welingkar president's visit

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Hon. President of India, Smt Pratibha Devi Singh Patil visited Welingkar Institute of Management on 13th March 2012 on occasion of the inauguration of Weschool’s Contributor Development Lab &‘dmagics’ Exhibition (Design for Management & Growth in Corporations & Society)

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A WE School’s Representation of the President’s Visit

A ‘We School’ approach

Dr Uday Salunkhe’s vision on ‘design

thinking’ for students to embark on a life long journey of contribution

Unique pedagogy: introducing a new ‘lab’

in a management school to assimilate deeper knowledge

The CDL is a unique pioneering platform

created by We School, to recognize, create and nurture its students as

contributors to society. It aims to bring about self-awakening among the

students.

The ‘Dmagics’ exhibition showcases the innovative, workable design solutions devised by We School

students to transform goods and services to better address the market

needs. The exhibits portray the magic of design thinking and the

wonders it can conjure when judiciously used in enterprises.

Smt.Pratibha Patil’s grand entry at Welingkar Institute of Management

Dr Suhas Pednekar, Principal Ruia College and Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director We School felicitating our Hon President Smt. Pratibha Patil

President Pratibha Patil at ‘We School’

President Pratibha Patil inaugurated, the Contributor Development Lab (CDL) at of Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research.

The President also inaugurated the ‘Dmagics’- Design for Management and Growth in Corporations and Society Exhibition – set up by WeSchool to showcase socially beneficial innovative business concepts developed by its students.

Among the other dignitaries who graced the occasion, were Shri K Sankaranarayan, governor of Maharashtra, along with Chief Minister Shri Prithviraj Chauhan, Dy. Chief Minister Shri Ajit Pawar and Shri Dilip Walse Patil- Speaker, Maharashtra Assembly.

The President speaks“Education is as much about learning

to deal with life, as it is about character building.

Hence, educational institutions have the responsibility to nurture the

future generation with knowledge, culture and values that will help

them achieve their full potential and be responsible citizens.”

Stressing the need for development of vocational and entrepreneurial skills for creating large scale self-employment opportunities, the

president commended the contribution of We School.

“Converting thoughts into action by offering practical innovative and

technology-driven programmes is perhaps an indication of the

approach required in our country.”

‘We School’ gets featured in the Times of India, Pg 13

The Fraternity Speaks!

Thank You!

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