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February 2015

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD

FROM KERALA CHIEF MINISTER

INDO-AUSTRALIAN AWARD TO

DR. ELIZABETH VERGHESE

SAE Ralph R. Teetor

Educational Award Mr. K. Kamalakkannan

5th International Youth Convocation of

Y’s Men International 2014

Rakesh Ramkumar Volkswagen Motorsport

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EVENT TALK CONVOCATION 2014

Hindustan University held its 5th Convocation ceremony on 27th September, 2014. Mr. Arun Nanda, Chairman, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts Ltd and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd presented the degrees to 1378 students and delivered the convocation address. Honoris Causa Degree D. Sc. was awarded to Dr. Hee Ok Kim, President, Dongguk University and Dr. Tessy Thomas, Outstanding Scientist, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad, DRDO. In the UG course a total of 961 Graduands received the degrees, in the PG course a total of 396 Graduands and 09 students from the Diploma stream received the Degrees. 7 students from M. Phil and 5 Ph.D. candidates also received the Degrees.

Enlightening QS Seminar by Mr. Ashwin Fernandes, Head QS Asia at Hindustan University

Mr. Ashwin Fernandes , Head QS Asia visited Hindustan University on 17th December 2014. He focused on three important aspects namely QS Rankings, QS Star Ratings, and the presentation titled, “Two Pillars of Academic Reputation� was enlightening. At the end of the presentation there was an interactive question and answer session with staff of Hindustan University.

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Motivational Talk on Life Skills

Mr. Krish Dhanam, Global Ambassador for the Ziglar Group, co-founder of a training company and an International Motivational speaker visited Hindustan University on 5th January 2015. He Spoke on Life Skills, to the staff and students and stressed the importance of creating a balance between professional and personal life. He also explained the rational and scientific approaches towards handling and balancing real life situations.

5th International Youth Convocation of Y’s Men International 2014 5th International Youth Convocation of Y’s Men International 2014 edition was hosted by Hindustan University, Chennai from 4th August to 10th August, 2014. The Youth Convocation brought together Youth Leaders and members from different parts of the world to build friendship and trust between people. Delegates from 6 continents and 30 countries were part of this accredited event.

Horse riding

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ACHIEVEMENT TALK Indo-Australian Award to Dr. Elizabeth Verghese

Education Excellence Award from Kerala Chief Minister

Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions received the Indo-Australian Award for Meritorious Service, from His Excellency Mr. Patrick Suckling, Australian High Commissioner for her pioneering work and achievements in the Engineering and Educational fields in a glittering ceremony held at Chennai on 22nd November 2014.

Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director Hindustan University received Education Excellence Award from Mr. Oomen Chandy, Hon’ble Minister of Kerala for offering over Rs 2 crore worth scholarships for sports persons during the International Olympic Day celebration organized by the Thiruvananthapuram District Olympic Association in collaboration with Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Kerala.

Worldwide Achievers award ‘Worldwide Achievers award’ was presented to Mr. Ashok Verghese, Hindustan University by Hon’ble Minister Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development during the India Education Excellences Award 2014 Programme held on 14th April 2014 at New Delhi for the outstanding service and contribution to the education sector. The Award recognizes the professional contributions and academic achievement of an individual/organization in the area of education.

Dr. V. Ramanujachari, Director, Research & Innovation Centre, DRDO, was the Chief Guest. Dr. Tim Morris, CEO, NAFEMS,UK, was the Guest of Honour during the National Workshop om Design & Analysis of Composite Structures” held at Hindustan University on 6th February 2015.

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Dr. S. Ramachandran, Vice-Chancellor receiving the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards (NAFEMS) Award of Excellence in Engineering Analysis and Simulation from Dr. Tim Morris, CEO, NAFEMS,UK.

School of Management Hindustan University gets the B-School Award Digital LEARNING, Asia’s premier monthly magazine in ICT education, ranked School of Management as follows Chennai : 04th Place Tamil Nadu : 09th Place South India : 22nd Place All India : 47th Place

SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award

KTH Master’s Challenge 2015

Ms. Nishita Vegi, of Aeronautical Department has won the first prize in the National Level KTH Master’s Challenge 2015 under Aerospace Engineering category in the event conducted by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

SIAT 2015 Award Mr. K. Kamalakkannan, Associate Professor, Hindustan University recieved SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award - 2015 for his outstanding contribution as one of the top engineering educators. As a Teetor Award recipient, SAE International invited him to be their guest for a week during the 2015 SAE World Congress which begins on 20th April 2015 in Detroit, Michigan.

He shall be honored as a Teetor Award recipient and presented with a plaque.

Executive Member of IEEE Dr. Uppu Ramachandraiah, Prof. & Head, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering has been elected as Executive Committee Member of The Institution of Engineers (I), Tamil Nadu State Centre, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division.

Mr. Raghavendran. P. R. M.Tech. (Automobile Engineering) final year student secured second place in the Symposium of International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2015) for the student poster presentation competition on ‘Half Car Semi active Suspension System Using Timing Advanced Fuzzy Logic Control” held from 21 - 24th January 2015 in ARAI Pune. Mr. Nithin Gadkari, Hon’ble Road Transport Minister, and Govt. of India, presented the Award.

Award for i-Cradle Project Webpage Design Contest Winner Mr. S. Lavan of II year CSE ‘A’ has won $1175 USD for the website design contest conducted by 99designs.com. http://99designs.com/web-design

Master Mind Challenge Top Finalist

Pramodhan Chennavajjula, MBA Student, was the top finalist in the 13th MMA All India Students Convention 2014 ‘Chanakya- The Master Mind’ contest held on 1st November 2014.

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A Multidisciplinary Team participated in the prestigious Intel Embedded Challenge 2014, on 09th and 10th December 2014.

The University project “Intelligent Cradle (i-Cradle)” secured 9th place & 4th place in professional category. The team members are Mrs. Kanpur Rani, AP, EEE, Mr. SudalaiMuthu T, AP, CSE, Mr.Vijay, M.Tech-EIE, Ms.Elis Lisa, M.Tech-CSE.

NIYANTRA 2014

Most Innovative Design Award 2014

L-R Nithya Priya. K, Aasish. C, Razeen Ridhwan, Dr. Dalbir Singh, Faculty Advisor, Dr. Dilip Shah, HOD, S. Bharath Raj, Prasanna Linci & Punita Kumari.

The multidisciplinary team of Hindustan University, Chennai participated in the prestigious NIYANTRA 2014 - The Annual Graphical System Design Contest organized by National Instruments India, Bangalore on 18th Sept, 2014. The Team bagged the First Prize in the competition. A cash prize of Rs 75,000/- and merit certificate was presented to the team by Mr. Alex Davern, Chief Operating Officer, National Instruments, USA. The team designed a complete system INDUS Industrial Defense & Unmanned Ground System that uses LabVIEW platform.

Team Members • Sandeep Kumar, EIE, IV Year • Mohit Gouda, EIE, IV Year • Puranjan Das, EIE, IV Year • Nitish Kumar, EIE, IV Year • N.Naveen Kumar Reddy, MECH, III Year Faculty Advisor Mr. G. Muthukumaran, EIE

Team Recon from the School of Aeronautical Sciences, participated in 2014 Mission 7 of International Aerial Robotics Competition. The competition was conducted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle System International, Yantai, China and 30 teams from across the globe participated. Team Recon was adjudged the best team and won the Most Innovative Design Award 2014.

IET CHENNAI NETWORK AWARDS IET Chennai Network Awards – 2014 was given to Hindustan University staff members during the AGM held at Chennai on 16th August 2014.

• Dr. K. Komathy - HOD/IT - Sir. C.V. Raman Research Award.

• Dr. Rajeswari Mukesh - HOD/CSE - Women Engineer Award.

• Dr. A.K. Parvathy - HOD/EEE - Er. D.A. Rajan Promotional Award.

• Mr. John Deva Prasanna - Asst. Professor/CSE, Er. D.A. Rajan Promotional Award • Ms. Ceronmani Sharmila - Asst. Professor/IT - Er. D.A. Rajan Promotional Award

9th National SAE ISS Convention

Racing Team Atraiu Wins Trophy

Students of Automobile Engineering participated in the Indian Karting Race Event held at Coimbatore and Won the Trophy. The event witnessed the participation of 51 colleges from 13 states.

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13 students from Department of Automobile Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan University participated in the “9th National SAE ISS Convention” on 29th January 2015 at Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil and bagged several awards.

Deepak Jangid, Pulkit Goel, Shubham Sharma, Prakhar Shankar, Ajeesh ,Abhieshek, Lokesh, Yogesh, Gaurav Arijeet, Tanmoy, Manoj, Balakrishna and Sonu Singh were the winners.

Roboversity - Challenge

Roboversity-IUCEE challenge was held at BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, during the International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education in January 2015. Students from all over India participated. A team comprising B.Tech 3rd year students won the first prize.

• V R Jeevan • Gowtham Ravichandran • Gokul S • Ramesh Krishnan N • M Sandeep

Kurula Varkey Design Forum 2015 The thesis of Ms. Krithi Priyadharshini, Student of School of Arcitecture titled “Housing for All” has been selected as one among the 18 selected thesis for the Kurula Varkey Design Forum 2015 organized by CEPT University, Ahmedabad.There were a total of 69 entries received for Kurula Varkey Design Forum 2015 from across the globe.

Award for the School of Architecture

IIT - Saarang

Ms. Anupama Nair 2nd year B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) participated in the IIT - Saarang which is one of the top most National Level Cultural Events in Chennai. There were several participants from various colleges across India, Ms. Anupama Nair won the 1st place in the event - Ms. Saarang 2015 (Fashion Show).

Elihu Yale Inter Collegiate Debate Elihu Yale Inter Collegiate Debate 2014 was organised

by Indo American Association on 17th December 2014 on the topic “Make in India”- An economically winning proposition”. Ms. Anupama Nair and Ms. Shaleena Eliza Finny CSE Department won the runners-up position.

BOOK PUBLICATION Wisdom Warfare • Dr. Brig. Ravi Varman, Dean (Admin), Hindustan University has authored the Book titled ‘Wisdom Warfare’. The book deals with new concept in warfare called Wisdom Warfare (Wiswar).

Married to the Perfect Man • Ms. Anupama Nair, second year, CSE Dept.published a book titled “Married to the Perfect Man”

Best Studio Project of Transparence 2014

The Southern Regional Round Jury for “Transparence 2014” organized by Saint Gobain Glass, India was hosted in Hindustan University on 28th November 2014. Several colleges participated in the competitions conducted and the panel of juries comprised of RoopmathiAnand, Rajendran Associates, Ar. S.Thiyagarajan, RSP Architects, Bangalore and Ar. Sebastin Jose, Shilpi Architects, Cochin.

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Aishwarya R, Vignesh D and Reshma Johnson, third year students, School of Architecture, won Rs.5, 000 worth cash prize for the “Best Studio Project of Transparence 2014”.

NCC Cadets Achievement

Hindustan University NCC Cadets participated in Marina Republic Day Celebrations 2015

Hindustan University NCC cadets were shortlisted by 1(TN)AIR SQN NCC to represent Tamil Nadu Contingent in the All India Vayu Sainki Camp, held at Bengaluru from 9th to 20th October 2014.

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Daniella J. E. Robin, 2nd year Aero, represented Tamilnadu Directorate Amit Kumar, 3rd year Civil, Best Pilot 2014 - Silver Kashyap Sathyamurthy, 2nd year Aero, Best Pilot 2014 - Gold and Health and Hygiene - Bronze Vijay Renold, 2nd year Auto, Represented Tamilnadu Directorate Kiran Kumar R, 2nd year Aero, Best Shooter - AIVSC 2014-GOLD

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Hindustan University NCC- Air Wing Cadets participated in the Republic Day parade at Marina, Chennai on 26th January 2015. Flying Offr. Giri Rangarajan, NCC Associate Officer, Hindustan University lead the contingent.

RANK HOLDERS

1st Rank Holders in Post Graduate Programme – May / June 2014

Mathiyarasy MP M.Tech. (Aero)

Surya J M.Tech. (Avionics)

Mutum Bidyarani Devi M.Tech. (Appl. Elec.)

CiJil B John M.TECH. (ICE)

Md Sohrab Ansari M.Tech. (Comn. Sys)

Sethu Acshaya S M.Tech. (PED)

Kailash Karunakaran M.Tech. (Thermal)

Avis Augustine M.Tech. (AME)

Bandapu Sireesha M.Tech. (VLSI)

Srikanth K M.Tech. (Emb. Sys)

Blessy Mariam Markose M.Tech. (PC & I)

Nisha Elizabeth Cherian M.Tech. (Struc.Eng)

Minu Miriam Paul M.Tech (C E& M)

Suganya K M.Tech. (CSE)

Suganya J M.Tech. (IT)

Susiker Rao V M M. Tech. (C & CE)

1st Rank Holders in Under Graduate Programme – May / June 2014

Veluru VenkaTa Ramana B. E. (Aero)

Manthan Patel P B. E. (ECE)

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Sistaa S Vijay B. E. (Aero Space)

Vivek Ratan B. E. (EIE)

Raushan Kumar B. E. (Auto)

Namge Lhenzom B. E. (CIVIL)

Shaikh Nagma Anwar B. E. (EEE)

Sabyasachi Sarangi B. E. (Chemical)

Sumit Gurung B. E. (CSE)

Sambit Swain B. E. (Mech)

Teerthankar B. Tech. (IT)

2nd Rank Holders in Post Graduate Programme – May / June 2014

Sanjeevi Karthik N M.Tech. (Aero)

MANJU SM M.Tech. (Avionics)

Srikeerthi Godena M.Tech. (Emb. Sys)

Roshan George Samuel M.Tech. (Thermal)

Rini Maria James M.Tech. (Comn. Sys)

Simita Shakya M.Tech. (PC & I)

Aishwarya S M.Tech. (Stru. Eng)

Jenita Jeba Esther J M.Tech. (CSE)

Monica N M.Tech. (IT)

Anamita Roy M.C.A

2nd Rank Holders in Under Graduate Programme – May / June 2014

Nagendra S B. E. (Aero)

Sneha Elizabath Jose B. E. (AeroSpace)

Siddhartha Sharma B. E. (Auto)

Jayaprakash S B. E. (Auto)

Sripal Kumar K B. E. (Mech)

Sudhansu Ranjan Panda B. E. (EEE)

Sai Krupalini R B. E. (ECE)

Ajith Kumar Ashwin B. E. (CIVIL)

Dheeraj Kumar Singh B. E. (EIE)

Richa Kumari B. Tech. (IT)

Kalathoor Archana Parthasarathy B. E. (Chemical)

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SCHOOL TALK IAF “Guardians of the Sky”, Aero

Members from the IAF Adventure team headed by Wg Cdr Pooja Thakur gave a presentation at Hindustan University on the possible career opportunities with the Armed forces, and briefed the various schemes that aspirants may avail while applying for careers with the Armed forces.

C.V.R.D.E Visit

Hybrid Rocket Research

The achievement of the Hybrid Rocket Research group of Hindustan University is published in the journal “Aerospace America” December 2014 issue (p.61) a Publication of the American Institute of Aeronautics and astronautics.

Sean Kelly, Visits Hindustan University Mr. Sean Kelly, Australian Consul- General for South India gave a talk on “Emerging Dimensions of Indo Australian Relationships, with Particular Emphasis on Defence Technology Ties” on 06th November 2014.

Hindustan Corporate Lecture

Nine students and the faculty of MBA-DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT visited Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment – C.V.R.D.E, Avadi

Inauguration of 100 KW Grid

Mr. Biju Balendran, (VP-Plant Engineering & Vehicle Process Engineering) Renault Nissan was invited to deliver a lecture by the Placement Department as part of the Corporate Lecture series.

IET Student Chapter Inaugurated

The 100 kW Solar Power System was installed at Hindustan University by M/s Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd., Bengaluru on 17th September 2014. Mr. Toine Can Megen, Co-Founder of Auroville Consulting, Auroville, was the Chief Guest. Following the Inauguration of Solar Power System, an International Seminar was conducted “Solar Energy-Recent trends and Policy Issues”.

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Dr. Rajeswari Mukesh , HOD, CSE Dept. and Faculty advisor of IET student Chapter welcomed the audience during the inauguration of the IET student chapter of Hindustan University by Mr. Cloudin, Treasurer, IET Chennai Local Network on 9th January 2015.

A seminar on “Big Data Analytics” was conducted

by Dr. N. Vijayarangan, Senior Scientist from Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai.

ATYANTA – ZONASA

School of Architecture Conservation in Urban Architecture - National Workshop

As part of the Madras Day celebrations, School of Architecture organized a one day national workshop on Conservation in Urban Architecture and a 5 day exhibition of Studio works, addressing the adoptive reuse of the Senate House in Chennai and its precinct, It was held at Goethe Institute Chennai.

Hindustan University was privileged to host Zone 6 Zonal NASA convention titled Atyanta 2014 themed Extremeness in Art forms from 27th to 29th June 2014.

Dr. (Mrs). Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Mr.Ashok Verghese, Director and Dr. S. Ramachandran , Vice Chancellor Hindustan University were present for the inaugural function. Ar. Jaisim Krishna Rao, Founder -Jaisim Fountain Head, Bangalore was the chief guest.

Valedictory function witnessed the presence of Ar. N. M. Salim (Founder-N. M. Salim Associates, Kerala) Ar.Deshpande (Former President IIA India) Ar. Vergis Oommen (Design Chair) HITS. Competitions were held and the School of Architecture and Planning Anna University won the most prestigious over all trophy Dr.KCG Verghese Memorial Trophy. Faculty of Architecture Sathyabama University Chennai and School of Architecture MES, Kerala being the first and the 2nd runner ups respectively.

Delegate from Germany Delivers a Lecture Prof. Dr. Uta Pottgiesser, Dean, School of Architecture, University of Applied Science, Detmold, Germany visited Hindustan University on 19th December 2014 and delivered an interesting lecture on International Seminar on “Adaptive Building Envelopes Concepts of Holistic Building Design.

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International Conference, ROBOTICS Departments of EIE, Mech and Aero organized an International Conference on ROBOTICS Automation Control & Embedded Systems (RACE 2015) on 18th February 2015. Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Hindustan University presided over the function and Dr. S. Gowmathinayagam, Director General, National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai was the Chief Guest.

Ms. Meena Kandasamy, visits HITS

Ms. Meena Kandasamy, popular poet, activist, writer and translator inaugurated the Literary Section of Hindustan University on 19th January 2015.

Brief glimpse of the Department Activities • The School of Architecture organised a seminar on “Architectural Acoustics-Experiences and Experiments” Dr. Ramani Ramakrishnan, Professor in Architectural Science , Ryerson University,Toronto, Canada was the resource person.

• Civil Dept. conducted a Seminar on “Building Information Modeling for Next Generation Engineers” on 10th January 2015. Mr. Vetrivel Shanmugam, Manager, BIM Solutions Pvt. Ltd was the Guest Speaker.

• ECE Dept. conducted a workshop on “Digital Image Processing” on 20th August 2014. Dr. R. Murugesan, Director, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research & Education was the resource person.

• ECE Dept. conducted a Technical Seminar on “4G LTE for Advanced Communication”Sondur Lakshmipathi, CEO at MYMO Wireless Technology Pvt Ltd, Bangalore was the Chief Guest on 30th September 2014.

• CSE Dept. conducted the 2015 ACM ICPC India , Chennai Multi Provincial Programming Contest on 28th Feb 2015. Dr. Madhavan Mukund , Professor and Dean of Studies, CMI & ACM Vice-Chair, India was the Chief Guest and Mr. Dorai Thodla, Founder i Morph Inc was the Guest of Honour.

• Mech Dept. ISHRAE Student Chapter organized a guest lecture on 11th December 2014. Dr. Anthony Aroul Raj was the guest speaker.

• A Lecture on Energy Conservation for Enfuse was delivered by Mr. Madhavan Nampoothiri, Private consultant, Coimbatore on 20 January 2015.

• The Centre for Automation & Robotics (ANRO) , Depts. Of Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering conducted a workshop on Condition Monitoring on 27th February 2015. Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, Distinguished Scientist (DRDO) , Director General (Naval Systems and Materials) & President of Condition Monitoring Society of India was the Chief Guest.

• Centre for Research and Consultancy organized a seminar on “ Carbon capture and storage – Challenge for India” by Dr. Sukumar Devotta, Former Director, NEERI on 12th November 2014.

• National Seminar on “Chemistry Materials for Drug Delivery” was conducted on 22nd January 2015. Dr. A. Jayakrishnan, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IITM, Chennai and former Vice-Chancellor of University of Kerala, was the Chief Guest.

• Library Dept. conducted a National Level Seminar titled “KOHA – An introduction to librarian”on 26th July 2014. Mr. Sanjay Grover, Managing Director, M/s. INFORMATICS, Bangalore delivered the key note address on “KOHA – An introduction to librarian.

Guest Lecture Series was conducted by EEE Dept. in January 2015.

• “Dynamics, Control and Estimation of Robotic Spacecraft: How Good Theory Can Lead to Good Practice” by Dr. Amit Sanyal, Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University, USA • “Making formal methods work in industrial practice” by Dr. Jyotirmoy V. Deshmukh Researcher/Engineer of Toyota Technical Center • “Embedded Control - Theory and Applications” was delivered by Dr. R. S. Sreenivas, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA IT Dept. conducted • A Seminar on Networking Concepts -Theory & Practice, Mr. Soumil.Khandhadia, D Link India Ltd was the Guest speaker.

• A workshop on Android XML Designing Workshop on 23rd September 2014. Ms.V.Ceronmani Sharmila, was the faculty coordinator.

• India’s Biggest Techno Hunt Workshop cum Championship on Android Apps. Development on 25th to 26th Sep 2014. Mr.Saravanan Lalbahadur , Sr. Android Developer Rlabz was the speaker.

Inauguration of IEEE Students Chapters Inauguration of the Associations of IEEE Robotics & Automation Society and IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Student Chapter was held at Hindustan University on 16th December 2014. The Chief Guests for the inaugural function were Dr. P. A. Manoharan (Chairman, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society,–Madras Section) and Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar (Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Head-Central Electronics Centre, IIT Madras.

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HITSAA Alumni Meet 2014 H I N D U S TA N U N I V E R S I T Y

Hindustan University (HITS) in association with HITS Alumni Association (HITSAA) held the Annual Alumni Meet 2014 on 22 November 2014. Mr. Sahil Dewan, the Founder and Director, FuturEd, was invited as the Chief Guest for the occasion. Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director graced the occasion. Mr. Ram Jawahar, Secretary, HITSAA, presented the Vote of Thanks.

Chief Advisor: Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor Advisors: Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese, Pro Chancellor, Dr. S. Ramachandran, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Aby Sam, Director President: Mr. Sanakraj Patwa, Batch of 1989 (ECE), CEO, UC World Online Ltd. Vice-President: Mr. Praveen Ramakrishna, Batch of

1989 (CIVIL), MD, Indus Alliance Foundations India Ltd. Secretary: Mr. Ram Jawahar, Batch of 1996 (MECH), Examiner, Patent & Design Office Joint Secretary: Mr. J. Samuel, Batch of 1995 (CIVIL), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg.

Treasurer: Mr. Salim K Mahmood, Batch of 2000 (MBA), Deputy Director Joint Treasurer: Mr. Abel Mathew Prasad, Batch of 2009 (ECE), Director, NED Computers Pvt. Ltd. Members: Mr. Ashok Verghese, Batch of 1996 (MECH), Batch of 1998 (MBA), Director, Mr. Jeevan Kumar Voora, Batch of 2002 (ECE), General Manager, AER Worldwide (I) Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Aby K Thomas, Batch of 1992 (M.E.), Professor, Dept. of ECE, Ms. Vimala Rani, Batch of 2009 (M.E.), Assistant Professor, Dept. of EIE, Ms. Madhuri Yatham, Alumni Relations Officer.

Best Alumni Achiever Award

Alumnus Receives Award from Governor

Office Bearers

Mr. Shyam R Nair, Assistant Professor, Centre for Automation and Robotics received “BEST Alumni Achiever Award” from his School. The award was presented by the Hon’ble Home Minister, Ramesh Chennithala, of Kerala on 26th January 2015.

Alumni the top Architect Ar. Niroop Reddy Nallari from the first batch (1994-99) of B. Arch. is listed in the Top Architects of India.

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Alumnus- Ar.S.Vinodh (1994-1999 batch) from School of Architecture received an award for excellence in residential architecture hosted by regional Tamil magazine “ Kattumana Thozhil”.He received the award from the Governor of Tamil Nadu, His Excellency Dr. K. Rosaiah on 24th January 2015.

Favas, BCCI Senior Video Analyst Mr. Favas C. O. T. alumni of Hindustan University EIE (2011-14) holds the post of BCCI Senior Video Analyst.

Summer University Programme at Germany

Orientation Programme - International Students

The fourth batch EIBIS (English, Indian History & Culture for International Students) comprising 10 students from Dongguk University, South Korea attended the orientation programme on 30 January 2015 at the International Office, HITS. Dr. David Easow, Deputy Director International Affairs and SOM, welcomed the students and staff handling the course.

Dr. Sherine Joy, Academic Coordinator presented an overview of the course and its outcome.

Valedictory Programme

Pradyumna K Rao, and Gaurav, Students of School Of Architecture, Hindustan University attended the Summer University Programme School “ Facades Meets Interiors” from 5th May, 2014 to 14th June, 2014 at School of Architecture, University of Applied Sciences, Detmold, Germany.

Lunar New Year Day Celebrations

A batch of students from Dongguk University enrolled in the EIBIS programme at Hindustan University along with students from China, Bhutan, Taiwan celebrated the Lunar New Year Day Celebrations at Open Air Theatre on 19th Feb 2015. Ms. Sukhee Lee, Advisor, International Affairs initiated the event.

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Students from Jeonju University, South Korea completed one year Special English Course for International Students (SECIS) at Hindustan University. Valedictory programme was held at Hindustan University on 28th November 2014. Dr. David Easow, Deputy Director, School of Management and International Affairs, welcomed the audience.

Mr. K.C. Abraham, Joint Director, Hindustan University was the Chief Guest.

Valedictory function was also held for SECIS Batch II students after the completion of four months short term certification course on 20 th August 2014.

MOU’s TALK Mil-Com Aerospace Group

Mil-Com Aerospace Group and Hindustan University signed an agreement on 14th February 2015 in Singapore to provide Aviation Training in India. The agreement was signed by Dato Eugene Lim Chairman, Mil-Com Aerospace Group and Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese, CEO, HGI.

Cambridge Agreement

Bradley University, UK

Vice Chancellor, Dr. S. Ramachandran signing MOU with Dr. David Glassman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bradley University, UK for exchange of staff and students, joint research projects and workshop.

LV Prasad Film & TV Academy

1st Cambridge English – India Partnership Summit was held recently. Dr. S. Ramachandran, ViceChancellor signed MOU with Chief Executive, Mr Saul Nassé, Cambridge English Language Assessment.

Collaboration with Hunan University & University of North Florida, USA For Exchange of Students for Study, Exchange of Faculty for Teaching and Research, Joint Research Projects, Joint Workshop / Seminars.

An MOU was signed between Hindustan University and LV Prasad TV and Film Academy, Chennai in September 2014. This MOU offers opportunity for MBA Media and Entertainment to learn part of their curriculum at L V Prasad TV and Film Academy. It also opens options for them to interact with people from the industry.

NASSCOM and Hindustan University IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council(SSC) NASSCOM entered into a collaborative agreement to integrate Global Business Foundation Skills (GBFS) and Foundation Skills in IT (FSIT) Courseware developed by IT-ITeS SSC NASSCOM in its curriculum. On the occasion Dr. Sandhya Chintala, Executive Director, SSC NASSCOM & Vice President, NASSCOM said “This MoU is a key milestone in our mission to develop a skills ready workforce for the IT-BPM industry”.

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CELEBRATION TALK Onam

Christmas Celebrations 2014

Onam was Celebrated on 28th August 2014 at Hindustan University in a traditional manner Music Director Mr. Alphonse was the Chief Guest.

Fiesta 2014 - Freshers Day

The Chief Guest for the celebrations was His Grace, The Most Rev. Dr. George Antonysamy, Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore.

Hostel Day

Fiesta 2014 was celebrated on 10th October 2014.

Dr. S. Santha Kumar, Former Dean (Academic) & Professor IIT (M) Rtd. was the Chief Guest. Staff and students were presented awards. Hcellence Magazine 2014 was released.

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Cross Roads, Hostel Day celebration was conducted at the Open Air Theatre on 22nd February 2014. Ms. Shravanthi Sainath, Cine Actor was the Chief Guest

Engineers’ Day

Independence Day Celebration

Brigadier Davis PP, Officers Training Academy, Chennai was the Chief Guest during the Independence Day Celebrations at Hindustan University.

Engineer’s Day was held on 15th Sep 2014, Dr. Arunkumar M Sampath, GM, Monocoque Platform, M&M, Chennai was the Chief Guest.

Anti-ragging Day Celebration

Education Day Program

The Chief Guest for the function was Fr. Dr S. Ignacimuthu, S. J., Entomology Research Institute Loyola College, Chennai.

Mr. Sanjay Ramaswami Advocate Madras High Court was the chief guest for the Anti-Ragging campaign conducted at Hindustan University on 11th July 2014.

Teacher’s Day Celebration - 2014

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birth Anniversary

Hindustan University, celebrated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birth Anniversary as National Unity Day in its campus in a fitting manner on 31st October 2014.

Commodore (Retd) S. Shekhar was the Chief Guest.

Founder’s Day Celebration 2014 Founder’s day was held on 20th June 2014.

Prof. T. R. Jagadeesan, Former Director, College of Engineering , Guindy, Anna University, was the Chief Guest.

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Teachers’ Day was celebrated on 5th September 2014. Dr. A. Gnanam, Former Vice-Chancellor of Bharathidasan, Madras and Pondicherry Universities was the Chief Guest.

Founder’s Memorial Day 2015 Founder’s Memorial day was held on 13th February 2015 to commemorate the life achievements and service of Founder Chairman, Late Dr. K. C.G. Verghese.

Dr. M. Gabriel , Academic Director, Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies, delivered the Memorial Address. The word of God was ready by Dr. Susan Marthandan, Director, HCAS. Mrs. Mili Maria George Chandy read the excerpts from the autobiography of Dr. K. C. G. Verghese. There was a rendition of Choir

by KC Tech and HIET. Dr. A. K. Parvathy, HOD, EEE and Dr. S. Illanjiam, Dean, Microbiolgy, HCAS paid the tributes. Dr. Pon Ramalingam proposed the Vote of Thanks.

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Community Service Week 2014

Madras Knights Round Table 181

Hindustan University, Madras Knights Round Table 181 (MKRT181) and Madras Coastal Round Table #162 (MCRT#162) jointly celebrated the Community Service Week 2014 from 7th to 21st November 2014.

Tr. Shriram Duvvrri, Area Chairman, Area 2, RTI was the Chief Guest, Tr. Ashok Verghese, Director, Hindustan University was the Guest of Honour. Tr. Ajmal Dastagir, Chairman, MKRT181 and Tr. Balaji, Project Convenor, MKRT181 & other table members attended the function.

Tablers of Madras Knights Round Table 181 with the support of HT Ashok Verghese launched a massive publicity campaign for Round Table India by flagging off 100 buses of Hindustan University plying from Chennai to Pondicherry, with publicity messages requesting people to reach out and contribute so as to help the needy through the organisation Round Table India.

NSS Blood Donation Camp

Special Outreach Programme with Govt. of India

Hindustan University, Hindustan Y’s Youth Club of Chennai & Y’s Men club of Mylapore jointly celebrated the NSS day on 24th September 2014. The Blood Donation Camp was organised in association with the Madras Voluntary Blood Bureau. First aid Awareness programme was organised in association with the St. John Ambulance.

Hindustan University, Chennai, in collaboration with Field Publicity Office, Puducherry, conducted a Special Outreach Programme on 11th December 2014. In order to create awareness and to promote two significant national level campaigns “Save the Girl Child” and the Prime Minister’s “Swachh Bharat Mission” were held. Mrs. G. Meenathal, Project Director, Rural Development Scheme, Kancheepuram District was the Chief Guest.

Suicide Prevention Programme

Mrs. Anjel Soji Director, Jeevan Center for Suicide Prevention, YWAM was the Chief Guest for the Suicide Prevention programme held at Hindustan University on 16th September 2014 coinciding with the World Suicide Prevention Day.

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YMCA International Delgates

A group of YMCA Delgates from Taiwan visited Hindustan University on 15.02.2015. There were 21 YMCA youth headed by Mr. Steve Chiu, Executive Director of Taichung YMCA. As part of their service campaign. They were taken around the campus.

SPORTS TALK

Display of Awards Won by Hindustan University Sports Team

Cricket-South Zone Second Position

South Zone Inter University Basketball Tournament

Hindustan University Men’s cricket team won the runner up trophy in the south zone inter University Cricket Tournament 2014-15 organized by Anna University, Chennai at JJ College of Engineering, Trichy from 16th to 27th November, 2014.

Runners Up Volleyball women’s team

Tamilnadu State Inter Deemed University Tournament was held at SRM University on 17th and 18th February 2015. Several universities participated and Hindustan University Volleyball Women team achieved the Runner up position

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Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Hindustan University was the Chief Guest and Mrs. Prathibha Suriyashekar, Former Indian Basketball Women Team Captain and Mr. G. R. Maheswara Reddy, Former Hindustan College of Engineering Coach were the Guests of Honour for the Valedictory Function and gave away the Prizes to the Winners. Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director, Hindustan University presided over the function. University of Madras, Chennai clinched the winner up trophy for the Third Consecutive year in the South Zone Inter University Basketball Women Tournament 2014.

2nd Dr. KCG Verghese Equestrian Competition

The 2nd Dr KCG Verghese Equestrian Competition was held on Saturday, 20th December 2014 at Hindustan University Campus. The Chief Guest of the event was Maj Gen RG Krishnan – Chief of Staff – HQ – Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area. Several teams participated and winner of the competition was Chennai Equitation Club

Indian Dressage League

Basketball Women’s Team

Tamilnadu State Inter Deemed University Tournament was held at Sastra University Thanjavur. Several universities participated and, Hindustan University Basketball Women team achieved the Winner position

National Sports Rally 2015 Kerala Organizers

Hindustan University sponsored this event in celebration of the National Games that was held on 31st January in Trivandrum. More than 200 students from the Campus participated in the rally which witnessed more than 1000 runners from across the City. Dr. Pon. Ramalingam, Registrar addressed the gathering.

HI-5 Sports Fest 2014

Three of our students participated in the prestigious Indian Dressage League competitions - South Zone, and Mr Vikas Pandey came 3rd in the Equitation Class - Advanced - I Category.

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HI-5 Sports Fest 2014 7th International Sports Festival 4th Chancellors Trophy was conducted from 20th to 24th September, 2014. Cine Actor Bharat was the Chief Guest.

Rakesh RamKumar - Race Driver - Volkswagen Motorsport

Rakesh Ramkumar, Civil Engineering student is a passionate race driver and has several accomplishments to his credit.

• Finished 7th in overall in open Karting Championship held at Saudi Arabia in the year 2012.

• Took part in the Volkswagen training programme held at Coimbatore in 2012.

• Certified as professional race driver from “Mico Motorsport Academy” (2012).

• Finished 14th overall out of the 22 drivers in the “JK Tyre National Volkswagen Polo Cup” 2013, held at Coimbatore.

Gold Medal in National Kickboxing Championship 2014 Mr. K. Rubesh, I year Aeronautical student won Gold Medal in Kick boxing under Senior category (91KG weight) held in Faridabad, Haryana.

Senior Division Football League Championship Hindustan Eagles Football team Season 2015. The team is participarting in the events and won the first match against AGORC with a score 5-2.

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