The new batch of students for the Academic Session 2019-20 were welcomed at the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB at the Haringhata Main Campus. The students as well as the University authorities were much excited about the programme held between 1st and 21st August, 2019.

The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra, Registrar Dr. Partha Pratim Lahiri, Assistant Registrar Mr. Anup Kumar Mukherjee and many other faculties welcomed the students and explained to them about the relevance of different courses of MAKAUT.

Prof. Maitra congratulated the students for choosing MAKAUT for their future course of higher studies. He mentioned in this context that MAKAUT is the nodal University for different Engineering and Management courses. He said that the University is relentless in its efforts to motivate its students towards entrepreneurship and improving their skills for employment." The students present at the Orientation Programme were very much inspired by the speech delivered by Prof. Maitra.

Prof. Maitra mentioned a number of courses which are much useful for improving the students' employability in today's competitive world. For example, courses on Forensic Science, Artificial Intelligence. Business Management, Media Science, Designing Technology, Hotel and Hospitality Management, Real Estate Management, Bio-technology etc. can be appropriate for the students in improving their career graph. 

The key note of the programme was that, time has come to bring about a change in the teaching-learning process and MAKAUT wants to lead the students in this changed scenario. That is why the University is working for a new academic ecosystem. MAKAUT is encouraging the students to enroll for online courses, so that they can learn in their free time, taking advantage of digitization.

Yoga Class going on as part of the Orientation Programme.

The Different aspects covered in the Orientation Programme include: Communication Skills, Mathematics for Bridge Course, Yoga, Game and Meditation, Recent Trends in Information Technology, Digital Marketing, Indian Heritage Tourism, Scope, Issues & Challenges on Renewable energy, Development in Forensic Science & its Development, How to thrive in the challenging Future and so on. Besides the faculties, other experts and qualified personslities were also present at the programme.