International Institute of Information Technology- Hyderabad conducts 23rd convocation
The International Institute of Information Technology- Hyderabad on Saturday conducted its 23rd convocation. A record 32 scholars were awarded PhD, 224 students received their master’s degree and 600 students graduated.
Convocation speaker and Chief Guest Dr N Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR congratulated the graduating students and wished them well in their future endeavours.
“I am impressed by the educational culture of IIIT Hyderabad, she said. She told the passing students to create proud moments for the country.
The country has a lot of expectations from you. It is fine if you go abroad, study and work. You may go, study, learn, stay, work but come back and pay back to the nation, she told them
In today’s world, everything is information and everything is data. How do you manage? How do you make value addition, she asked the young friends. The IT-trained experts must handle information and data for the nation’s progress.
IIIT Hyderabad model is a unique model. It is neither the US model nor the model of any other developed nation. It is your unique model. It is an Indian Model. The institution is neither funded by any governments nor industrial bodies.
Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Chairman, Governing Council of IIIT Hyderabad, admitted students to their degrees and congratulated the graduating students. Healing and cooling contribute to 50% of greenhouse gases. A significant amount of the energy produced is wasted in some form or the other. These are the tasks ahead of you. Can you contribute to efficient energy, which may be three times more efficient than what it is? Save earth, he told the outgoing students.
