COEP Technological University celebrates 4th Foundation Day
In his address, professor Sunil Bhirud, vice chancellor of the university, reflected on the the institution's journey since it attained the status of a Unitary Technological Public University in June 2022. He highlighted the academic expansion with a targeted growth to 10,000 students by 2030.
Chief guest Deepak Shetty, CEO & MD at JCB India Ltd, paid tribute to his mentors from COEP and hailed the unveiling of Sir M Visvesvaraya's statue as a fitting homage. He noted that the statue would serve as a daily reminder of ethical leadership and disciplined vision for future engineers.
Ranjit Date, MD, Wipro Pari, spoke on the advent of AI and encouraged students to leverage AI as a tool for enhancing productivity and creativity, and to merge science, technology, and arts to address national priorities, including strengthening the defense sector.
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