Integrate biology with technical courses for better career prospects: VTU VC

“Biology should be integrated with technical courses to enhance the career prospects of students,” said Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Vice Chancellor Karisiddappa. Karisiddappa was addressing a gathering during the inaugural ceremony of an international conference on ‘Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer and Optimisation Techniques (ICEECCOT-2016)’ organised by GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) here on Friday.

The VC said, “Knowledge of biology is vital for students to take up research work and it would be helpful if the subject is integrated with technical courses.” Karisiddappa said the conference is relevant for researchers working on projects related to development of the country. “All branches in engineering are inter-related and researchers should familiarise themselves with technology to build their career and also contribute towards the nation,” he said.

Karisiddappa said, educational institutions should produce industry-ready professionals. He said VTU would extend support to institutions for organising seminars and conferences which can help boost talent and knowledge among students.

In his inaugural address, Krishnaraj Madhavjee Sunjiv Soyjaudh, professor of Communication Engineering, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Republic of Mauritius, said conferences and seminars are helpful to researchers in building their technical growth at the industry level. “Upgrading technology in reputed universities across India is the need of the hour. Adoption of learning methods of the University of Mauritius by Indian institutions would help in creating more talented professionals,” he said.

The conference aims at offering a podium to scientists and engineers from different backgrounds to present and discuss their latest research ideas, results, potential applications and possible road ahead broadly in the areas of electronics, communication, electrical engineering and interdisciplinary areas of control engineering, robotics, internet, network security and cloud technologies.

B S Bindhumadhava of IEEE, Bengaluru, Sreenivas Gupta, vice president, GSSSIETW, O Prathap Kumar, joint secretary, Vanaja B Pandit, secretary, R K Bharath, CEO, GSSSIETW, M A Chandrashekar and principal K A Sumithra Devi were also present.