Warangal: International Alumni Meet starts at NITW

Warangal: As a part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal kick started a three-day International Alumni Meet and national conference on "Transforming NITW as a World Class Technical Institute - Role of Alumni".

The inaugural function witnessed a soulful performance by three dance performances by Ranjith and team and Orissa troup from Bhuwaneshwar.

NITW Alumni Association (NITWAA) President Arvind Jauhari presented a report on the contribution of the Alumni Association and stated that the Association is working relentlessly on strengthening the Alumni connections with the Institute. He said through their philanthropic support, their attendance at events, and their participation virtually, the alumni engaged with NITW in demonstrating that the Institute continues to maintain strong connections with the broad, global community.

Prof NV Ramana Rao, Director, announced that the institute's Innovation Garage has been named after an alumnus of the first batch SV Sastry, who contributed generously for the development of the institute. Prof KK Aggarwal, Chairman, National Board for Accreditation, in his keynote address stated that he was very happy to be the chief guest of the event and said that engineering education today, in the era of Industry 4.0,must focus on three I's- Innovation, Interdisciplinarity and Industry connect. He, in his own engaging and witty way, stated that technical education should foster creative and non-linear thinking in students. He expressed his desire of seeing NIT Warangal as a World Class Technical Institute with National focus.