Friday, February 27, 2015

ITM University Lawn Tennis Tournament

 ITM University Tennis Open 2015, the first Lawn Tennis tournament of its kind, marked a great start on the grounds of the University. Organized by SPACE, the Civil Engineering Society, the tournament saw participation from various departments including Civil, Mechanical and ECE. Diligent efforts of Civil Engineering students, Ankit Walia, Yash Chawla and Tarun Gupta who helped put it together, ensured the smooth functioning of the same. Raunak and Karan, the seniors of Civil Engineering department, were able to bag the winning cash prize of Rs 1000.

Guest Lecture By Prof. Ranjit Sinha On Feb 17, 2015

 

Dr. Ranjit Sinha, Adjunct Professor, School of Management, ITM University Gurgaon was invited to deliver a talk on “Continuous Improvement” and “Emerging Issues in Management”. Dr. Sinha has 40 years of rich experience with British Steels, UK and other Multi National Companies as Quality Controller, Production Planning and Control Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Director, Operations Director Sales & Marketing Director (Including Commercial Functions), Managing Director. The topic for the morning session was “Continuous Improvement” where he highlighted “Kaizen”, “Total Quality Management”, “Change Management”, “Leadership” etc.  Prof. Sinha covered “Emerging Issues in Management” in the afternoon session where he focused on “Diversity Management”, “Supply Chain Management”, “Bureaucracy and Corruption”, “Effect of Globalization”, “Technology”. The session was attended by students from MBA 1st & 2nd Year, BBA and B.Com Final Year students.


Extempore Competition – February 2015


The Synergy Club of School of Management ITM University, Gurgaon organised an Extempore Competition on 13th February, 2015. Participation was open to students from across the university and the response was very encouraging. The jury members consisted of members of the faculty from different departments and the editorial department. Students spoke on topics related to business and current affairs. The winners were: Mr Anjney Sangal (IV Semester B. Sc. Econ., SOM), Mr Pulkit Sahani (IV Semester, CSE) and Mr Anuraag Mehta (IV Semester, SOL).

American Society of Civil Engineers -Student Chapter Launched @ ITM University, Gurgaon


ITM University, Gurgaon launched the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Student Chapter on 20th February, 2015. The inauguration function was attended by Prof. Prem Vrat (Pro-Chancellor & Chief Mentor of ITM University), Mr. Arif Siddiqui (Secretary, ASCE – India Section, Northern region), Dr. Amit Srivastava (Treasurer, ASCE – India Section, Northern region and Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, ITM University), Prof. S. Ghoshal (Professor and Head of Department, Civil & Environmental Engineering, ITM University,).On the occasion, Prof. Prem Vrat delivered a lecture on “Efficient and Effective Project Management for Infrastructure Development: a pre-requisite to realize vision of Developed India”.  

ASCE – student chapter has a potential to provide a unique opportunity to students learning more about the civil engineering profession through participation, as members of Student Chapters. Working in a team and providing professional autonomy will help students to mature more rapidly. The Student chapter will give a unique opportunity for collaborating with other professional societies and chapters active in other institutions and organization for achieving excellence and expanding knowledge. It will also help to fill the gap between industry and academia.