Bhubaneswar: A five-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on the subject ‘Advances in Artificial Intelligence’ was organised at the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering and technology of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, from January 21. Around 200 professors, researchers, faculty members and students from within the country and abroad participated in…
Bhubaneswar: A book containing sketches of 50 prominent freedom fighters from Odisha was released in the SOA campus on Wednesday coinciding with the country’s 73rd Republic Day. Written by Prof. Siba Charan Nayak, former dean of NIT, Rourkela, the book titled ‘Odishara Pachas Swadhinata Sangramee’ and mainly meant for children was released at a function…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University completed 25 years of its existence with a lot of promise for the future, SOA’s pro-chancellor Prof. Amit Banerjee said on the occasion of Republic Day on Wednesday. Unfurling the national flag at the University office on Wednesday, Prof. Banerjee said the time had come to attune…
Bhubaneswar: Swami Vivekananda’s contribution to the Indian knowledge tradition was highlighted at a programme organised to mark the National Youth Day at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here on Jan 12. The main speakers, who addressed the programme held on virtual mode, included Swami Sivachidananda Saraswati, secretary of the Sivananda Centenary Boys’ School in Bhubaneswar and…
Bhubaneswar: Thirteen researchers from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here have found place in the world ranking of top two per cent scientists drawn up by Stanford University of USA on the basis of a subject-wise analysis. SOA had 11 researchers in Stanford’s list of top two per cent scientists published in…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA) for collaborative research and extension. The MoU was signed by ICAR-CIWA’s director Dr Anil Kumar and SOA’s registrar Prof BB Pradhan in the presence of SOA’s founder-president Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak. As per the…
Bhubaneswar: The inability to utilise time in proper and disciplined manner is the root of all anxiety, Shantmanu, director general of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), has said. “There is a need to understand what mind is and the deepest recesses of mind. You cannot fight your mind nor can you be guided by…
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, has initiated steps to set up an advanced Rheumatology Centre to promote research and reach patients with the latest treatment regimen. The institute had become the first centre of medical science in Odisha which has been permitted…
Bhubaneswar: A five-day AICTE sponsored Training and Learning (ATAL) faculty development programme on ‘Contemporary Technologies for Sustainable Road Construction’ concluded at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here this week. The ATAL FDP programme, aimed at imparting quality technical education in the country and support technical institutions in fostering research, innovation and entrepreneurship through training in…
Bhubaneswar: A variety of subjects including music, dance, podcast, radio jockeying, celebrity talk and debate on community radio were discussed at a 10-day Digital University Radio Club Meet organised by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, which concluded on Tuesday. “The digital meet was an attempt to bring all streams of students together on a single…
