Plaksha University holds Convocation for 4th cohort of Technology Leaders Program

The chief guest at the convocation was S. Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister of Punjab, for School Education, Higher Education & Languages, and Technical Education & Industrial Training.

Plaksha University, a new-age university that is reimagining technology education and research in India with cutting-edge technology programs, held the convocation ceremony of the fourth cohort of the Plaksha Technology Leaders Program at the Mohali campus today. 

In his opening speech, Prof. Rudra Pratap, the Founding Vice Chancellor of Plaksha University, highlighted the remarkable potential of the Technology Leaders Program. He said, “In today's world where education has gone global, we want to take full advantage of the global universities to bring the kind of knowledge, training, and inspiration that the youth of our country deserve. And that’s the promise with which this university has started.”

He further expressed, “In the one-year Technology Leaders Program, you are expected to learn deeper technology in AI/ML and, also, expected to excel in training yourself as future leaders. Today, technology pervades everything that we do. We want you to lead the world in technology. But that technology needs to come with a lot more care today than it was done before. You must be in touch with your society and societal needs. You must be in touch with this planet and its needs – which means sustainability. Technology today is looking for the human touch. So, as I congratulate our young graduates, I wish them to go out into the world with very high ambition and change the world but do so with the kind of humility that your culture teaches you.”

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Technology Leaders Program (TLP) is a one -year, postgraduate program co-delivered with UC Berkeley which interweaves courses in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, principles of Design Thinking, real world applications like Capstone projects, entrepreneurial Challenge Lab and Leadership.

The ceremony began with an academic procession, addressed by the chief guest and was followed by a display of student achievements and the awarding of diplomas to the 38 graduating students in the 4th cohort of this one-year flagship program.

Congratulating the graduates, S. Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister of Punjab said, “We belong to a country which has an extreme, rich history in education. We had Takshila, Nalanda and the concept of gurukuls. With the advancements in technology, education has changed, and our students want to go abroad. Plaksha University has moved away from orthodox courses and soon, it will be a world-recognized university and students from all over the world will come to study here. To all the graduating students, take your Vice Chancellor’s advice and take high risks. Life is not a bed of roses but all you need is hard work and you will create a masterpiece.” 

A significant number of TLP graduates from earlier cohorts have taken up technical roles in organizations across diverse sectors including Product Management, Software Development etc. A few other students who have passed out from the earlier batches have also pursued research-based roles or have taken a leap into entrepreneurship.

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