US envoy exhorts students to win American scholarships
Burgess said he was delighted him to see so many achievements of very high calibre both from students and professors.
Chennai: The University Day of VIT Chennai was celebrated on Tuesday with the US Consul General Robert Burgess as chief guest and Dr G. Viswanathan, Founder and Chancellor, VIT, presiding.
Mr Burgess said he was delighted him to see so many achievements of very high calibre both from students and professors. He appreciated the way in which Dr. G. Viswanathan bridges 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. "VIT has many tie-ups with the U.S. Consul in way of entrepreneurships, hosting cybersecurity hackathons and organising talks on intellectual property rights leading to several panel discussions. He asked the students and faculty to make use of several scholarships and US sponsorships and one such was Fullbright Scholarship," he said.
Dr Viswanathan appreciated the fact that the US is the leader in higher education. He said availability, affordability and quality are the three important factors to be taken into consideration in higher education.
The guest of honour Mr. Abhaya Srisrimal Jain, Chairman, LifeCell International was glad to see VIT focussing on research.
He emphasised three points: believe in oneself and be committed, give back to society and focus on creativity. Mr. G.V. Selvam, Vice President, stated that VIT puts its students always at the centre of all its academic and extracurricular activities.