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COEP Technological University celebrates 4th Foundation Day
COEP Technological University marked its fourth Foundation Day with a celebration at its Shivajinagar campus. A statue of renowned civil engineer and Bharat Ratna awardee M Visvesvaraya and a newly landscaped garden in front of the main building were inaugurated.
In his address, professor Sunil Bhirud, vice chancellor of the university, reflected on the the institution's journey since it attained the status of a Unitary Technological Public University in June 2022. He highlighted the academic expansion with a targeted growth to 10,000 students by 2030.
Chief guest Deepak Shetty, CEO & MD at JCB India Ltd, paid tribute to his mentors from COEP and hailed the unveiling of Sir M Visvesvaraya's statue as a fitting homage. He noted that the statue would serve as a daily reminder of ethical leadership and disciplined vision for future engineers.
Ranjit Date, MD, Wipro Pari, spoke on the advent of AI and encouraged students to leverage AI as a tool for enhancing productivity and creativity, and to merge science, technology, and arts to address national priorities, including strengthening the defense sector.
