Rector’s India trip launches new chapter for Bangalore alumni
14 December 2011
The Rector Sir Keith O’Nions launched a new chapter of the Imperial College Alumni Association of India in Bangalore during his recent visit to the country incorporating stops in four cities in five days.
A reception hosted by the Rector on 2 December marked the establishment of the new Imperial alumni network in Bangalore. Alumnus Vibin Joseph, who graduated from the Business School in 2008, is the new Chair of the Bangalore chapter. Speaking at the event, he said: “The Bangalore alumni who I’ve met tonight are extremely keen about the new chapter; it will provide a great opportunity for the younger alumni to look up to the older generations for guidance and advice – this club could become an aspiration for the next community of Imperial students who are applying and will hopefully become part of this community.”
The Rector meeting alumni in Bangalore
Sir Keith O’Nions hosted other alumni receptions in Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi over the course of his trip at the end of November and into early December. Alongside he met with representatives from government, industry, the Indian media and higher education institutions, including the Indian Institute Delhi (IIT Delhi), which has been associated with the College since it was founded fifty years ago.
During his visit the Rector also discussed plans for a new scheme to support Imperial PhD scholarships, through which funds raised by Indian alumni will be matched by the College to cover tuition fees and maintenance costs for talented Indian students. Fundraising efforts in India will be championed by the Imperial College India Foundation. The Foundation counts among its board members alumnus Cyrus Mistry (Civil Engineering, 1990) who made headlines worldwide recently upon his appointment as chairman of the Tata Group, one of the world’s largest conglomerate companies.
— John-Paul Jones and Elizabeth Atkin, Communications and Development
Tags: Alumni, scholarships
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2 Responses to “Rector’s India trip launches new chapter for Bangalore alumni”
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Dr.B.N. Sathyanarayana says:
Hi everybody at Imperial. It was a momentous occasion for all of Bangalore alumni of Imperial. It was a well organised reception. I was sweetly shocked to meet some alumnus who were part of imperial even before my birth (1-6-1957). I must congratulate all those who are responsible to identify these gentlemen. Surely, Dr.Keith and Vibin Joseph new chair of Bangalore and all the staff involved at Alumni Office must be given the credit. I am keen that Imperial’s Bangalore chapter grows well with time. I also hope Imperial takes a serious note of Bangalore as a India’s Science and Technology capital in its relations with Bangalore for furthering the association for the sake of students and science.
Thanks everybody at Alumni Office for inviting me and hope we meet every year at Bangalore.
With kind regards
Sathyanarayana
Dr.B.N.Sathyanarayana
Professor and Incharge, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore INDIA -
Colin Snow says:
Great to read of a Banglalore alumni branch, an interesting city, with both a pleasant climate and surrounding countryside; I spent 6 months there in 2010 as Design Manager for the metro underground system. Cyrus Mistry was at IC, I never saw that in the press anouncements of his appointment.
