The KIIT University will confer Honoris Causa of Dlitt and DSc on Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag and American geneticist Nobel laureate Prof Oliver Smithies, respectively, at its 9th annual convocation, which will be held on November 16.
Similarly, Honoris Causa of Dlitt would also be conferred on Indian classical dancer Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh and eminent artist of Sweden Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, informed university Vice-Chancellor Prof PP Mathur and Registrar Dr Sasmita Samanta at a Press meet here on Thursday.
Mathur said a total of 2,783 students of the year 2012-13 would receive their degrees at the convocation. Gold medals would also be awarded to meritorious students in different fields. like every year, KIIT University would confer the Pradyumna Bal Memorial Gold Medal, Founder’s Gold Medal, Chancellor’s Gold Medal, VC’s Silver Medal on its most meritorious students.
Other eminent invited guests to grace the convocation ceremony include Prof Smithies Maeda from the USA, Dr Shibhashis Giri from Germany, Prof Feng-Huei lin from Taiwan, Prof Henry Chen-Yao Su from the Taipei University, Taiwan, Dr loendana De Bartolo from Italy, Prof Olena Deryabina, Dr Stitlana Novikova and Prof Vitaliy A Kordium from Ukraine, Prof Man-Gi Cho from Korea, Prof Bruno Soares and larissa Kern from Germany.