Amrita Global Alumni Network (AGAN)

"I am Lakshmisree Damodaran, I completed my B.Tech from ECE department at Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri . I came to UNM as a part of 4+1 program from Amrita in 2017. Now I am doing my PhD in Electrical engineering at UNM, majoring in systems and controls under Dr Rafael Fierro. I sincerely thank Amrita for giving me this great opportunity."

Lakshmisree Damodaran , 4+1 Program (2017)

 

"I'm Siva Sai Reddy hailing from Hyderabad. I was chosen for the semester exchange at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden back in 2014. I received this offer, while I was doing my bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita University, Amritapuri campus. Upon finishing my final semester of bachelor's at KTH, I went on for my master's degree in Embedded systems (joint degree program by TU Eindhoven and KTH). Currently, I'm working as ASIC/FPGA developer at Ericsson, Stockholm. Thanks to the University and the ACIP team, which was responsible for exchange and working hard for bringing new collaborations to Amrita. It is really amazing to see the drastic increase in the number of collaborations in the recent years and most of them being best in their techical/research areas. With my personal experience, I believe that these exchange programs have great potential to act as a gateway to the world of unlimited opportunities. I wish, in future Amrita would carry on this kind of activities and come up with much more innovative programs, which could greatly benefit students"

Shiv Sai Reddy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (2017)

 

"Apart from having the golden opportunity of representing India and Amrita university, I was able to make life lasting friendships and bonds which proved to be direct result of having attended the Symposium. It will forever remain a cherished memory and one that has brought in more perspective, meaning and purpose to my life ahead .The symposium as a whole was very overwhelming because I had the chance to meet like-minded individuals who want to make a substantial difference in this world and the fact that they come from various different backgrounds, lifestyles or professions throws light into the certitude that everyone who wants to help another come under the humble banner of humanity”. "

Lavanya Karthikeyan , 9^th Symposium at UN (2018)

 

"Vishwa Priyanka, and I was selected to go to TUM, Germany from Bangalore campus, EEE department (Bachelors) for the student exchange program for the year 2018. I would like to thank Amrita University and the International office for the opportunity."

Vishwa Priyanka, Student Exchange Program (2018)

 

"I am Sasidharan from coimbatore campus. I got selected for exchange program to University of New Mexico, USA for January 2018. I am from mechanical engineering department. I am from 2014 batch and passed out student. My experience in UNM was awesome apart from my academics I had a good multi cultural experiences. I had an opportunity to participate in international festival held at university and I represented our country in UNM. And university tour arranged by them was also good I had a chance to interact with students from different countries and different disciplines. And my project work and my professors research team was good and they made me feel good and he moulded me to good research fellow. I have added the pics to the mail of my international festival, trip to Utah and pics with my professors and research team. "

Sasidharan , (2018)

 

"I am Vijey Shrivathsan from Chennai, pursuing my 4th Year, B. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. I am now an intern at Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California at Los Angeles, USA, as part of the fully funded IUSSTF-Viterbi Summer Research Program 2019. I am extremely happy that I am one among the 15 students from India, who received this opportunity. I am working on a research project, which is giving me invaluable technical and research insights and a priceless experience of working in a professional research environment in renowned labs. This experience is definitely a big leap towards pursuing higher studies in the US. Los Angeles is an amazing city and the home of Hollywood. With tons of places to visit, the Silicon Valley and the other beautiful cities of California are not far away! It is like am bestowed with best of both worlds, Academic and Adventure.

This would have certainly not been possible but for my graduate studies at Amrita University. A token of gratitude will be less in words for all the support I got from the University and my teachers. Blessings of Almighty and the support of my parents has been immense and indeed is overwhelming. "

Vijey Shrivathsan, Pursuing 4^th Year, BTech, Computer Science and Engineering (2019)

 

"I am Mukund Tamizharasan, doing my 4th year BTech in Computer Science at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. I come to attend University of Leeds Summer School, First two weeks I did robotics and currently doing Text Analyst and Data Mining. University of Leeds is ranked 93rd in world. It’s known for Research facilities and I have been in to some research labs and its facilities are excellent and fantastic.

The location of campus is closest to center and we can get anything we want in the nearby stores. The campus is known for sustainable use of energy and automation. The professors here are helpful and different in their approach to teaching. I felt that the assessments were designed to challenging and fun to explore. The city of Leeds is as a diverse population due to various university present here, so I have the opportunity to interact with people from all around the world and I also have the opportunity to try out different cuisines. The people here are very kind and welcoming to the others. Overall it is a great learning experience for me. I would like to thank my parents to supporting and encouraging me to take part in the summer school. I also would like to thank Amrita for giving me an opportunity to give me an opportunity to come here and experience how top university’s work. ."

Mukund Tamizharasan , BTech CSE student attended Summer Program @ University of Leeds, England (2019)

 

"My experience at Aalto University was more encouraging about life because of the high work-life balance. Seeing the startup culture in Finland I wanted to continue in a job at a Finland startup but It was really difficult to get a job due to the COVID situation. Then, I explored the Indian startup ecosystem but I felt the pay was low to start a career, later I was able to find a startup of my interest because of some of my friends in Finland with decent pay to give me the experience I needed"

Vedanth Padigelwar, Aalto University, Finland - Student Exchange (B.Tech CSE, Ettimadai campus)(2020)

 

"We would really like to take this moment to thank everyone in the international office for your consistent support and guidance throughout this entire process. It really was a wonderful and insightful experience. We are hoping to get back to work in the near future to land upon some sort of conclusion to our work. Although it is unfortunate that the situations weren't on our side but in the end we are grateful it happened. Thank you so much for this opportunity. "

Shreya R., Kartik Moolraj Dattani, Shweta Nayak , UPM, Madrid - Student Exchange (BSc, Biotechnology) (2020)

 

"I would suggest my juniors join this university, as it gives new exposures, a new way of teachings, new friendships, a new world."

Akshay Krishna, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France - 3+1+2 Integrated Masters Program (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering) (2020)

 

"I had planned on taking a gap year before my master's and intern at a lab to get some experience. I was most probably going to intern at a lab in Bangalore. When I came to Madrid, I really liked the culture and the way the labs here work. When I could not come back to India after my project here due to the pandemic, I decided it's best to apply to labs in Madrid. Since I was already staying here and had a valid visa, it was easier to apply. The recommendations from my previous PI at the lab I was working in, as a part of the exchange program helped seal the deal. Now I'm a student intern at Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, a research institute under the joint leadership of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). I am learning a lot through this experience, which would not have been possible without the Student Exchange Program at Amrita University."

Shreya R. , Student Intern at Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Research Institute under the Joint Leadership of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). (2020)