;

How Kgpians are serving their communities

img_20210511_134227-1-

IIT Kharagpur Foundation (USA) NEWSLETTER

Volume: 04.01.2023

Dear Reader,   

What are we without community? Every thought and action of ours is driven by our collective social reality that is constructed through our interactions. This week as we bring stories and initiatives of community action by IIT Kharagpur and Kgpians, let’s commit to making our lives better by making others’ lives good.

Start your April by Doing Good, and Feeling Great! Write to meenakshi@iitkgpfoundation.org for ideas and contributions.

   
#LearnEarnReturn

 

Community Cleaning Initiative for Zero-cost Purified Water

WIN Foundation and Wheels Global Foundation have recently signed an agreement with VOS BROS ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD. to provide 75% of the funding required to build 8 Water Purifiers. The water purification technology was developed by Prof. Sirhendu De, a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, and the recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. The decision was taken at the recently concluded UN Water Conference in New York.   

MoU for Excellence in Teaching and Curricula, Research and Community Service

IIT Kharagpur and the U of Edinburgh have signed an MoU to promote “teaching, education curriculum, research and service to the community.” Prof Neil Robertson, Dean of International Partnerships, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh, signed the MoU in the presence of Prof Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean of Outreach and Alumni Affairs, IIT Kharagpur. The two institutions earlier conducted many activities like faculty visits and joint workshops. The current MoU will also engender new activities in research and academics. The duration of the MoU is for five years.

Read More

Cross-Country Kgpian Meet-ups

This month’s cross-country Kgpian meet-up is scheduled on April 2 at Woodside, California at 9.00 AM. You may RSVP here. 

Next month’s meet-up is scheduled on May 7. Register here.

Host Atal Agarwal is welcoming ideas for organizing more cross-country meet-ups and helping Kgpians connect and network. Feel free to share your ideas. 

Please coordinate on WhatsApp group for ride-sharing, post coffee brunch, hiking plans, and more.

We call upon you to make small contributions to research and students!

#LearnEarnReturn
 

 
[go to article]




----------------------------------
The IITKGP Foundation respects your privacy!
To make sure these communications are not mistakenly blocked in the future by your spam-blocker, please add 'email_watch@omnimagnet.net' and 'webmaster@iitkgpfoundation.org' to your approved-senders-list. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence of this kind from the IITKGP Foundation please follow this unsubscribe link: http://www.iitkgpfoundation.org/unsubscribe.html?email=[email]. You will be removed from receiving any further e-mails at that point. Please allow up to 72 hours to process.