E: Governor P. Sathasivam has called upon veterinary students to render service to the country and continue to learn from their every day experience.
Delivering the convocation address in his capacity as Chancellor of universities at the first convocation ceremony of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) here on Monday, Mr..Sathasivam said education was a never-ending process and graduation marked their initiation into lifelong learning.
“As animal agriculture is moving from a subsidiary to main occupation in the country, I am happy that the university is well aware of this transition and has chalked out plans to train farmers in the latest technology in tune with the changing norms and concepts,” Mr. Sathasivam said adding that the university had already opened a separate division focusing on entrepreneurship development, extension and knowledge dissemination to support the farming community.
The Governor conferred Honorary Doctorate on P.K. Warrier, physician and trustee of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, and Amrita Patel, former chairperson of the National Dairy Development Board., on the occasion.
He said the university had showcased the importance of converting knowledge into skill and the will to perform effectively for the well-being of society. Expressing happiness at the increase in enrolment of girl students in veterinary and allied courses, the Governor said he was particularly happy to note that the enrolment of girl students had increased by about 40 per cent in the last four years.
Focussing on the new initiatives launched by the KVASU, the Governor said the university was well on the road to launch new delivery models in the areas of veterinary services, technology business incubation and startup village.
The Governor gave away the gold medals and rank certificates to the first rank holders of the various degree programmes of the university .
Toppers
The toppers are Bindu Lakshmanan (Ph.D), Prashanth Kumar K.S. (M.V.Sc.), Remya R. Nair (B.V.Sc. and AH) and Swathi P. Anand (B. Tech — Dairy Science and Technology).
