Way to Transform Shridhar University Pilani Celebrates Engineers Day 2010

Sept. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Sep 15 is observed as Engineers Day in India as a mark of respect to Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born this day in 1860 and died on April 14, 1962. The theme for this year celebration is “Impending Paradigm Shifts in Engineering Sciences and Future Challenges”

Shridhar University Pilani celebrated the same by organizing a talk to the students and faculty in the lecture theatre of the university. Pro Vice Chancellor Prof BR Natarajan gave a presentation on the life history of Sir Visvesvaraya and spoke on the theme for this year celebrations. Prof Natarajan in his talk emphasized that a true interdisciplinary approach evolving out of a curriculum integrating the sciences with engineering blended with humanities is vital for facing the emerging challenges which include the preservation of global eco system threatened by environmental problems.

Maj Gen SS Dhaka Vice Chancellor also spoke on the occasion and Miss Kitty Mukherjee proposed the vote of thanks.

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About Shridhar University: An initiative of the Sarvhit Trust, Shridhar University Pilani has been established under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 incorporated by Government of Rajasthan vide Ordinance No. 3 of 2009 and the same ratified by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly vide Act No. 4 of 2010 as The SHRIDHAR UNIVERSITY ACT BIGODNA, JHUNJHUNU. Further, Vide letter F.No 8-3/2010(CPP-I/PU) dated 31 May 2010, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also notified Shridhar University under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. Shridhar University has 11 Schools of Learning offering various Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate, Post Graduate as well as Doctoral programmes. In order to prepare students for a global future, Shridhar University has actively taken up collaborations with various national & international institutions and already has signed MoU with top ranking Athens University of Economics and Business – AUEB, Greece.