Dubai:Birla Institute of Technology and Science Alumni (BITS Pilani) yesterday announced the first ever region-wide Meet in Dubai, where former students can meet and give back to the learning institution.
The Meet will bring together all alumni from across the region to a day-long conference to be held at the BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, Academic City on March 1, 2013, 9am-6pm.
A curtain raiser networking evening will also be held the previous evening on February 28, and the event will also provide alumni to showcase their companies to students followed by a Cultural show by the students. There will be opportunities to meet and network with BITS Alumni -some of the most successful entrepreneurs and leaders from the construction, real estate, technology, food, oil and gas, retail, engineering and manufacturing, distribution and logistics and many other industries across UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Prof. R.K.Mittal, Director, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus said, “Active presence and interaction of students with Alumni is a great learning opportunity for students to tap into 50 years of experience”.
BITSAA International is a global inclusive all-volunteer organization representing BITS Pilani Alumni. Sandhya Prakash, BITSAA International Board Member said: “Our organisation is engaged in a wide range of activities to help Alumni remain connected with BITS Pilani. We focus on projects which enhance the quality of BITS education, its infrastructure, its student body, affordability of BITS education to the economically
disadvantaged, and ultimately the BITS brand. We continually strive to create and nurture projects which enhance our alumni network.”
To register for BGM 2013 in Dubai BITS Alumni should click on
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BITSAAME/ or can write to ujwalmk@bitsaa.org or visit or www.bitsaa.org Middle East section.
