AL UNIVERSI Intarnational Imovative Univrsy” Volume 4 Issue 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHANCELLOR MESSAGE FROM THE REGISTRAR TOP STORIES GLOBAL CONNECT ‘ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES EVENTS PROTOCOL TO PLAY GTU SONG GTU SONG 31.17 18-22 23SARTHAK FROM THE DESK OF HONOURABLE VICE CHANCELLO! India has ranked 133 in the World Happiness index comprising of 156 countries which compels us to think about the reasons and probable solutions to make India a happy nation When the county is able to fulfil the basic need of al its citizens and provides a good living environment, it is perceived as best place to live and that makes its people happy. It is 2 moral and social duty of all educational institutes of the nation that they provide the excellent academic and value based education to the future citizens of India. India is having a great history of providing world-class education through the universities like Nalanda and Takshahila, Currently the entire world is suffering from various socio-economic issues. So, it is the responsibility of educational institutes to enable their students with all required intellect and skills so that they can provide the right solutions to such problems. An innovative education system is needed to build a successful nation, but only providing theoretical education is not enough. I firmly believe that the officials of GTU and team of professors at affiliated institutes are putting a great level of hard-work to build up an appropriate learning environment for GTU students. SARTHAK is a GTU newsletter, which is designed to disseminate information about the work being carried out by different departments and centres of the University on enriching the academic, innovation and global orientation of the University. | wish that the current issue shall provide you with many valuable insights on GTU's endeavours and your valuable feedback on the newsletter are always welcome. Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth Vice Chancellor Gujarat Technological University FROM THE DESK OF REGISTRAR 9 “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil” - C. S. Lewis” Value education is rooted in Indian culture & philosophy and teachers play a significant role in imparting right values to the students. Education is worthless if t fails to build a good character. Education system is efficient if it helps to sustain human values. Value based education , system is needed to develop responsible citizens having commitment and accountability towards self, others, organization and society at large. GTU is committed to provide the excellent education with blend of value ae based inputs. The current issue of SARTHAK has highlighted recent activities d of GTU which are contributing to its journey towards becoming World Class. University. Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Panchal Registrar (I/C) Gujarat Technological University 2| PageEGU a E4 ISSUI TOP STORIES 7™ ANNUAL CONVOCATION AND LAUNCHING OF GTU SONG ON 12™ JANUARY 2018 ShriO. P. Kohli, Honourable Governor Shri of Gujarat and Chancellor graced the event on the occasion of the 7° annual convocation of the Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Ahmedabad, organized at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar on 12" January 2018.Shri Vijay Rupani, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat, was the Chief Guest at the 7°Convocation. Dr. M. P. Poonia, Vice Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi graced as the Guest of Honour at this ceremony. Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Cabinet minister of Education, Higher and Technical Education, Gujarat; Mrs. Anju Sharma, Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education (H&TE), Government of Gujarat; Honourable Vice Chancellor ~ Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth and Dr. $.. Panchal (I/C Registrar) GTU remained present on dais. GTU song was launched on this occasion which was enthusiastically appreciated by the dignitaries and students. PRESENCE OF DIGNITARIES DURING 7th CONVOCATION 7 Sr Segre Sem A total of 4,363 students received degree certificates at the function. As many as 50,405 degree and 19,302 diploma certificates were awarded to students this time. 43 students received their degree of Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D.) at 7% annual convocation of Gujarat Technological University. In his convocation address, the Hon. Governorshri gave his blessings to the students and said that GTU is the ‘symbol of excellence’ and following the path of Swami Vivekananda. 3| PageGTU GETS THE BEST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY AWARD AT ISTE (INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION) NATIONAL ANNUAL CONVENTION ON 27™ JANUARY 2018 A\ Gujarat Technological University has begged the much coveted 'Best Technical University Award’ for the year 2017. The award was given by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) which is a national organization working towards encouraging technical universities to enhance their performance to serve the community as well as stakeholders by improving quality & maintaining standard of the programs offered. The award was presented in the 47th ISTE National Annual Convention held at Kottayam-Kerala on 27th January 2018.The award was received by Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University. PARTICIPATION OF GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY IN GRAND EDUCATION FAIR FROM 2™ TO 5" FEBRUARY 2018 The State Government in Education Department, Knowledge Consortium of Ahmedabad and Gujarat University jointly organized Grand Education Fair 2018 from 2ndto SthFebruary 2018 at Gujarat University Convention Hall to provide students platform which will allow the students to be well informed about pursuing further studies and taking up professions within the state, country and even internationally, that are most suited to their educational disciplines and skill sets. Around 84000 students were registered to participate in fair and 9000. students from various universities were registered to attend various seminars. GTU INNOVATION COUNCIL RECEIVED 42.09 LAKH BY HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER MR. VISAYBHAI RUPANI FOR 8 INNOVATIVE START-UP PROJECTS AT GRAND EDUCATION FAIR sam The Chief Minister and various other dignitaries "distributed cheque to the beneficiaries of the XN) 'Mukhya mantri Yuva Swaviamban Yojana’ and the 'Gujarat Technological University's Start-up and Innovation’ scheme. Cheque of Rs. 42.09 lakhs was given to 8 innovative start-up projects of GTU. TT cranp EDUCATION FairEY uae GTU CIC3 TINKERS TEAM SECURED 4™ NATIONAL RANK AND 1” APPRECIATION AWARD IN 3" MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP 2018 DURING 16™ -17™ FEBRUARY 2018 In national level competition for Factory Automation, Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2018 was held during 16th - 17thFebruary 2018 with a theme on "Innovative Solutions for Smart Manufacturing”. GTU Tinker team had developedAutomatic Transformer Winding Machine for Small Scale Factories. GTU — Community Innovation & Co- Creation Centre “Tinker Team” has secured 4thNational Rank and 1stAppreciation award in 3rd Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2018 HON. VICE CHANCELLOR RECEIVED PRESTIGIOUS INDO-NEPAL SAMRASTA AWARD FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHRI LOKENDRA BAHADUR ON 18TH FEBRUARY 2018 Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) received prestigious 'indo- Nepal Samrasta Award’ from Former Prime Minister Shri LokendraBahadur ina ceremony held in Kathmandu. indo- Nepal Cultural Coordination Forum Kathmandu, Nepal under the aegis of "Antarrashtriya Samrasta Manch and Indo-Nepal Samrasta organization have jointly selected Dr. Sheth as an ideal dignitary in “indo-Nepal Samrasta Social Mission Yatra”. He was honoured with Indo-Nepal Samrasta award ina publicinterest. His selectionhas been made after assiduous assessment of his social services from his work site to the developmentin a meticulous way. HON. VICE CHANCELLOR, GTU INAUGURATED LECTURE SERIES "GYAANSATRA" ON 02° FEBRUARY 2018. H. A. College of Commerce invited Dr. Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor, GTU to inaugurate Lecture series 'GyaanSatra’. The initiative has been taken to promote the students to interact with various eminent speakers and faculties. Dr. Sheth talked about India's contribution in various fields like Ayurveda, Space Science, Surgery, Architecture etc HON, VICE CHANCELLOR VISITED GANDHI MAHILA ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, BHAVNAGAR FOR AWARD CEREMONY ON 3" FEBRUARY 2018 1a Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor visited Gandhi Mahila Arts & Commerce College, Bhavnagar for award ceremony on 3rdFebruary 2018. 5| PagECan aS PARTICIPATION OF GTU INNOVATION COUNCIL(GIC) IN GTU ZONAL TECHFEST FROM 17"™ FEBRUARY TO 9™ MARCH 2018 The decentralized Zonal Techfest - 2018 was jointly organized by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and 9 GTU affiliated colleges across 4 zones- Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat during 17° February- 9" March 2018.This year GIC included 4 events namely Product Realisation, India Impacts, IDP Expo and Patent Clinic to scout for the best innovations across GTU. Product Realization event was executed in 4 colleges namely: Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar on 27th February, 2018, Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidhyalaya, Anand on Sth March, 2018, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat on 23"! Feb, 2018 and Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot on 6th March, 2018. India Impacts event was executed in 3 colleges namely: Birla VishwakarmaMahavidhyalaya, Anand on 9th March, 2018, 2018, Gandhinagar Institute of technology, Gandhinagar on 21° February, 2018 and Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot on 6" March, 2018. IDP Expo event was executed in 2 colleges namely: Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidhyalaya, Anand on Sth March, 2018, and Gandhinagar Institute of technology, Gandhinagar on 21st Feb, 2018. Patent Clinic event was executed in 2 colleges namely: Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat on 22rd Feb, 2018 and VVP engineering college, Rajkot on 27 Feb, 2018. GTU CENTRAL TECHFEST 2018 DURING 22"° FEBRUARY TO 16™ MARCH 2018 GTU Central Techfest 2018 was hosted by Vishwakarma Government Engineering College in association with LLM. College of Pharmacy during 14”-15"-16"March 2018. The theme of the Techfest 2018 was “HERI- TECH", which aimed to increase awareness towards our rich heritage and to unfold the wonders of technology. On 22" February 2018, the inauguration of the website and logo of GTU Central Techfest was done by Prof. (Dr.) NavinSheth Vice-Chancellor of GTU. In this Ceremony Dr. RajulGajjar, Principal, VGEC; Dr. S. D. Panchal, Registrar (I/C), GTU; Dr. Sunita Goswami, Faculty Co-ordinator, LMCP; Prof. D. P. Maheshwari, Faculty Coordinator, VGEC were present. On this occasion Dr Rajul Gaijar inspired students to work with passion and explained the importance of tech-fest which came with a broad spectrum of Tech and non-Tech events. The tech events included ATV challenge, Hackathons, Quizzes etc. along with many workshops and exhibitions. Expert talks were organized with the aim to create numerous opportunities for students to display their talents and to develop their skills. 6| PageeM Hackathon is typically an event, lasting several days where a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming. Through this initiative, government departments will directly engage with thousands of technical students and challenge them to build digital solutions to improve their efficiency, plug revenue leakages and corruption. Gujarat Technological University (GTU) proudly hosted the Ahmedabad nodal centre events of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) in collaboration with ISRO at Shivanand Ashram, Ahmedabad. 64 teams were selected across 17 states and 1 union territory, total 378 students (104 girls and 274 boys) and 126 mentors participated to solve the problems given by Ministry of Space (ISRO) and worked for continuous 36 hours. The function was inaugurated on 30” March 2018 in the gracious presence of Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Hon. Minister of Department of Education- Gujarat state along with Commissioner of Technical Education- Gujarat state, Chairman of ISRO, Director of PRL. Around 8 PM on first day, Hon. Prime Minister of India and Hon. Minister of MHRD were on live video conferencing with all 28 nodal centres. Hon'ble Prime Minister was pleased to see the students working constantly for 36 hours with enthusiasm on the assigned problems. Valedictory session was held in the presence of Shri. Sautabhbhai Patel (Hon. Minister of Department of Energy, Gujarat state), Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth (Hon. Vice Chancellor of GTU), Dr. Tapan Mishra (Director, SAC- ISRO), Shri. K. K. Nirala (Commissioner, Technical Education, Gujarat State), Swami Adhyatmanandjee (Shivanand Ashram), Dr. Haresh Bhatt (Scientist/Engineer, SAC and Chief Judge of Hackathon-2018 at Ahmedabad nodal centre), Mr. Amit Thakar (Member — BOG, GTU) and Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Panchal (Registrar, GTU). The sixwinners were announced at the end of Hackathon on the evening of 31° March 2018.INTERACTION WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT G H PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ON 07” FEBRUARY 2018 GH Patel College of Engineering and Technology (GCET), a Charutar VidyaMandal institute, Vallabh Vidyanagar, organized “Interaction with international students”, on 07" February 2018 at GCET. The aim was to interact with students to know their academic progress and encourage them to participate in various activities at GCET and GTU. Dr. Kaushal Bhatt, International Student Advisor, GTU interacted with students individually. Among the attendees were department level counsellors and Heads of departments, who also interacted with students. Dr Bhatt later addressed the common gathering and provided information about Foreign Student Cell (FSC) and activities. IDEA TO BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS BY MR. PETER WIERENGAON 8™ FEBRUARY 2018 GTU invited Mr, Peter Wierenga former CEO Phillips Research worldwide to share his experience on converting ideas into Business Proposition. Mr. Peter Wierenga is visiting expert on research and Startups in different Institutes across the Globe. Recently on his visit to India in the month of February 2018, GTU expressed interests inviting him for sharing his experience on Startups. The session was arranged for GTU Innovation Council Incubated start-ups and students on 8 February 2018 at Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad PageMEETING WITH THE DELEGATES OF WROCLOW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, POLAND ON 14™ FEBRUARY, 2018 Representatives from [aojanaT TeCHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Wroclaw University : of Science and Technology, Poland visited GTU on 14” February, 2018.The meeting was held among Ms. Karolina Fabriszewska, Head of International Division, Ms. Marta Laska, International Academic Exchange Coordinator and Ms. Anna Jakubiak-Marcinkowska, Faculty of Chemistry from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth — Hon. Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University, Dr. Rupesh Vasani, Dean GTU, Mr. Keyur Darji-Deputy Director - Centre for Global Business Studies, GTU and Ms. Hiral Mistry to discuss the prospects of academic collaborations between Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland and Gujarat Technological University. MOU BETWEEN UTP UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POLAND AND GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ON 23" FEBRUARY 2018. Gujarat Technological University marked the visit of Dr, hab. Arkadiusz Jnuszewski - Associate professor from UTP University of Science & Technology, Polandon 23" February 2018. During the visit, Dr. hab. Arkadiusz Jnuszewski had an Interaction with Dr. S.D. Panchal, I/C Registrar, GTU and team CGBS for exploring the opportunities for various academic collaborations. MoU was signed between UTP University of Science and Technology and Gujarat Technological University. The objective of MOU signing was to have student and faculty exchange program between both universities, so that students and faculties can have experience of academic as well f) as socio cultural environment }| from both the universities. [cUARATTECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 9 | PageECan aS ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (IEP) - 2018 Department of International Relations, GTU is working towards strengthening the relationship with foreign universities to provide international exposure to GTU students. GTU is proud to announce its 8thconsecutive International Experience Program (IEP) 2018. IEP is a step forward from GTU in the direction of becoming an “International Innovative University”. The program was initiated in 2011. Currently IEP is one of the largest student mobility programs offered by the technological universities of India. Since the inception of the program, more than 1500 students have been benefited through IEP. GTU has introduced IEP for the students of Bachelors of Architecture for the very first time. In IEP- 2018 GTU is collaborating with two new Universities namely Varna University of Management (VUM) and University of Architecture, Civil engineering and Geodesy (UACEG) in Bulgaria. This way it aims to widen its penetration in Europe and America for providing the International experience to its students in real sense. Itis estimated that more than 400 students will participate in IEP-2018. IEP for summer 2018is announced for GTU students as below. Ona Unie Cental USA __| Kansas State University Mechanical Engineering Canada_| Laurentian University CE, CSE, IT, MCA Tes B. Pharm Germany| Wismar University Electronics, EC,ETC, Electrical, Electrical | sélectronics Bulgaria | Varna University of Management _| MBA University of Architecture, Civil | B. Arch engineering &Geodesy | ADMISSION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Gujarat Technological University in the academic year 2017-18 gave admission to 92 international students coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Mozambique, Nepal, Sti Lanka, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in various courses of Engineering, Management, and Pharmacy in various GTUaffiliated colleges. Till now Gujarat Technological University has given admission to more than 600 + international students coming from various corners of the world in various courses of Engineering, Management and Pharmacy for masters and bachelors programs. In the academic year 2017 — 18,total 78 international students received bachelors, masters and doctoral degree during the convocation held in January—2018. 10 | PageACADEMIC ACTIVITIES QUEST FOR INNOVATIVE START UPSON 16™ DECEMBER 2017 The seminar on ‘Start-up and Innovation was organized at Gandhi Engineering College, Surat on 16" December 2017 by GTU Innovation Council. The seminar highlighted the importance for innovation and the challenges faced by the students to. = go beyond projects and initiate a Start-up. 120 students attended the seminar. The ‘Start-up and Innovation’ seminar was | conducted by Prof. Tushar Panchal, Mr. Karan and the GIC Associates Dhananjay Suthar and Hetang Bhavsar. Principals, HOD and entrepreneurs of various start-ups were invited in order to share their experiences with those young minds. Dhananjay and Hetang explained various aspects of the Associateship Program, one of the initiatives of GIC, They explained the benefits of being a GIC Associate and how one can contribute towards the building of Start-up Ecosystem. GTU PATENT CLINIC PROGRAMMES FROM DECEMBER 2017 TO FEBRUARY 2018 GTU IPR cell organized patent clinic programmes from December 2017 to February 2018- Eau ead va EFM EM ed fe Event 28" & 29" oat" &. os a6" 17" 23" & 24" Date | December 2017 | January 2018 January 2018 January 2018 GTU Innovation GTU Innovation GTU,Chandkheda | GTU,Chandkheda, Venue | and Startup A a Ahmedabad | 274 Startup Centre Centre - Rajkot — ng Surat Hub GTU has also organized a Patent Clinic programme during GTU TechFest 2018 at Rajkot and Surat. More than 350 candidates had participated in to all these sessions of Patent Clinic and GTU IPR Cell taught and supported all participants for patent search and drafting related to their projects. GTU is expecting nearly 30 patents to be filled from all these workshops participants. + Patent Clinic @ at WVP college-Rajkot Patent Clinic @ SCET college - 11 | PageECan aS MEETING ON BUILDING REGIONAL INNOVATION AND STUDENT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM ON 02"° JANUARY 2018 With the purpose to decentralize the Student Innovation and Start-up Support Ecosystem, so that innovators can fetch the benefits at their doorsteps, a meeting on Building Regional Innovation and Student Startup Ecosystem was organized on 02 January 2018 in presence of Dr. Tejal R. Gandhi, Principal of Anand Pharmacy College, Dr. Bhargav C. Goradiya, Head of the newly formed Incubation Cell at BVM Engineering College, Dr. L. B. Zala, Dean of III Industry Institute Interaction) at BVM College and Mr. Nikhil Suthar, Founder of Profism Startup at Auditorium, Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidhyalaya, V. V. Nagar. With the presence of overall 30 GTU affiliated colleges of Engineering, Pharmacy, MCA, MBA and with over 24 Sankuls in V. V. nagar (Zone 3) GIC felt the need to sensitize its students and give them the opportunity to realize their full potential in order to know that they can think and explore beyond boundaries and limitations. Total 187 participants have participated in the event. WORKSHOP ON 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES ON 10™ JANUARY AND 23" JANUARY 2018 GTU Innovation Council organized workshops on 3D printing technologies on 10” January 2018 and 23” January 2018 at Rajkot and Surat. Total 450 Students have participated in the workshop and they have learnt a lot on 3D Technologies. Mr. Keyur Punjani, speaker discussed on future technologies and the areas where 3D printing will revolutionize the industrial market of additive manufacturing. Dr. Jayman Upadhyay, Mayor, RMC, Rajkot, Dr. Darshitaben Shah, Dy. Mayor, RMC, Rajkot, Mr. P. G. Shah, Manager, Government Press, Rajkot and Mr. Divyeshbhai Soni, President, Jems and Jewellery Association, Rajkot graced the workshop with their esteemed presence. 46™ FDP OF DESIGN ENGINEERING & MOU SIGNING BETWEEN GTU AND INNOVATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION (IRF) FROM 17™ TO 20™ JANUARY 2018 GTU's Centre for Industrial Design (OPEN DESIGN SCHOOL) has organized 46thFaculty Development Program (FDP) of Design Engineering from 17th to 20th January 2018 at Chandkheda campus. During the FDP, Mr. RohitSwarup, Chairman of Innovation &Research Foundation (IRF) and Founder Director of Xplora Design Skool (XDS) has guided and mentored the participants. During this level one FDP, total 85 faculty members have participated across the state from GTU affiliated colleges and learnt the Design Thinking process, allied tools and hands-on exercises which will help them during their classroom teaching-learning activities. On the occasion of 46th FDP of Design Engineering an MoU was signed between Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and Innovation & Research Foundation (IRF) with an objective of strengthening the design engineering subject. 12 | PageEGUn aoe eae WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS ANALYTICS: THE FUTURE OF COMPETITIVE BUSINESS AMONG INFLUX OF INFORMATION ON 25™ JANUARY 2018 MBA section, Gujarat Technological University organized an orientation programme on Business Analytics for the newly introduced subject in the second semester. The programme was attended by more than 25 faculty members from various affiliated institutions of the University. Dr. Samir Rohadia, Data Scientist, Continental AG, Hannover, Germany, Master of Data Science, Bologna Business School, Italy and Dr. Ritesh K. Patel, Assistant Professor, GTU have delivered their session during the workshop. RESEARCH WEEK EXAM OF M. PHARM SUMMER - 2018 FROM 22" JANUARY TO 31” JANUARY 2018 Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has organized Pharmacy Research Week Exam 2018 for all the students of M. Pharm (Sem IV) from 22nd January to 31st January 2018 at GTU Chandkheda Campus, Ahmedabad. During this Research Week Exam 2018, total 483 students of M. Pharm have presented their research work in front of experts. To do the evaluation of research work done by the students, experts from industry and academia across Gujarat were invited. Many of invited experts were from outside the Gujarat. Apart from these 72 experts from GTU affiliated Pharmacy colleges and from pan India have been invited during this Research Week Exam 2018.1n brief, this Research Week Exam was aimed to provide extended platform for learning and exploring new areas of research to all M. Pharm students of GTU. 47" FDP OF DESIGN ENGINEERING FROM 6" TO 9™ FEBRUARY 2018 GTU's Centre for Industrial Design (OPEN DESIGN SCHOOL) has organized 47" Faculty Development Program (FDP) of Design Engineering from 6" to 9" February, 2018 at GTU Chandkheda campus. During the FDP, Mr. Rohit Swarup, Chairman of Innovation & research Foundation (IRF) and Founder Director of Xplora Design Skool (XDS) and his team members Ms. RomitaSwarup and Mr. Ishteyag Quadri have mentored the participants. 13 | PageWB) Total 50 faculty membersfrom GTU affiliated | colleges have participated. They have gone 28 through the entire process of Design Thinking as per the GTU guidelines for the course. Sp Awareness was given related to projects being taken by students during different semesters, idea generation and development of solutions, prototyping skills using various materials etc. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOVERNANCE IN INDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR: REFORMS & REMEDIES ON 16™-17™ FEBRUARY 2018 Post Graduate Research Centre For Governance Systems (CGS), Gujarat Technological University and B. K. School Of Business Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad jointly organized the two-days 5" international conference on "Governance in Indian Financial Services Sector: Reforms and Remedies" (ICGS-2018), during 16-17 February 2018. More than 150 Researchers from all over India has submitted their research papers in the conference. The conference has also received two international speakers for sharing their knowledge and expertise with the audience. Prof. Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari, Member-Secretary, University Grants Commission, Nepal was the chief guest of the event, He shared his views on governance in corporations and the need to implement strict compliance norms to regulate the day to day tacticand strategic operations of the businesses. Additionally, Mr. Nayan Parikh (Ex-President, IIM-A Alumni Association), the keynote speaker of the event raised alarming doubts about the existing governance structures of various financial services sectors, such as Mutual Funds, Equity, Forex, Insurance, and Banking. The conference ended with the announcement of best research papers and distribution of appreciation certificates.ARDUINO WORKSHOP ON 17™ AND 18™ FEBRUARY 2018 Se A workshop on Arduino, which is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software, was organized on 17th and 18th February 2018 at Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda campus. Total 103 students participated in workshop. from Electronics and Communication, Instrumentation & Control, Electrical, Computer, Information & Technology, Biomedical, Mechanical and Mechatronics branches and gained insights of basics of working with Arduino, basic knowledge of various Arduino development boards, programming environment, onboard features of Arduino Uno: 1/O, Analog, PWM, Arduino shields, interfacing with sensors and motorsusing Arduino. ROUNDTABLE MEETING FOR SOCIAL START-UPSON 17™ FEBRUARY 2018 wnt A round table meeting for social startups was organized by GTU innovation council on 17” February 2018 to understand Indian social startup ecosystem. The round table discussion involved Founder and President of Action For India (AFI), Mr. Sanjay Kadaveru; Founder G AUTO, Mr. Nirmal Kumar; Doctoral Fellow lIM-A, Mr. Prashant Sinha; Honorary Director of GIC, Mr. HiranmayMahanta; GIC Coordinators: Mr. Tushar Panchal and Ms. Tosha Shukla, accompanied by other Social Startups, Entrepreneurs and some social enthusiasts whoare willing to bring a change. WORKSHOP ON RASPBERRY PI ON 19™ FEBRUARY 2018. Aworkshop on Raspberry Pi, which is a low cost credit- card sized computer thatplugs into a computer monitor or TV and uses a standard keyboard and mouse, was organized on 19” February 2018 at L D Engineering College, Ahmedabad. Total 53 students from Electronics & Communication branch gained insights over basics of working with Raspberry Pi. SEMINAR ON “STARTING UP RIGHT” AT GIC ON 24™ FEBRUARY 2018 A seminar on “Starting Up Right” was organized by GTU innovation council on 24” February, 2018 at Block 6, GTU Innovation Council. The session was a part of the "Upstart" which isa series of talks by entrepreneurs organized by PayU Money, and they have hosted 50+ such sessions across India, in association with GTU Innovation Council and the 4ECan een ea Innocity community. The agenda of the program was to gather the next gen startups and guide them over the Do's and Don'ts while starting up. And for that, the session included an esteemed panel including the founders of 4 varied ventures. Siddharth Rajde—Founder Krishi Box, Akash Domadiya, Co- Founder Trado-hub, Jatin Chaudhary - Co-founder E-chai, and Sunny Parekh, partner at Parekh Parekh and Associate and members at GCCI remained present for the session. RESEARCH WEEK EXAM OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING SUMMER - 2018 FROM 21” FEBRUARY TO 15™ MARCH 2018 GTU is the place where students of Master of Engineering can become a research professional through the right direction at research-orientation, commercial or academic aspects. ME section at GTU conducts Dissertation viva centrally three times in year. Like every year Mid Semester Review (MR) was scheduled in month of February- March 2018. Experts were invited from the institutions such as NIT's and other institutes of national importance (i.e. Nirma, DAIICT, PDPU, DDIT, AMDAVAD etc.). This year total 100 experts from different universities and NIT's have visited GTU. 1800 students of Master of Engineering were guided and evaluated during Mid-Semester Review. WORKSHOP ON DESIGN BASED LEARNING IN CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CPDP) ON 10™ MARCH 2018 GTU CPDP cell has organized one day workshop on ‘Design based learning In Contributor Personality Development Program! on 10th March 2018. 85 faculty — members who are teaching the subject ‘CPDP' in various GTU affiliated Institutes have participated in this workshop. Mr. KeyurDarji, Deputy Director, GTU welcomed the guests and faculty members of CPDP. He said that GTU is the pioneer university to introduce the valtie-based subject in technical institutes. It is the remarkable success in the technical courses. The experts from Illumine Knowledge Resources Pvt. Ltd. Mr. BirenAnand and Ms. Sudeshna Das have explained about the new book of CPDP and design- based learning in CPDP. They also showed how the mobile app is connected to the book of CPDP. Design-based learning will make classes more enjoyable for students, because they go through a ‘design process' to build solutions and answers, rather than only ‘learning & analysis’. Using mobile app to leverage digital media with analog media to enhance learning was also an important point of discussion. MEETING OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CYBER SECURITY ON 13" MARCH 2018 First meeting of Advisory Committee for Cyber Security was called at GTU, Chandkheda on 13/03/2018and was chaired by Prof. S. D. Panchal (I/C) Registrar, GTU. Shri Sanjay Srivastava, Additional Director General Police (Technical Studies); Shri Vineet Kumar, President, Cyber Peace 16 | PageECan een ea Foundation and Ex-CTO, Jharkhand Police;Shri Manan Thakkar, Advocate, Cyber Laws & Information Security Consultants, Cyberra Legal Services; Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary, Professor and Associate Dean, Ahmedabad University; Mahesh Panchal, Deputy Director and in-charge School of Engineering & Technology, GTU; Prof. Deepak Upadhyay, Assistant Professor, GTU and Prof. Richa Sharma, Assistant Professor, GTU were present in meeting. The points related to employability of students of M.E. in Computer Engineering (Cyber Security) course run by GTU, development of soft skills of the students, internship for students in good firms, formation of state-level clubs were discussed. WORKSHOP ON “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MACHINE LEARNING” DURING 16™-18™ MARCH 2018 PG research centre for mobile computing & wireless technologies (MCWT) and Centre for Governance systems (CGS) jointly organised three days - national level GUJCOST (Gujarat Council on Science and Technology) sponsored workshop on “artificial intelligence & MachineLearning” during 16"-18'" March 2018 at GTU Chandkheda campus. Itwasa matter of pride for the university toreceive more than 110 participants from across the state and few were from out of state as well. Eminent experts were from TCS, Gandhinagar, Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad and Fidelity Investment, Bangalore to sharetheirknowledgeand expertise with theparticipantsofthe workshop. MEETING WITH PRESIDENT AND REGISTRAR OF PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA (PCI) AT GTU ON 22"” MARCH 2018 Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and Gujarat State Pharmacy Council (GSPC) jointly had hosted meeting with Dr. B. Suresh, President- Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and with Mrs. ArchnaMudgal, Registrar cum Secretary- Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) at GTU Chandkheda campus on 22” March 2018. In this meeting morethan70 Principals/ Directors/Dean of Pharmacy from Pharmacy institutions of Gujarat had participated and interacted with officers of PCI for their concerns as well as for the quality improvement mechanisms for Pharmacy courses in India. A close round table meeting of Dr. B. Suresh (President, PCI) and Mrs. Archna Mudgal (Registrar cum Secretary, PCI) with 30 members of Gujarat State Pharmacy Council and Members from Druggist and Chemist Association wasalso held at GTU to discuss their concerns.WEST ZONE HOCKEY (M&W) TOURNAMENT FROM DECEMBER 2017 TO JANUARY 2018 West Zone Hockey (Men) Tournament was organized from 26” December2017 to 30" December 2017 and West Zone Hockey (Women)Tournament was successfully conducted from 02nd January 2018 to 06" January 2018 at Pavilion Ground, Vadodara. Total 42 teams in West Zone Hockey (Men) Tournament and 36 teams in West Zone Hockey (Women) Tournament took part from the 5 different states like Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Shivaji University, Kolhapur was the winner in Men tournament and ITM University, Gwalior was winner in Women tournament. Prof, (Dr.) Parimal Vyas Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, M.S. University, Vadodara was the chief guest of Hockey Men Tournament and Miss Kiran Tank International (Para) Swimmer & Coach in Sports Authority of Gujarat was the chief guest in Hockey Women Tournament. GTU'S PARTICIPATION IN HON'BLE PM'S VISIT ON 17™ JAN. 2018 Hon'ble Prime Minister India and Israel felicitated startups of Gujarat at iCreate Deo Dholera campus 0n 17” January 2018. GTU was invited to witness the Hon'ble PM's visit by iCreate and incubated Startups. Stardust, Mod Engineering, CPM Industries, WEPaint and SAN-Burn have actively participated in demonstrating their Innovation in exhibition. Startups have experienced good responses from visitors and appraised the innovation done by innovators. We had two stalls - GTU and SAN-Burn. Core committee of Udyog Bhavan had selected SAN-Burn to showcase their Innovation in exhibition where Hon'ble PM has walked through to see the innovation of the Gujarat. 52 GIC student associates have actively participated in the function for 2 days and witnessed the august gathering. Associates have interacted with good innovators, expert guests and Industrialists. 18 | PageCELEBRATION OF REPUBLIC DAY ON 26™ JANUARY 2018 GTU family proudly celebrated the Republic day of India. Flag hoisting was done in the GTU, Chandkheda campus by Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor- GTU. GTU officers and staff members enthusiastically celebrated Republic day. N.C.C. activities done by the V.G.E.C. Cadets, Felicitation of staff &students for different activities, cultural activities by the Kids from Bachhpan NGO, Ahmedabad and cricket match were the main attraction of the celebration. Gujarat Technological University celebrated the Mahatma Gandhi Smruti Divas on 30" January 2018. Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, G.T. U,, Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Panchal, |/C Registrar, G.T.U. and all Staff members of the University remembered the great work of Mahatma Gandhi. As Gandhiji always emphasized the cleanliness, all staff members cleaned the GTU campus. Tree Plantation was also done on the same day at GTU Chandkheda campus. Mr. H.B. Parmar, Ex. Senior Assi. Security Officer, O.N.G.C,, was especially invited to celebrate this occasion with G.T.U. family. Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, GIL.U. and Mr. H.B, Parmar shared their views on Mahatma Gandhiji's thought. All Staff members were very much delighted to be a part of cleanliness drive and plantation of trees at University premises. 19 | PageMOU BETWEEN GTU & ISR ON 14™ FEBRUARY 2018 A MOU was signed between GTU and ISR on 14” February 2018 at GTU, Chandkheda campus with an objective to carry out seismological Assessment on site for site characterization from the seismic hazard point of view and estimate the relevant seismic parameter through geographical investigation. This work will be carried out by ISR as a GSSCD partner and GSSCD will offer comprehensive package to the client which will include other aspects. MEETING OF HON'BLE VC SIR WITH ISTE MEMBERS ON 15™ FEBRUARY 2018 fA meeting was held between Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of GTU- Dr Navin Sheth and Section Committee/National Executive Council members of ISTE on 15th February 2018 at GTU Chandkhedacampus to discuss about the tie-up of ISTE Gujarat with GTU, under the banner of ISTE New Delhi, in context with hosting of various activities in various institutional members of ISTE falling under GTU and hosting 21st ISTE National Students Convention at LOCE- Ahmedabad with ISTE Gujarat under the banner of ISTE ND through the strong support of GTU. PFMS TRAINING FOR NSS PROGRAM OFFICER AND STAFF ON 16™ FEBRUARY 2018 Gujarat Technological University has 147 Units of NSS. Earlier grants were dispersed through Demand draft / Cheque by the Government. Now, all transactions of NSS are made digital and from this year grant of NSS will be transferred digitally by the government through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) Portal. All NSS Program Officers and concerned staff members were required to be trained for this new digital initiative so GTU NSS department organized the first phase of PEMS Training at Block No. 06, LDCE Campus on 16” February, 2018. Total 45 unit members have attended this training programme. Second phase of training program was also conducted on 23” March 2018. 20 | Pageile ALL INDIA SURVEY ON HIGHER EDUCATION (AISHE) 2017-18 TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AHMEDABAD DISTRICT COLLEGES ON 19™ FEBRUARY 2018 GTU in collaboration with KCG organized AISHE (ALL INDIA SURVEY ON HIGHER EDUCAITON) training program for nodal officers of the institutes / colleges of Ahmedabad district on 19” February 2018. More than 200 nodal officers have participated from various institutes affiliated with nine Universities of Gujarat state namely Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat University, GLS University, CEPT University, Parul University, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat Nursing Council, Nirma University, and Gujarat Ayurveda University Jamnagar. The training program was conducted by Mr. R. K. Shah, State Nodal Officer, KCG, All the participants actively participated in this training program. The program ended with the vote of thanks to all the stakeholders for making it successful. SEMINAR ON “WOMEN DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” ORGANIZED BY GTU-WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CELL (WDC) ON 8™ MARCH 2018 Women Development Cell (WDC) of Gujarat | Technological University has organized seminar on “Women Development: Challenges and Opportunities” at GTU-Chandkheda campus on the occasion of International Women's Day, celebrated every year at 8th March. The seminar was attended by the WDC coordinators, faculty members, professors and students of GTU affiliated institutes and University's female staff members. All participants were enthusiastic about initiatives of Women Development Cell of Gujarat Technological University. Dr, Ushma Anerao — Chairperson, Women Development Cell (WDC) of Gujarat Technological University discussed the purpose and importance of launching 'VIDUSHEE GARG! —CENTRE FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT". Ms. Hima Parikh, Dr. Bhavna Mehta, Ms.Janki Thakkar and Dr. Ushma Anerao, Chairperson of GTU- WDC were the speakers of the event. The seminar was coordinated by Dr. Sarika Srivastava, WDC coordinator at GTU. 21 | PageEGUn aoe eae WORKSHOP ON VISHWAKARMA YOJANA PROJECT PHASE-VFOR CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL STUDENTS ON 23" MARCH 2018 GTU organized technical workshop on Vishwakarma Yojana project phase—V on 23rdMarch 2108, at GTU Chandkheda Campus. Almost 250 students attended this workshop on Empowering Rural and smart India :Recent Research Trends in Power Systems Protections & Electrical Machines & Expanding Electricity Energy Consumption mobilization (Electrical Engineering Students) and for Rural Villages & Smart Cities: Sustainable Planning for Rural Area-Repair, Redevelopment, Redesign&Sustainable Water and Sanitation (Civil Engineering Students). The Gujarat Technological University has been allotted an important and prestigious project of Vishwakarma Yojana by the Government of Gujarat. Vishwakarma Yojana is providing “Design to Delivery” solution for development of villages in 'Rurban' areas. It is proposed to frame “Vishwakarma Yojana” to provide the benefit of real work experience to engineering students and simultaneously apply their technical knowledge in the development of infrastructure in rural development. From the Vishwakarma Yojana PHASE ~|'to V, total3090 GTU students participatedand have studied total 1013 villages. ACKNOWLEDGEMEN We are thankful to all officials and staff members of GTU mentioned below for providing the information on the various events timely. Amit Patel, Darshana Chauhan, Deepak Upadhyay, Dhvani Vyas, DrKrishana Vaghela, Dr. Ritesh Patel, Dr. Kaushal Bhatt, Dr. Meeta Vyas, Dr. Ravirajsinh Jadeja, Dr. Sarika Srivastava, Hemal Nayak, Hiral Mistry, Hiranmay Mahanta, Karmjitsinh Bihola, Keyur Darji, Mahesh Panchal, Pankaj Sharma, Raj Hakani, Rina Thakkar, Shreya Dave, Shobhanarani T. Sengunthar, Shweta Bambuwala, Tosha Shukla & Tushar Panchal. We are also thankful to the staff members of VC Office, Registrar Office, Conference Section, Purchase Section, Store Section, Account Section, IT Section, Media Section and other GTU officials fortheir continuous cooperation. 22 | PageGuns PROTOCOL TO PLAY GTU SONG 1. It is mandatory to play GTU song at the beginning of each event organized at GTU and its affiliated institutes. 2, __Itis mandatory for participants to stand up while playing GTU song. ~ ae aT Waa Il 23 | PageSy NY GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BUU non or Bian Ri og Pu Contact Information: Compiled and Edited by: Gujarat Technological University NAV ienc Ties ROHS Vit Gandhinace gateway Dr. Sarika Srivastava, Assistant Professor Chandkheda, Ahmedabad ~ 382474 - Gujarat (india) Centre for Global Business Studies (CBS) GTU Website: www.etu.ac.in Share your feedback on: sarthak@gtu.edu.in