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Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks was named the 10th chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on November 8, 2012, and served in that role between June 1, 2013 and July 1, 2017. An internationally renowned historian and anthropologist, he is a leader in higher education and well-known for his commitment to and advocacy for accessible, high-quality undergraduate education, to the globalization of the university, and to innovation and collaboration across the disciplines and between universities and outside partners.

Date: April 23, 2018

Practice-oriented Studies is Always Our Focus, Dr. P.Sathyanarayanan, President, SRM university

SRM University is best known for its engineering programme. What do you think are its salient features?

Since the outset, we have kept our eyes focused on one thing- to deliver 21st-century engineers who are driven by passion, innovation, and imagination. Engineering is not just a science. It is an art as well. Students at SRM University are taught to think beyond the four walls of the classroom and their textbook binders.

Prof. William C. Oakes, Director, Purdue University, USA, Dr. M. Kantha Reddy, Adjunct Director – Accreditation, ABET, USA and Dr. T. Lakshmi, Chief Consultant, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) visited SRM University, AP – Amaravati.

“No subject can be mastered in isolation to other subjects,” explains Prof. Janaki Bakhle, the author of Two Men and Music: Nationalism and the Making of an Indian Classical Tradition. Often described as the writer of brave history, Prof. Bakhle’s work touches the cultural and intellectual roots of modern tensions between India’s religious and ethnic communities. She currently teaches in the University of California, Berkeley and is one of the team members designing the path-breaking, innovative curriculum of School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences (SLABS) of SRM University, AP- Amaravati.

A German Delegation Visited SRM University AP, Amaravati on 13th April 2018 and discussed about the possible collaborations between SRM University AP, Amaravati and German Universities.

Dr. Daniel Hahn, Sr. Expert – Mechatronics & Robotics, explained about the research happening in the field of Industrial Robotics in Germany and expressed interest to have collaboration in the field of Industrial Robotics.

Guntur MP Jayadev Galla exhorted the youth to figure out what they plan to do at least in the next two decades to position themselves accordingly now itself and to be prepared to enter the real world from the comfort of their homes where their parents would not be around to take care of them.

Mr. Khoo Teng Chye – Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities and Adjunct Professor at NTU, Singapore visited the SRM University Amaravati Campus on 11th April 2018 along with the Delegates & Media Persons for an interaction with the Senior Official, Faculty & Staff Members and Students.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at SRM-AP is envisaged as a one-of-a-kind in terms of providing learning experience to its students. The School endeavors to provide its students with unique integrated components such as research-intensive education and training, multidisciplinary projects, entrepreneurial activities, enrichment of design experiences, experiential learning through industry collaboration, professional skill development, and extensive study abroad opportunities. Even more uniquely, Engineering students will also have the option of pursuing minors in disciplines related to Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.