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Chennai, September 2022: SIMATS School of Engineering hosted a National Seminar on International Youth Exchange Programs for its students in order to provide opportunities for young graduates to travel and explore Asia. Mr. Dinesh Gajendran, Catalyst & Executive Director of Audacious Dreams Foundation, Commonwealth Youth Worker Awardee- Asia Region, and Recognized as Commonwealth Champion by The Secretary General of Commonwealth, graced the occasion to inform the students about the various international opportunities.
This event also served as the kick-off event for the SIMATS School of Engineering’sInternational Youth Exchange Programme between India, Malaysia, and Singapore, in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society Malaysia Youth Affairs, Audacious Dreams Foundation, and Malaysian Indian Youth Council, and with the support of respective Inter-Government Youth Networks. Students were also introduced to the G17 University Ambassadors Consortium, a Global Fellowship aimed at developing university undergraduates into resilient leaders through an experiential learning environment in order to make our communities and the world a better place through the Sustainable Development Goals.
As a visionary, Dr. N.M. Veeraiyan, the esteemed Founder and Chancellor of SIMATS, continues to support the establishment of such global platforms to empower SIMATS students; and respected Dr.Ramya Deepak, the Director of SSE, motivates such initiatives in order to prepare students to be the next generation of young professionals who will lead their professions and industries.
