Shoolini University organizes Mega sprint
Shoolini University organised a Mega SPRINT, a 3-day innovative skill enhancement programme for the students, which was attended by hundreds of final years students, on Tuesday.
“Training for Placement Process” was the theme of the Mega Skill Progression Rapid Intensive Innovative Training programme, which is the full form of SPRINT. Mega SPRINT has taken SPRINT to a new level in alignment with Vice Chancellor Professor Atul Khosla’s vision to bring in a new perspective to students’ learnings. The programme, began in 2012, is the brainchild of Prof. Atul Khosla.
The mega event was held on campus for over 2000 final-year students with the goal of providing world-class training support to aspiring professionals. The new grand initiative required over 45000 man hours of soft and hard skills training, 75 trainers, and 30 CEOs and CXOs from leading companies to visit the university to assist students in realising their true potential.
Dr Dinesh Dua, Executive Director, M/S Nectar Lifesciences India Ltd, Dr Sachin Gulati, Director Campus Recruitments, American Express, Anshula Verma, National Talent Acquisition Head, Ernst and Young, Ashish Garg, Global Talent Acquisition Leader, United Health Group, Dr Kamlesh Vyas, Partner, Deloitte, Mohit Shetty, Deputy Head HR, Nippon Life India Asset Management, Simarpreet, Singh, Executive Director, Hartek Group, Ashu Kapoor, Co-founder MySoho, Chandrashekar Shetty, Associate Director Centre of Excellence, Turtlemint, Simi Srivastava, Master Story Teller and Founder of Kathashala and many more were amongst the speakers for the mega event.
The event started with the address by Chancellor Professor PK Khosla and welcome address by Vice Chancellor Prof Atul Khosla. The inaugural address was by Mr Manoj Kohli, Country Head of Softbank India who inspired the students and set the tone for Mega Sprint to take off.
The event was a showcase of teamwork at its finest, with multiple teams, faculty, and students working together. The opportunity for students to interact one-on-one with the speakers added to the excitement. According to the extensive feedback provided by students, the Mega Sprint had a significant impact on them. They gained insight into the industry’s expectations of the recruitment process. The sessions provided them with an overview of resume creation, networking skills, personal interviews, group discussions, case studies, and so on.
The TedX team organised a musical evening to celebrate Himachali folklore by Jiya Lal Thakur and a mesmerising performance by Dolly Guleria and Sunaini Sharma. The event concluded with a prize distribution ceremony for the winning student teams and a cultural event for all attendees.
