Second graduation ceremony of Heritage Institute of Technology
Somdatta Basu | TNN | Jan 28, 2019, 10:33 IST
Representational Image KOLKATA: Heritage Institute of Technology held its second graduation ceremony on Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Saikat Maitra, vice-chancellor, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. Swami Atmapriyananda, vice-chancellor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute addressed the programme as the chief guest followed by Ajoy Kumar Ray, former director of Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) and Suranajn Das, vice-chancellor, Jadavpur University as the guests of honour.
During the inaugural ceremony, Swami Atmapriyanandaji said that Heritage Institute has been contributing immensely towards the development of engineering education in this part of the country. Ajoy Kumar Ray added that students should accept the upcoming challenges in the society and should contribute significantly for the nation building. He cited some recent developments in science and technology like Machine learning, artificial intelligence, Robotics and the integration of Machine learning with Biological sciences where the graduates can play an important role in the future.
Suranjan Das said, "I am confident that the graduates and the post-graduates who will be receiving their degrees will face the new challenges in the society boldly by applying their valuable knowledge gained from this Institute." He also cited some key issues which are very much relevant to the current scenario like Environmental security, Balanced GDP growth, increase in Gross Enrollment Ratio, improving the Human Development Index of our country and many more where these graduates can play a significant role in the future.
Saikat Maitra, the VC of MAKAUT said that nowadays Blended Learning curriculum is much more important to teach today's engineers since it helps them to handle situations which require not only the theoretical knowledge but also the practical applications of engineering sciences. He stressed on the fact that now jobs demand skills which support versatility and the curriculum of the engineering colleges should support this so that a prospective engineer should be able to adapt to many different functions and activities of an organization.
Around 231 graduates in B.Tech and M.Tech from various disciplines received medals and their degrees on Friday.
During the inaugural ceremony, Swami Atmapriyanandaji said that Heritage Institute has been contributing immensely towards the development of engineering education in this part of the country. Ajoy Kumar Ray added that students should accept the upcoming challenges in the society and should contribute significantly for the nation building. He cited some recent developments in science and technology like Machine learning, artificial intelligence, Robotics and the integration of Machine learning with Biological sciences where the graduates can play an important role in the future.
Suranjan Das said, "I am confident that the graduates and the post-graduates who will be receiving their degrees will face the new challenges in the society boldly by applying their valuable knowledge gained from this Institute." He also cited some key issues which are very much relevant to the current scenario like Environmental security, Balanced GDP growth, increase in Gross Enrollment Ratio, improving the Human Development Index of our country and many more where these graduates can play a significant role in the future.
Saikat Maitra, the VC of MAKAUT said that nowadays Blended Learning curriculum is much more important to teach today's engineers since it helps them to handle situations which require not only the theoretical knowledge but also the practical applications of engineering sciences. He stressed on the fact that now jobs demand skills which support versatility and the curriculum of the engineering colleges should support this so that a prospective engineer should be able to adapt to many different functions and activities of an organization.
Around 231 graduates in B.Tech and M.Tech from various disciplines received medals and their degrees on Friday.
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