, out of which
the number of engineering students is 1 million. In the next 5 years, the
number is going to be doubled and 50 million students will be enrolled for
various undergraduate courses. This is a huge challenge keeping in view that in
the technical education sector, 515 government institutions cater for just 7%
and remaining 93% students enroll in private technical institutions. Dr. Mantha
further said, “The private educational institutions have to play an important role
in catering the educational needs for the youth of the country, without
compromising on quality. We have to meet the global standards and ensure that
every student is skilled enough and meet the requirements of the industry,
particularly in the technical and management sector.” Elaborating further he
said, “At present only 25% engineering graduates are employable while the
remaining 75% are either under-employed or unemployed.” He also stressed that ‘Make in India, Skill
India and Digital India’ are concepts which will boost the economy trade and
employment opportunities, provided they are implemented rigorously and not just
left as ideas.
Mr.
Aseem Chauhan, President of Amity University Mumbai, presided over the
function. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Amity Education Group is a
pioneer for the cause of spreading quality education across the country. He
said, “To synergize academic-industry needs, Amity has initiated innovation
incubator. With a nationwide network of 17 virtual Incubation Centers, it
offers a range of incubation services like company formation, technology and
infrastructural support and monitoring by industry leaders to help the students
realize their entrepreneurial dreams.” He appreciated the efforts of the maiden
batch of students of AUM in organizing an event within six months of the campus
being operational.
Dr.
V.V. Khole, Vice- Chancellor of Amity University Mumbai (Former Vice-
Chancellor of Mumbai University) talked about the road travelled thus far as an
institution. He spoke on the current academic scenario across the globe, and
advised the students to be skilled and employable enough to meet global
challenges. He further asked the foundation batch to prove their excellence and
leadership, and become role models for the coming batches.
As
a part of Aminova 2015 various events viz Tech Galaxy a
contest of technological models, B-plan a contest of business plans on a given
brief, Gamers’ Asylum on gaming on the spot, Moot Court on a dummy court
sequence on a real life case-brief, Quizzical, Thinking frames (photography
contest), Just a minute games, Dance and Singing competition, and Ami-trendz (fashion
show) were organized across two days, 27th and 28th
February, 2015. Tech Galaxy, DJ LLOYD concert, Moot court and fashion show were
the star attractions for the audience. Raghu Ram, of MTV Roadies fame, also
graced the concluding session, being a judge of the fashion contest, and noting
on the role of the youths below 25 years of age in shaping the nation ahead.
Institutes
and colleges like IES Bandra, Welingkar, Ruia, Goenka Media College, Saraswati,
Kohinoor, NIFT, YFD and many others participated in the fest.
Prof
Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Dean of AUM, conducted the event and noted that this
initiative would pave way for much bigger things ahead.
Amity
University Mumbai was established by the Maharashtra Act no-XIII of 2014 of
Government of Maharashtra and is recognized under Section 2 (f) of UGC ACT of
1956. It offers government recognized degrees that stand in high stead
everywhere, be it in institutions for further studies in India or abroad, while
applying for jobs in Government and private organizations, or applying for
competitive examinations.
With
around 572 patents filed by the faculty and 300 Government funded research
projects, Amity Education Group has 7 universities in India and 11 overseas
campuses. It has 1,20,000 students studying in 150+ Institutions and Centers in
almost every facet of education. It has 25,000 scholarship holders and has an
alumnus of 60,000 around the world. Over 52,000 Amitians have been placed in
MNCs and Top Blue chip corporates over the last years.
Professor
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury : +918420179200
Dr. C.K. Singh : +919869108400
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