Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has stressed on the role of engineering students in leading knowledge societies.
Addressing the valedictory ceremony of the week-long induction programme organised by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) here on Friday, Dr. Bindu said: “Every engineering student is a flag bearer who, by donning the armour of technical education, should lead the scientific community from the front.”
The students of technical education institutions should also have the sensitivity to keep up with the new trends in the field of science, which is witnessing an unprecedented growth, she added, while exhorting teachers to prepare their students and motivate them to pursue knowledge.
In his presidential address, KTU Vice-Chancellor in-charge Saji Gopinath said that colleges, universities and society are obliged to provide every opportunity to develop the skills of students.
Syndicate members Vinodkumar Jacob, G. Venugopal, P. O. J. Lebba, Registrar Praveen, and College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram Principal J.S. Savier, also spoke on the occasion.
