University Day celebrated at VIT, Chennai

The University Day of VIT Chennai was celebrated on Tuesday. It was marked as a day to celebrate accomplishments; a moment to come together and set milestones. The event was presided over by Dr.G.Viswanathan, Founder and Chancellor, VIT. In his presidential address he congratulated the students on their remarkable achievements and commended the sincerity and commitment of the faculty as well. He opined that it was appropriate to invite the U.S. Consul General for University Day celebrations. This was to state that United States is a leader in higher education. As for India, it is now the sixth largest economy in the world. He wanted VIT to be a model institution. He opined that availability, affordability and quality are the three important factors to be taken into consideration in higher education.

The Chief Guest Robert G. Burgess, Honourable U.S. Consul General, Chennai, in his address commended all the award winners. It delighted him to see so many achievements of very high calibre both from students and professors. He appreciated the way in which the Founder and Chancellor, VIT Dr. G. Viswanathan, for bridging the gap between cultural and business ties. He applauded him for being the President of Friends of United States, who believed in people- to- people relationship. This was made possible only because of the hardwork and commitment of the Chancellor

The Guest of Honour Abhaya Srisrimal Jain,Chairman, LifeCell International Pvt. Ltd. began his address by congratulating the students and the faculty on their academic achievements in an ambience par excellence on this green campus awarded environment. According to him, he was glad to see VIT focussing on researches because he also hailed from a research-based background. He stated that in the next 10 years' time, great changes would happen because of engineers and it is their responsibility to groom the next generation.

VIT Chennai Award categories were 23 in number and around 977 awards, certificates, trophies and cash prizes to the tune of Rs.50lakhs were given for exemplary service, significant contribution to teaching and research, stupendous achievements in academics as well as extracurricular activities for students, faculty and staff.