SRM University AP will turn centre of attraction on July 24 when Dr. K. Kasturirangan will deliver lecture on a topic of great relevance.

Chairman of NEP 2020 will speak on ‘Creating a Vibrant Knowledge Society – An Indian Strategy for 21st Century at SRM University AP.

SRM University AP: Great lecture on July 24 by Dr. Kasturirangan

This will be a part of 11th edition of University Distinguished lecture series.

Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh Dr. Adimulapu Suresh will preside over the university distinguished lecture series at SRM University AP.

The lecture would begin by 11 am on July 24.

Professor D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University AP has taken the initiative to organise a sought after webinar on National Education Policy 2020 and its nuances as a part of its University Distinguished Lecture Series.

Dr Kasturirangan will discuss in detail about connecting school education, collegiate education and University Education to provide student-centric, multidisciplinary and holistic education, underlying the conceptualization of National Education Policy 2020.

Being the first education policy of the 21st century, NEP 2020 proposes to address the many growing developmental imperatives of the country.

This policy aims to revise and revamp all aspects of the education structure, including its regulation and governance, and create a new system that is aligned with the aspirational goals of 21st-century education while building upon India’s traditions and value systems.

NEP emphasizes that higher education must build expertise that society will need over the next 25 years and beyond.

NEP-2020 lays the foundation for ‘New India of the 21st Century.

Collaboration
SRM University AP will collaborate with Harvard Business School Online to offer high-impact online courses to its students.

Eliminating the difference between borders and nations, the university is focused on providing global exposure to the students and opportunities to upskill themselves with a gamut of courses to stay relevant in the ever-changing economy.

Students already enrolled in flagship programs and courses of SRM University AP such as School of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies will now have an added advantage to enhance their calibers with the global association.

The collaboration of SRM University AP and Harvard Business School Online reflects international unison in these unprecedented times and is further offering different programs such as Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, Financial Accounting, CORe(Credentials of Readiness), and others.

These programs are integrated with the regular courses of SRM University, AP such as BBA, MBA (General), MBA (Business Analytics) and MBA (Banking and Financial Services).

Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts.

The online certificate and credential programs are offered via HBS On line’s innovative online platform and are designed to bring the Harvard Business School classroom experience to life.

The HBS Online courses put participants at the centre of the learning experience.

The learning model is built around three key characteristics: active, case-based, and social learning.

President of SRM Group of Institutions Dr. Satya says

Dr Satya, President of SRM Group of Institutions, says that all HBS Online courses are led by industry experts and international faculty and align smoothly with global standards of excellence.

Encouraging students to have multi-disciplinary skills and motivating them to upgrade themselves while getting additional support from global peer learning groups, SRM University AP is preparing them to become industry-ready professionals, he said.

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Commenting on the collaboration, Professor V.S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University AP said they are focusing on collective growth and the success of our students, alumni, and faculty.

SRM University AP has curated a gamut of courses supporting their educational aspirations by providing them with Scholarships and Financial aid programs and this will help the learners to enroll for their desired courses without having to miss out on the opportunities due to monetary constraints, he said.

The focus of Harvard Business School Online courses, according to Professor AVS Kamesh is to enhance student’s proficiency and skillset in various verticals and this collaboration will help SRM University AP participants to engage in Real-World Learning with a global community of peers.

Students win laurels
The maiden batch of graduating students of SRM University AP have successfully launched the startup ‘OurEye.ai’

Sourav Sanyal, Miran Junaidi and Saurabh Ghanekar, Computer Science students of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, are the Co-Founders of ‘OurEye.ai’

OurEye.ai, the startup launched by SRM University AP students is all about creating a whole new world of remote auditing and monitoring with pre-existing CCTV-IP infrastructure.

It is a Real-Time video analytics platform that enables enterprises to supercharge their business with video analytics.

This transforms and solves numerous operational problems across a variety of sectors such as F&B, Hospitality, Workplace Safety and Manufacturing.

The virtual video auditing solution provides data on certain critical metrics on Hygiene / Safety & Quality.

OurEye.ai, since its inception, has analyzed more than 5000 hours of video feeds across enterprises in India and the US. OurEye.ai has also successfully raised $120,000 from top venture capitalists and high-ranking angel investors.

The startup launched by SRM University AP students has a variety of industry partners such as Microsoft for Startups, NASSCOM, and AWS for Startups.

Poised for growth OurEye plans to scale up its current team and expand into new markets helping enterprises adopt path-breaking technology to reduce operational challenges and expenses.

One of the founder of the startup and student of SRM University AP Miran said SRM University AP is a place that provides an exciting world of opportunities and an amazing learning experience.

This was something that truly helped me discover and define my future.

The Semester Abroad Program to UC Berkeley on Entrepreneurship is something so unique, to me, a life-changing opportunity.

In fact, the idea of OurEye.ai was born when I lost my mobile in a park and waited for more than 10 days just to receive a reply on the camera footage.

Upon further research, we realized that enterprises around the world have over a billion cameras that are placed on walls solely recording data to hard drives and that data is used only for analyzing events after they happen.

This put into motion the formation of a business idea of foraying into an AI-based real-time virtual video auditing solution, said the student of SRM University AP.

We’ve presented this project on a multitude of global hackathons and have won many awards against the likes of MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and many more in the US, said SRM University AP student.

Sourav who is another co-founder of the startup and also a student of SRM University AP said the Next Tech Lab, is an amazing place to work round the clock as we’ve had access to the lab 24/7, ‘You become who you are with’ is the community approach and culture at NextTech Lab.

Imagine what the world can be and must be. Adithya and Anshuman, returning from MIT founded the lab, taking inspiration from the MIT Media Lab a place they had spent time working and building projects, said Sourav.

OurEye was developed at NextTech- we built the best projects, had fun exploring and innovating with technology every single day.

NextTech Lab is the first-ever lab in India to be awarded the prestigious QS Award by the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, said Sourav, student of SRM University AP.

Now OurEye.ai, having launched with $ 120,000 from top venture capital firms and leading angel investors, is on its way to expand the business globally across sectors and is working on an aggressive growth plan to further raise $ 1 million and more down the line, say the founders.

President of SRM Group of Institutions Dr P Sathyanarayan said SRM University AP has a clear charter to advance and promote entrepreneurial and start-up ecosystem and culture to transform the state and the country.

It is gratifying to see that we were the first in the country to strike an alliance with UC Berkeley, SECT and Jacobs, for Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

‘Our vision is that SRM University AP should become the pride of Amaravati like what UC Berkeley and Stanford are for Silicon Valley.

With immense pleasure, I recognise and award Sourav, Miran and Saurabh, the Co-Founders of OurEye.ai, the start-up an award of ₹ 5 lakhs, he added.

‘Miran, Saurabh and Sourav, students of the maiden batch of SRM University AP, are not only setting an example to fellow students but will be quite involved with the University in establishing and creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, said Professor V.S. Rao, vice chancellor of SRM University AP.

Such successes certainly reaffirm our commitment to entrepreneurship and the idea of promoting start-ups, which are so critical to define the character and future of the university, region and the nation, he said.

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