What happened: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched six SASTRA schemes in Thanjavur
Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan graced SASTRA Deemed University’s Ruby and Silver Jubilee Valedictory Celebrations at SASTRA Deemed University’s campus in Thanjavur. He congratulated SASTRA Deemed University on completing milestones in its academic journey.
During the programme, the Vice President launched six schemes of SASTRA Deemed University:
TATA Communications Centre for Resilient and Unified Secure Technologies (TRUST) @ SASTRASASTRA.AI – SASTRA’s Integrated AI FrameworkSASTRA-MAITRI – Mobility for Academic Initiatives Through Research and InternationalisationSASTRA Teaching, Research & Innovation Development Enhancement (STRIDE) Fund — for capacity building among faculty and research scholarsDRISHTI – Digital Resources for Instructional Systems in Higher Education using Technology and InnovationSMILE – SASTRA-CUB Membership for Incentives, Loyalty and Engagement
The Vice President also referred to SASTRA Deemed University’s agreement with Tata Communications in areas of cybersecurity and networking, connecting it with the goal of building a resilient and trustworthy security infrastructure for sovereign growth.
Background and earlier position: Education-policy and research-linked initiatives mentioned in the speech
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