Dr Vikas Amte, noted Social worker, Secretary and Chief Functionary of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, addresses the graduating batch of management students at the Welingkar Institute of Management
March 7, 2016: The Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool) was abuzz on the Sunday morning with the graduating class of 2013-15 at the Convocation ceremony organized by the Institute. What made the convocation special and refreshingly unique was the presence of persons of high repute, Chief Guest Dr Vikas Amte and Guest of Honour Consul General Mr. David Akov at the Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai. Both dignitaries along with Group Director Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe presented the Convocation Certificate to the graduating batch.
Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director WeSchool welcoming the dignitaries, parents and students at the occasion shared “WeSchool education is about bringing in consciousness towards Society apart from Organization and Self. Be it the Global Citizen Leader program, initiatives to work with North-East, partnering with international Universities such as the recent one with Israeli Universities, the goal is to bring about excellence and inclusiveness together. And hence today we have with us an epitome of dedication to humanity Dr Vikas Amte and the representative of a nation hailed for its entrepreneurial innovations Mr David Akov”.
Dr Vikas Amte is the elder son of social worker and Magsaysay Award winner, Baba Amte (1914 – 2008), Amte
heads the organization 'Maharogi Sewa Samiti', and is the administrator
of Anandwan, the community set up by Baba Amte in 1948 for leprosy
patients on the outskirts of Warora in Chandrapur district in
Maharashtra. In his address to the graduating batch of students, he
shared “I too represent a University, but unlike you my University
comprises of people who are rejected, dejected and ejected by society.
And what we aim to do is bring in dignity in the lives of these people.
We work to reach out to the loneliest, lowliest and last person and hope
to change the way their live their lives. Chance and not Charity is our
philosophy. So we focus on building skills and get them to participate
in building their lives. Today as I address young students who will play
a pivotal role in how society shapes in the future I recall what Dr
Baba Amte always said, “If you want to see change, Do it Today and Do it
Yourself”. So as you go out in the world as corporate citizens,
remember your role and need to contribute as citizens and humans towards
other humans.”
Mr
David Akov, in his address emphasized the need for collaboration
between students of both countries especially for innovation in areas of
agribusiness, healthcare and entrepreneurship. He inspired the students
to have a collaborative and creative outlook in their new journey.
The
convocation ceremony ended with a spirit of hope, happiness and thought
as the young batch now participate fully in the world of work.
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India’s top business schools, WeSchool is a pioneering management
education institution in India which emphasises on design-led innovative
management education for shaping vision and mission of global citizen
leadership. WeSchool strongly believe in integrating the philosophy of
‘leadership’ and ‘innovation’, and nurtures students with a holistic
view on the socio-economic-political matters with a coherent and
tactical approach towards problem solving. Keeping design and innovation
its core, WeSchool endeavours to provide newer avenues to students
towards achieving excellence in all sphere of life.
WeSchool
has introduced several pioneering management programs in business
design & innovation, e-business, retail, legal, healthcare. The
institution constantly experiments with new pedagogical approaches to
enhance student learning. The scope of curriculum has expanded to
incorporate sciences and subjects such as anthropology, sociology as
well as tools such as ethnography research with a strong focus on
participant-centred learning and experiential learning.
WeSchool
has partnered/associated with national and international design and
innovation institution of repute to ideate and formulate path-breaking
ideas in the field of technology, education, healthcare, renewable
energy, etc. In the past, WeSchool has associated with MIT Media Lab,
Harvard Business School, Stanford University, IDEO, etc.
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