Category: Education

  • Amrita research labs goes Wi-Fi

    Amrita research labs goes Wi-Fi

    18 March 2005 — Madgaon, Goa Amrita Research Labs (ARL), the research-and-development wing of Amrita University, has developed a revolutionary new Wi-Fi-based wireless system of intelligent and interactive telematics for Konkon Railways’ SkyBus transportation network. This Amrita-SkyBus system has been successfully deployed at Konkan SkyBus 1.6 km-long test track in Madgaon, Goa. This is an…

  • Cryptology workshop

    10 – 12 September 2004 — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus Amritapuri: The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Cryptology Research Society of India are jointly organizing a national workshop on cryptology on the Amritapuri campus in Kollam from September 10 to 12. The workshop will provide a platform for all Indian researchers in cryptography and…

  • Amrita Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

    Amrita Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

    2 September 2004 — Amrita University, Amritapuri Amrita University launched two new MSc-degree courses on 2nd September: MSc Biotechnology and MSc Bio-informatics will be conducted at the Amritapuri campus as part of the university’s School of Arts & Science. Students taking the course benefit from a tremendously high-powered faculty, including five PhD-holding professors who recently…

  • e-Learning classes launched

    e-Learning classes launched

    7 July 2004 — Amrita University, Ettimidai A state-of-the-art E-learning Studio with 6 simultaneous synchronous LCD panels was launched at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University) Ettimadai campus on 7 July, 2004 by Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Indian IT major, Infosys Technologies. Mr. Bhaskar Narayan, Director, Satellite Communications, Indian Space…

  • Where there is love there is no distance

    Where there is love there is no distance

    Saturday, 15 May 2004 — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri CampusAmrita University’s Satellite link  inaugurated It was a historic moment–both for Amma’s Deemed University and for India. On 15 May 2004, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham became the nation’s first multi-disciplinary educational institution to connect its campuses via satellite. As Dr. S. Banerjee, the director of Bhabha Atomic…

  • AITEC Tops Anna University

    11May 2004 — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Before Amrita Institute of Technology and Science was under the auspices of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, it was affiliated with Anna University in Madras. As such, the two batches enrolled at AITEC are still associated with Anna University, and their exam scores are measured against the exam scores of the…

  • Amma in Finnish senior high school textbook

    Amma has made Her way into yet another Finnish school textbook, this time for students in senior high school [pre-university in India]. The Ark of Finnish Religion features under a section entitled “Religious Diversity,” a photo of Amma giving darshan, is a short description of Amma’s visits to Finland since 1998, the year the Amma…

  • Healer of Healers

    Healer of Healers

    Amma talks with medical students 14 August 2003, Amritapuri 100 medical students from Amrita University came to Amritapuri and received the blessing of a private group meeting with Amma today. Most were meeting Amma for the very first time, and had just completed their first 2 weeks of life in medical school. This batch of…

  • Amritapuri Campus included under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    8 August 2003 — Amritapuri The Ministry for Human Resource Development, Government of India, has, in its order on 8th August 2003, notified that Amrita Institute of Computer Technology (AICT), Amritapuri, is included under the ambit of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, with immediate effect. The University Grants Commission had earlier recommended the inclusion of AICT…

  • Inauguration of Amrita College of Medicine

    Saturday, 14 September 2002, 4.00 PM One more contribution to society from our most Beloved Amma – the College of Medicine at AIMS, Kochi – a majestic institution offering high quality education in the field of modern medicine. The college’s curriculum has been designed to provide value-based education and mould the character of the younger…