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It was our great privilege to welcome and host Honourable Andrew Ford, Consul-General of Australia in Kolkata, India at Adamas University on 30th October, 2019.

Hon’ble Mr. Andrew Ford was welcome by professor Samit Ray, Chancellor of Adamas University. He had meetings and discussions with the The Leadership and the Professors at Adamas University concerning roles and contributions of Australian government in development of education, business and cultural relations with India and specifically in West Bengal. The Consul- General highlighted that his visit to Adamas University symbolizes a new page of growing favourable and constructive relations between two great nations of Australia and India.

Diwali is a time when people lights up to eradicate the dark around and we hope that the darkness of our soul will be eliminated by our philanthropic work! We, who are significantly privileged in a society, must help the people in our community. Sometimes this type of social work elevates us to the height of satisfaction that brings salvation.

On 28th October, 2019, ADAMAS University & Samit Roy Foundation has arranged a social activity towards the inhabitants of the villages in & around the University. The idea was to offer “Bhog” to the inhabitants on the nearby villages on the auspicious occasion. The students & members of the team were gathered in front of the University campus Food Court at 10 AM in the morning. The journey started at 10.30 AM.

The buses and cars were moving forward through the Nilgunj road for the mission. We covered six villages. Those are Moch Pol (Purbapara & Paschim para both), Sadarpore, Jagganathpore, Barbaria, Sonakhurki, and Panchghara. All are located in Barasat I Tehsil of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Six teams visited the villages.

The students offered the food packets to the villagers with warmth & respect. In return the people showed the same to us. They enjoyed our move a lot. Their facial expressions showed the respect & love towards us as well as our University. The food packets are nothing but a token of appreciation towards the community we belong.

During the session a family offered us sweetmeats & water with warm regards and feeling of association. This is the bonus we got in the time when we all were tired! We must be grateful for their move. We explored the nice places, tasted the picturesque views of the villages. Those are also memorable bonus points we earned. We returned back to the campus around 1.30pm from the mission.

We must have social responsibility and that is why ADAMAS University formed the CSR Club to serve to the community it belongs. Corporate Social Responsibility is the area through which a particular organization can grow and reach to the tower of excellence! The activity of food distribution has been happening for years but the involvement of the students & the staff has increased this year. Actually the students are now very much enthusiastic about CSR activity as they are involved in the social responsibility club. Throughout the time they served food with great energy & smiling faces. They enjoyed the session. We, the employees of this University, also served the food with the students and enjoyed like them. We should always remember that we have to return back at least a little of our wealth, energy, ideas etc. to the society, we belong, as the society always provides us the opportunity to grow or flourish.

The students had enjoyed the recreation & also responsibilities through this CSR venture! The grand success will be a memorable experience for all of us. Through this initiative the identity, credibility & acceptability of SRF as well as the ADAMAS University will be increased more & more in the neighborhood!

Stars Descent@Adamas Orientation 2019
Film Producer Viveck Vaswani calls for industry focused entertainment education while Tata Logistics Chairman gives recipe to enter the Tata Group
Kolkata, July 31, 2019

The 5th batch of Adamas University, based out of Barasat, had a roaring start with stalwarts on campus pitching with multifarious ideas addressing the 1200 strong new batch.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Sandipan Chakraborty, Chairman of TM Logistics of the Tata Group, called for a methodical approach with leadership and teamwork combined to be a part of a corporate giant like the Tatas. Alongside, the senior professor of management from Central Michigan University, US, Dr Debashish Chakravarty, spoke about ‘ragging’ to find hidden talent of the newcomers and explained learning to unlearn concept among other things. The Chancellor Prof Samit Ray brought to light the vision of global education in Bengal through Adamas, the French word meaning ‘an uncut diamond’. The Vice Chancellor, Dr Madhusudan Chakraborty, introduced the university and its top functionaries to the newcomers.

Film producer and director, Viveck Vaswani, a Bollywood veteran from Mumbai, elucidated upon industry driven creative education and the roadmap for that. He also dwelt at length the emerging trends of web series and alternative distribution and business possibilities of meaningful cinema.

An Amazon corporate leader in customer services, psychologist Joy Chowdhury from Hyderabad, defined emotional intelligence and detailed how to nurture a strong EI and why, along with developing transformational leadership skills rather than merely transactional leadership in times of economic crisis and human resources crunch.
The global director of family business management program of the SP Jain group of business schools, coming from Dubai, Dr Parimal Merchant, emphasized the role of family businesses in running the wheel of the economy in India, cutting costs and ensuring growth, multi-tasking and taking real calculated risks in business.

Dr Jyotsna Yagnik, the former district chief judge of Ahmedabad, known for her verdicts against the culprits of post Godhra riots, explained the concept and the laws of human rights in India, and limitations in their practice in the country. She also dwelt at length all possible career options that can emerge from the study of law and justice.

An Iranian origin expert of cultural relations and women’s rights, Najma Lashkarian Yazd, explained to the freshers concept of inter-cultural relations in the global context and how one can build empathetic relations with people beyond nationalities, cultures and geographies.

Former Group M Director in Australia and a corporate trainer, BR Venkatesh, explained what constitutes entrepreneurial skills, while serial entrepreneur Arijit Bhattacharya explained the same through a case-study of his Virtual Infocomm group of tech-based companies which are into gaming, augmented and virtual reality, etc.

The Kolkata Press Club President, Snehasish Sur, brought to light the world of journalism for the newcomers, while eminent geologist Dr Dhruba Mukherjee explained scientific approach to life as distinct from merely using and learning technology yet remaining unscientific in life.

The world of advertising was explored by Crow’s Nest founder Samrat Mukherjee, documentary making exposed by national award winning film maker Malay Dasgupta, and life coach Debajit Sarkar taught ways and means of self-awareness and methods to nurture self-motivation.

The learners from schools of engineering, sciences, biotech, pharmacy, commerce, social sciences, media, education and law and justice had a happy blend of knowledge and fun through the orientation sessions.

 

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The 2nd Annual Convocation was held at the ADAMAS University campus premises, on 21st May 2019, were we awarded degree scrolls to and felicitated 127 of bright graduates. Our Chief Guest for the ceremony was Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder, Infosys, while our Guest of Honor was Mr. T.V. Narendran, MD & CEO, TataSteel Limited. Our Honorary degree awardees were Mr. Partha Ghosh, a well known business strategiest, Dr. Purnendu Chatterjee, the Founder and Chairman of The Chatterjee Group, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, celebrated Indian classical musician and Shri Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group.

Adamas University Summer School 2019, which took place from 31st March till 7th April was attended by 17 participants from 7 countries, 4 continents, 9 universities. Among Participants there were 16 students and one faculty member. Students came from China, Morocco, Niger, Philippines, Poland, Russia and USA.

The school had been designed to provide international students with a fresh perspective of Indian history, culture, science and economy.

Here are experiences and emotions of few international students.
‘Students showed me how kindly, friendly, nice and helpful are people in India , especially in Adamas University. I made new friends and I hope we’ll meet all together again. Now I know that we look different but inside we are the same. Trip to Kolkata is one of the Best things, which happened to me in my whole life’.

Aleksandra Wysocka, Biotechnology, 3rd Year, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
‘While studying at Adamas University, I met a lot of great people from different countries. It was very interesting to learn something about their countries and about themselves.

In general, there were many bright interesting impressions …
I was very comfortable in India, I did not feel any tension. This amazing country left in my heart the light of spiritual balance and harmony and I will try to keep it as long as possible …’.

Alena Karaya, Linguistics students, Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University, Russia.
‘I would love to thank the Adamas University for this program and opportunity that have been presented to us. We have had so much fun; we have opened up to a new, stunning and mind-blowing culture, a culture of coexistence’.

Mehdi Jamari, B.A. English, University Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Adamas Medical College & Samit Ray Medical and Research Institute

23rd February marked a historical day for Adamas University as it witnessed the beginning of the journey for Adamas Medical College and Samit Ray Medical and Research Institute. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held in presence of Shri Jyotipriyo Mullick, Honorable Minister in Charge of Food and Supplies Department, Shri Nirmal Ghosh, Honorable Chief Whip, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Shri Sunil Mukhopadhyay , Honorable Chairman, Barasat Municipality, Shri Asani Mukhopadhyay, Honorable Vice Chairman, Barasat Municipality, Shri Champak Das, Honorable Chairman in Council, Barasat Municipality, Public Health and Health Department, Professor Dr Madhusudhan Chakraborty, Honorable Vice Chancellor, Adamas University, Smt Mallika Ray, Honorable Director of Education, Adamas International School and other dignitaries. The foundation stone laying of the Adamas Medical College and Samit Ray Medical and Research Institute, was undertaken by Honorable Chancellor Professor Samit Ray, on behalf of Smt Arati Ray.

Adamas University organized the International Conference on Current Trends in Higher Education (ICCTHE 2019), recognizing the need of globalizing education and developing a cosmopolitan approach of learning.

The International Conference on Current Trends in Higher Education was inaugurated by Honorable Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education, Dr Partha Chatterjee who appreciated by efforts for undertaking a grand academic conference which was attended by eminent scholars and academicians from over 20 nations of the world. With their prolific knowledge and erudite demeanor, our guests of honor from various illustrious institutes of the world, enlightened our students on various aspects of the changing spectrum of higher education.

21st January, 2019 is a significant day in the history of Adamas University as two great milestones have been achieved this day. Inauguration Ceremony of International Conference on Current Trends of Higher Education ICCTHE – Adamas 2019 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata, West Bengal with international professors from 20 nations coincided with the Ceremony of signing MoU with 4 international universities, like Bath Spa University (Bath, UK), Capital University (Columbus, Ohio, USA), Transport and Telecommunication Institute (Riga, Latvia) and Quaser Institute of Advanced Design (Rome, Italy). Professor Samit Ray, Chancellor of Adamas University signed the MoUs on behalf of Adamas University. Bath Spa University was represented by Professor John Strachan, Pro-Vice- Chancellor, Research and Enterprise and he signed MoU on behalf of the UK university. Capital University was represented by Professor Saurav Roychoudhury, Professor of Finance & Economics. Professor Irina Kuzmina-Merlino, Professor of Accounting and Finance of Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga, Latvia signed MoU on behalf of Latvian institute. Prof. Gianna Angelini, International Relations Manager of Quaser Institute of Advanced Design, Rome, Italy signed MoU on behalf of her university.

Collaborations with international universities will facilitate mobility of students, faculty and staff and overall development of the university and thus to fulfil the global vision of the university.