Graphic Era Group of Institutes students got an opportunity to have interaction with students of seven countries under an exciting cultural exchange programme titled Global Village, which was organised on the campus premises on Saturday. The event also gave an opportunity of international internship to Graphic Era students on the basis of a “PlEDGE” competition- students were required to write a slogan which articulated their aspirations to make the world a better place to live.
The University chancellor Prof RC Joshi initiated the event with words of encouragement to students to explore not only their potential but to match the global standards.
One of the participants of the Global Village from Ukraine, Katie aka Katerina spoke of Cassocks and Salos, a wonder of Ukraine-pieces of beauty formed from mere broken parts. lobna, Sama and Adel from Egypt imbibed sense of mystery to the event and enticed everyone by speaking of the ancient mummies and the ancient Egyptian cultures. linh from Vietnam motivated students to pursue education in the true sense and as an example cited the 94% literacy rate in Vietnam. Wang from the Mainland of China on the other hand shed some light on how and why is it important for students to pursue foreign languages to be successful. Joanna and Chris from Poland spoke of their ongoing projects of training underprivileged children in IT and Communication Skills to make the next generation independent of economic shackles. Chaimae hailing from Morocco spoke of removing economic disparity through food- something that is reflected in the Moroccan cuisine of Tajime and CousCous- a highly nutritious fare for both the rich and the poor.
Graphic Era president, Prof Dr Kamal Ghanshala spoke of the need of an international outlook to all students of Engineering, Management and Computer Applications and encouraged them to innovate by considering the global trends in computing and industry as a benchmark.
Global Village in Graphic Era was organized in collaboration with AIESEC in Dehradun. This program was facilitated by the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of AIESEC, Siddhartha Raju. The facilitators on behalf of Graphic Era were Happy Paul and Ms Shreejata Dey Aggarwal . The gathering also saw Vice Chancellor- Graphic Era University, Prof VK Tewari, Vice Chancellor- Graphic Era Hill University, Prof Sanjay Jasola, and Pro Vice Chancellor- Graphic Era University, Prof A Awasthi.