On
October 7, 2014 the IEEE Manipal Dubai Student Branch organized its very first
celebratory event for the IEEE day.
For the first time since the inception of
the Manipal University Dubai student branch, our membership count grew to the
extent where it was possible to come together and use the collective motivation
to use the student force and faculty guidance at our disposal to plan this inaugural
event.
The event was co-ordinated by Student Branch Vice Presidents – Madhur
Tipnis and Supratik Mukherjee and student member Shaelesh Raj under thorough
guidance and mentorship of Student Branch counsellor Prof. M I Jawid Nazir,
Faculty Co-ordinator Prof K P Abdullah.
Our
inaugural event kicked off with a special welcome speech by Student Branch
Co-Vice President Supratik Mukherjee, followed by a summary of the year’s IEEE
events by his compatriot Madhur Tipnis. This was followed by a short and brief
acknowledgement speech by Dr. S K Pandey, Chairperson for the School of
Engineering and IT. His words of encouragement were enough to pump the spirits
of over 200 students in attendance.
Sight Co-ordinator at Dubai MENSA International & board member of Emirates Science Club, Ms. Mariyam Althani addresses Manipal Dubai's IEEE students |
The highlight of the event was the guest
speaker Ms. Mariyam Althani – a long time standing member of IEEE UAE. Ms.
Althani who is currently the Sight Co-ordinator at Dubai MENSA International,
is also Senior Member, Corportate Partnership at DEWA. She also serves on the
board for the Emirates Science Club. More importantly Ms. Althani is among the
first female IEEE members in the UAE.
The IEEE events at MUDC were therefore a great success,
especially Ms. Althani’s visit to our campus encouraged many girl students to
join IEEE on the same day immediately after the celebration. The IEEE Student Club look forward to
many more years of such dedication and enthusiasm from the student body and
increasing support from the faculty members to make our student body
progressively better with time.
By Madhur Tipnis
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