Governor SC Jamir presents a degree to a graduating student at the sixth convocation of Veer Surendra Sai University and Technology in Burla on Monday.

Speaking at the event, Jamir said: “Today, India is recognised by the world for her capability in successful application of technology. We have done wonders and our accomplishments speak for themselves.”

“Our scientists and technocrats are doing their best in making India a fast-growing country. Our focus and thrust is on harnessing technology to become a developed nation. But smaller countries such as Singapore and South Korea are moving ahead developing innovative solutions and setting new standards for us. So we need to study their rise and develop our own to improve India and to improve our peoples’ lives,” he said.

“Our scientists, engineers and technologists have an obligation to explore the power of the technology and create new technology to strike at some most vexing economic, educational, health and other social problems,” he said.

The university conferred degrees on 642 students of BTech, MTech, MSc, and MCA on the occasion.

Text by Subrat Mohanty

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