Miyawaki forest at JIM
St. Joseph’s Institute of Management (JIM), the business school of St. Joseph’s College, launched an initiative to raise an urban forest under the Miyawaki method on its campus recently as part of a nature conservation drive. The first sapling was planted by S. Vaidyanathan, assistant commissioner of Tiruchi City Corporation (Srirangam Zone), and Rev. Dr. M. Pavulraj, Rector, St. Joseph’s Institutions. As part of a Pongal programme organised by JIM, sanitation workers from the Corporation were invited as guests and students celebrated the harvest festival with them.
Business opportunities
Coordination between science and management was essential to bring out a final product to society through marketing, said N. Thajuddin, Pro Vice-Chancellor of B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, in his talk at a conference on “emerging global business opportunities” organised by St. Joseph’s Institute of Management recently. Mr. Thajuddin released the book of abstracts at the meeting. Academics Dinesh Dave from Appalachian State University, U.S., Shafie Mohamed Zabri from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia, and Adisak Suvittawat from the School of Management Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, shared insights on related topics.
DEBIT-AIR seminar
Changes in the global business and financial sectors due to the impact of technology were the focus of a two-day hybrid mode seminar co-hosted by the PG and Research Department of Commerce, Department of Business Administration of Cauvery College for Women in Tiruchi and SMART Journal of Business Management Studies recently. At the programme, “Dynamics of Emerging Business Innovation and Trends-Academia Industry Role (DEBIT AIR – 2024)“, M. Selvam, Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan University, released the 20th issue of the SMART Journal and gave away awards to six eminent personalities through a webinar. Ashutosh Mohan, Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, explained the importance of creativity, customer orientation, and use of collaborative robots in his inaugural address. Subject experts from institutions in Malaysia, the U.S., Austria, and India conducted plenary sessions on a variety of topics related to business and marketing over two days. Over 60 research papers were presented.
Statistics course
Second-year M.Sc. Statistics students Aishwarya and Durga of Department of Statistics, Bharathidasan University (BDU), did their alma mater proud by gaining senior-grade certification at the National Statistical Systems Training Academy in New Delhi recently. The academy, which functions under the auspices of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, had conducted a course on data related to government sector employment in late December, 2023. The BDU candidates were selected from among the 37 candidates who attempted the entrance exam for the course across India. University vice-chancellor M. Selvam felicitated the students.
Motivational speech
Sidd Ahmed, president and CEO, VDart Group, emphasised the importance of having a higher purpose in professional journey while delivering a lecture programme organised by Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) of St. Joseph’s College in Tiruchi recently. In the programme, “Success Stories of Entrepreneurship”, Mr. Ahmed shared anecdotes and motivated the students to prioritise their dreams and creativity over monetary gain in their ventures. V. Bastin Jerome, co-ordinator of EDC, and Rev. Fr. M. Berchmans SJ, director of Innovation, Incubation and Startups Cell, spoke.
National Youth Day
The National Youth Day was celebrated at the Maruthupandiyar Institutions, Thanjavur in association with the Ramakrishna Mutt, Thanjavur on January 20. Participating as the chief guest, Swami Mahamedhanandha, Correspondent, Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE), Mysuru, urged the students to be honest, control their body and mind and be kind to others.
Swami Vimurtananda, Head, Ramakrishna Mutt, Thanjavur, Jayanthasri Balakrishnan, former Professor of English, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, K. Maruthupandiyan, Chairman, Maruthupandiyar Institutions and P.Subramaniyan, Principal, Maruthupandiyar College of Education emphasized the responsibilities of the youth in building the society. They called upon the students to understand the importance of mother tongue and celebrate it, according to a college release.
Awareness talk
Social justice and gender equality were the focus of an awareness programme organised for third-year students at J.J. College of Arts and Science in Pudukottai recently. Anusmitha Sebastian, head and associate professor, Department of English, at Government Arts and Science College for Women, Puliakulam, Coimbatore, spoke on the importance of developing communication and job skills to suit one’s personality and requirements. She stressed on the need to learn new skills in order to adapt to a changing employment scenario. Ms. Sebastian advised students to value their native culture and maintain their individuality in a globalised world. Kavitha Subramanian, trustee, Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Trust, spoke.
Meanwhile, the applications of Big Data in information technology were focused upon by S. Prakash, senior software developer, Atos Syntel (Eviden), Chennai, at a special talk on recent trends in the Information Technology sector at the college recently. The expert spoke on software design development and testing process at the lecture, organised by the department of Information Technology.
AI course
A certificate course on artificial intelligence (AI) marked the opening of the Centre of Excellence on Women Empowerment at King’s College of Engineering in Thanjavur recently. Through this programme, implemented under the corporate social responsibility initiative of Honeywell under the auspices of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Academy, Government of Tamil Nadu, 64 girl students are undergoing a course on Artificial Intelligence of 100 hours duration.
Sericulture workshop
A workshop on sericulture techniques organised by the Department of Life Science at Sri Saradha College for Women in Perambalur showed students the entrepreneurial possibilities in the sector. N.G. Selvaraju, scientist, Central Silk Board, spoke on the potential of silk in fields such as fabrics and ornaments. Assistant inspectors S. Rengapappa (Tiruchi District Sericulture Department) and Manikandan (Perambalur and Ariyalur District) shared insights on silkworm farming as a business. College principal M. Subalakshmi, spoke.
