IIT Indore to hold Convocation on July 15

Full Dress Rehearsal for the Ceremonial Convocation is also scheduled on July 15, 2023. The graduating students registered for the award of the Degree during the Convocation must report to the Convocation Venue by 9:00 hours for attending the full dress rehearsal. Students not attending the Full Dress Rehearsal will not be allowed to take part in the Convocation ceremony.

IIT Indore is all set to organise its 11th Convocation on July 15, 2023, from 2 pm onwards. The full dress rehearsal will be held on the same day in the morning which is mandatory to be attended by the graduating students.

"All the Guests must carry their Identity Proof and the security passes issued by IIT Indore along with them for entire duration of the Convocation for the safety and security purposes," reads the official statement.

Accommodation for Graduating students attending the convocation on July 15, 2023 includes - for male students: CV Raman Hall of Residence, and for female students: Vikram Sarabhai Hall of Residence.

Prof. Dr. Volker Epping will be the Chief Guest at the event. He is the President of Leibniz Universität Hannover (since 2015). He is also the Vice President of the university alliance TU9 and deputy spokesman for the universities at the German Rectors' Conference. Academically, Prof. Dr. Epping is a German legal scholar and founding member of the "Association for the Promotion of German & International Scientific Law". He passed his first state law examination in January 1986 at the Hamm Higher Regional Court, and his second state law examination in April 1989 at the State Judicial Examination Office in Düsseldorf. In December 1992, he received his doctorate in law at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. In December 1996, he habilitated in Bochum as well.

After deputizing for various professorships in Münster, Cologne, Freiburg and Regensburg, Prof. Dr. Epping was appointed full professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Münster in March 1999. Since December 2001, he has been a professor of public law, international and European law at the law faculty of the University of Hannover. From 2004 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2009, Prof. Dr. Epping was Dean of the Faculty of Law in Hannover.

Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan will be the Guest of Honour of the event. He is a global business and technology visionary who has contributed significantly to the expansion of the global IT services industry. He co-founded Infosys 1981 and served as CEO and Managing Director. Under his leadership, Infosys grew exponentially, converting into a multinational corporation with a significant global presence. Kris has been very active in promoting the Indian startup ecosystem and philanthropically supporting research in India on brain sciences, age-related disorders, and healthcare.

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