Five students of Visvesvaraya Technological University have been selected for University Innovation Fellows (UIF) programme of the Stanford University, U.S.A.

According to a VTU release, the programme has been designed to empower the students’ knowledge, skills and attitude and make a positive impact on the world economy.

As many as 169 students from four countries participated in the selection process. Samanth Mendke and Shriya Hukkeri from Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi; and Abhay Rangan V., Priyanka Srivastava, and Asher John Sathya from CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, excelled through the selection process.

The fellows will be provided online training for six weeks on development and innovative projects aimed at bringing in a change in the university system. After the training, the fellows will attend the annual UIF Silicon Valley Meet scheduled in U.S.A. in March. They will also participate in workshops and exercises focused on topics such as movement building, innovation spaces, design of learning experiences, and new models for change in higher education.

VTU Vice-Chancellor Karisiddappa said the varsity had been encouraging international collaborations and interacting with globally reputed universities and organisations for collaborative research, exchange of faculty members and students to make value addition to their teaching and learning abilities.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka  / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – January 02nd, 2016