PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research (PSG iTech), Coimbatore hosted iTech Dialogue for the students of PSG Institutions on 01.04.2023 at PSG Convention Centre. Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO, ZOHO Corporation, served as the chief guest for the event. Students from PSG Tech, PSG iTech, PSGCAS and PSG Institute of Architecture and Planning participated and interacted with the chief guest.
He insisted students deepen their technical skills to compete on a global scale. He also requested the faculty members to enable out-of-the-box thinking among the students and encourage doing multi-disciplinary projects. While talking about rural development, he stated that the greatest challenge of India lies in transforming rural India and empowering rural students to think big and create great wonders.
Speaking about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture, he urged the students to think about engineering in terms of business, especially analyzing business facts from a number perspective to enhance productivity for gaining huge profits and quoted that your margin is my opportunity. In addition, he emphasized that the demand for software was excessively high in comparison to the level of output and declared unequivocally that India has the capacity to become the richest nation on earth. Also, the chief guest insisted on the importance of spiritual faith and the necessity of staying rooted in one’s culture. Further, he spoke about the important qualities required for graduates like curiosity, commitment and passion.
Gopalkrishanan, Managing Trustee, PSG Institutions, Chandramohan, Principal, PSGiTech, Mohanram, Secretary, Heads of the Departments, Members of Faculty, Staff and Students of PSG institutions graced the occasion.