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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
SRMIST-The Hindu to organise webinar on Future Career Conversations
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), in association with The Hindu, will organise the fourth in a series of webinars on Future Career Conversations on Saturday. Titled 'Tomorrow's Doctors and Dentists: Skills That Shape the Future of Healthcare', the webinar will delve into the dynamic healthcare landscape and highlight the skill sets required by future doctors and dentists in the era of technological disruptions. The panel of speakers include Nitin M. Nagarkar, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Medicine and Health Sciences), SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre; T.R. Muralidharan, Director, Institute of Cardiac Sciences, SRM Global Hospital and Head, Department of Cardiology, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre; Vivek Narayanan, Dean (Dental), SRM Dental College and Hospital; and C.S. Pramesh, Director, Tata Memorial Hospital and Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. The webinar starts at 11.30 a.m. and will be moderated by R. Sujatha, former Deputy Editor, The Hindu. Details on
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
More than 700 take part in workshop on SDGs at SRMIST
: Over 700 research scholars, faculty, and students from across the State took part in a two-day national workshop on 'India 2030: Innovate, Integrate, Inspire-The Path to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals', organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology last week. Sponsored by the Indian Council for Social Science Research, the workshop was organised to foster innovative ideas, integrate diverse perspectives, and drive action towards achieving the SDGs by 2030. C. Rangarajan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and Chairman, Madras School of Economics, delivered the keynote address on 'Macroeconomics, Growth with Equity, and Social Infrastructure', underlining the fact that economic growth without equity is unsustainable and incomplete. A. Vinay Kumar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, SRMIST, also spoke.
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Acquiring multidisciplinary skills for expanding career opportunities is important, say experts
Experts on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) emphasised the importance of acquiring multidisciplinary skills for expanding career opportunities and world views, building character, and fostering empathy and intellectual humility. They were speaking at a webinar on 'Beyond Boundaries: How Multidisciplinary Learning Prepares for a Complex World', organised jointly by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology and The Hindu. Vinay Kumar, Pro Vice-Chancellor at SRM Institute of Technology, said the National Education Policy has provided the biggest fillip to multidisciplinary education in India. 'While multidisciplinary education is still in the developmental stage and not fully evolved, every institution is coming up with its own method of providing multidisciplinary courses,' he said. Such education also expands employment opportunities, as companies look for interns and workers with different kinds of problem-solving skills and abilities, he added. Aruna Sankaranarayanan, Visiting Faculty at the School of Education, Azim Premji University, said disciplinary boundaries are artificial. Stating that there are commonalities between disciplines that seem disparate on the surface, she gave the example of mathematics and art. 'Both deal with shapes, sizes, symmetry and proportion,' she said. She spoke of how people with multi-disciplinary skill sets have succeeded in their careers. 'Venki Ramakrishnan did a Ph.D. in physics, moved to biology, and finally won a Nobel Prize in chemistry. Similarly, Steve Jobs pursued a course in calligraphy, which later helped him design the logo of the Macintosh interface,' she said. On whether online learning and distance education can help students pick up multidisciplinary courses, Ms. Sankaranarayanan said that while online courses are useful, not many institutions may be offering multi-disciplinary courses online. Mr. Kumar agreed that online education has limited programmes. He said that distance programmes exist but may not be guided. The speakers also spoke about the role of technology in facilitating multi-disciplinary learning and the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI). This webinar can be viewed at
The Hindu
07-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
SRMIST, The Hindu to hold third webinar on multidisciplinary learning on June 10
The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), in collaboration with The Hindu, will organise the third webinar in their series on Future Career Conversations on June 10. Titled 'Beyond Boundaries: How Multidisciplinary Learning Prepares You for a Complex World', the session will dwell upon the growing relevance of integrated learning across disciplines, especially humanities and sciences. The session, which starts at 11.30 a.m., will seek to address questions pertaining to the choice of the right course or stream to balance student interests and future prospects, the kind of learning to face the fast-evolving world, and how humanities and sciences work together to shape better career and life outcomes. The panel will include Prof. A. Vinay Kumar, Pro Vice Chancellor, Science and Humanities, Law and Management, SRMIST, and Aruna Sankaranarayanan, author and visiting faculty, School of Education, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. The session will be moderated by Radhika Santhanam, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu. Registration can be done at
The Hindu
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Old careers continue to remain relevant, say experts
At the webinar on 'Emerging Careers 2030: Why Humanities and Sciences Hold the Key', organised jointly by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and The Hindu, experts emphasised that relatively old careers continue to remain relevant. Pro Vice-Chancellor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology Vinay Kumar and Founder and CEO, Inomi Learning, Gurugram, Richa Dwivedi Saklani spoke of the several emerging career opportunities for students studying sciences or humanities. Mr. Kumar said that while AI, green economy and sustainability, logistics and e-commerce, and healthcare and life sciences were emerging fields, as mentioned in the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, existing careers would not change much in the future. He said jobs such as journalism, Human Resources, and corporate communications would remain important. Responding to his observation that India had specific problems such as growing urban development and an ageing society, which required tailored solutions, Ms. Saklani said people who would mull such solutions would require skills in technology, entrepreneurship, and the humanities. Both speakers stressed the importance of acquiring inter-disciplinary skills. Ms. Saklani said that while people in the sciences need to learn how to handle people effectively and identify talent, those in the humanities need to be more open to using technology, new software, and AI. Mr. Kumar emphasised writing persuasively, critical thinking, and empathy as important skills of the present and future. 'When people get trained in multiple disciplines, their thinking changes in a fundamental way,' he said, adding that the National Education Policy stressed on multi-disciplinary education. The speakers also said internships were important in expanding CVs. Mr. Kumar said several companies now request universities to send students to work with them. He said SRM had even reduced course work so that students could take up internships. 'But companies need to work with universities to make these internships meaningful,' he stressed. Ms. Saklani said Inomi encouraged students to get internships as it helped them 'build skills in a live environment with the support of mentors.' Internships, she said, helped students to 'hit the ground running' when they enter the job market. The discussion was moderated by Radhika Santhanam. This webinar can be viewed at
