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Events & Activities Memorial Lectures

Dr. Arun K. Gupta

3rd Edition Memorial Lectures

The Dr. Arun K. Gupta Memorial Lecture Series is an
initiative dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arun K
Gupta, a pioneer in the higher education sector in
Scholarship Day Celebrated J&K. He is remembered for ushering in private
participation in the sector with the setting up of the
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17 May 2022 MIER College of Education in 1981 and MIET in
1999. These lectures feature distinguished speakers
from Academia and Industry and provide a forum for
MIET celebrated the Scholarship team for placing student interests constructive dialogue and the exchange of ideas,
Day to honour students who were first and appreciated the various thereby promoting the growth of knowledge and
beneficiaries of the merit-based efforts undertaken for student de- understanding in the field of Higher Education.
scholarships for the year 2021-22, velopment. He also delivered a
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on 17 May. Prof Naresh Padha, talk on recent advances in elec-
Dean Academic Affairs, University tronics and communications as it
of Jammu was the chief guest on was also the ‘World Telecom-
the occasion. He distributed the in- munication and Information
stitute scholarship cheques of Rs Society Day’. He outlined the top
11 lakhs among 61 first year stu- technical domains where India
dents. It is pertinent to mention and the young technical students
that MIET has provided scholar- need to focus on for India to be-
ships of Rs 55 lakhs to its stu- come “Atmanirbhar” as per the vi-
dents in the financial year 2021- sion of our Hon’ble Prime
22. Prof Padha in his address con- Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi.
gratulated the students for receiv- These included solid state de-
ing scholarships of the Institute vices, chip fabrication, Industry
and encouraged them to continue 4.0, artificial intelligence, elec-
performing with zeal and passion tric/hybrid vehicles, smart grids Prof. Arvind Jasrotia Prof. Rajni Kant
and aspire for bigger achieve- and renewable energy with relent- Registrar University of Jammu Director CDC, University of Jammu
ments in the time to come. He less focus on skill development
also lauded the MIET leadership and entrepreneurship. Prof. Arvind Jasrotia, Registrar University of Prof. Rajni Kant, Director College Development
Jammu delivered the lecture on “The Quest for Council and Dean Faculty of Sciences,
Spiritual Humanism”, which was much University of Jammu, delivered the lecture on
appreciated by the audience comprising 275 “Excellence in Teaching and Research”. He
faculty and staff members. Prof Ankur Gupta, proposed “Deep Engagement” as the model for
Director MIET introduced Prof Arvind Jasrotia driving excellence in teaching and research. He
and described him as a luminary in the domain expressed the need for teachers to rediscover
of Law. Delivering the lecture, Prof Jasrotia the “Guru-Shishya” tradition. He also recounted
spoke at length about the concept of human the challenges faced during his life and
spiritualism and its application in mitigating academic career and how he overcame those
suffering, anxiety stress and moving towards challenges through humility and life long
contentment, bliss and true happiness. learning.

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