Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, addressed graduands at the 13thConvocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at Coimbatore campus on 21st August, 2016. Reproduced below, is the complete text of his speech.
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-Chairman, Mata Amritanandamayi Math and President, Board of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recently addressed faculty, staff and students at the 13th convocation ceremony held at Coimbatore campus on August 21, 2016.
Students from all disciplines across five campuses received degrees, including 36 PhD’s and 100 medal winners Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked No. 1 private university in India by global ranking agencies,. . .
In connection with 70th Independence Day of India a variety of programmes were organized at the Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi. A candle light freedom march, “Azaadi 70”, in remembrance of the sacrifices of freedom fighters (Yaadkaro Qurbani) was organized on August 11, 2016.
The 13th Convocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham will be held on August 21, 2016 (10:00 AM) at Coimbatore campus. The President, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, Members of the Board of Management and Faculty of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham cordially invites all the graduands and their parents to the convocation ceremony.
The tenth Gold Medal Examination on Indian Culture and Values, with special focus on Chancellor Amma’s life and her teachings was conducted on April 4, 2016 at Amrita Health Sciences Campus.
Amrita School of Dentistry, won accolades in 13th National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
In the recently held XIII Annual State Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists at Hotel Dunes Cochin during March 5-6, 2016, Dr. Lisha Mathew, Second-year Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, won the BEST SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD in the case reports category
Drs. Devika R. Krishnan and Remya M., Postgraduates in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, have won the best scientific paper award for presenting scientific papers at the 14th CAESOK Midterm Conference and 6th PG Convention, held at Hotel Arcadia, Kottayam, during March 12-13, 2016.
Dr. Sapna Varma N. K., Professor & Head, Deaprtment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Amrita School of Denstistry, Kochi, was an invited speaker at the International Orthodontic Conference held at Srilanka during February 5th-7th, 2016. Her topic of presentation was “The Role Orthodontists In Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.”
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