Alumni donate Rs 4 crore to Osmania University, techies head the list

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) has received about Rs 4 crore in donations from its alumni from all over the world on the occasion of its centenary celebrations. One of the most generous donations has been made by the Alumni Association University College of Engineering (AAUCE): Rs 70 lakh to construct a training centre for teachers in their alma mater.

Alumni from the Arts College have donated Rs 40 lakh for a computer lab. So far, promises have been made to contribute up to Rs 20 crore for building infrastructure and labs, said OU Vice-Chancellor S. Ramachandran.

Mr Ramachandran said, “We have so far received three to four crore and we are expecting to receive more than Rs 25 crore as the Alumni Association University College of Engineering has promised to donate up to Rs 20 crore for the centenary celebrations. They are in top positions all over the world and they are showing a lot of interest in contributing.”

He added that Rs 20 lakh was used for constructing a building for the geology department.