PUAA to host First Ever Annual Global Alumni Meet

Korel, CHANDIGARH – 27th Nov.

            Panjab University Alumni Association (PUAA), Chandigarh is
hosting first ever 2 day Annual Global Alumni Meet on 28-29, November,
2019 at PU Law Auditorium.

          The Guest of Honours of the event would be Mr. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India and Mia Yen, Consul General of Canada in Chandigarh. The Chief Guest is PU Alumnus and has shown his interest to visit Hostel No. 1, where he was staying for few months. Similarly, there are other Alumni who would be visiting their hostels for a nostalgic trip. Various distinguished Alumni will be honoured at the event.

           Prof. Deepti Gupta, informed that the main objective behind organizing this event is to revive all alumni chapters spread all over India and the ones established overseas. Already 250 confirmations with families have been received from India and 7 countries including US, UK, Canada, Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand and Afghanistan.

          During the two day event, there will be academic interactions apart from cultural and an award ceremony. A separate session on brand building for higher education institutes is being organized and will have presence of Mr. Sandeep Goyal, Advertising Veteran,  and Mr. Harit Nagpal, CEO, Tata Sky.

          Light, Sight and Sound play ‘Sat Guru Nanak Pargatya’ is also being organized to commemorate 550 years of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Law Auditorium. Lectures by prominent scholars are being planned on the same which is being coordinated by University Institute of Fashion and Technology, PU.

          To mark 100 years of PU Honours School, a special programme of Lanterns and Lights is being organized in the Campus. Similarly, a panel discussion on ‘My Vision of PU 2025’ will have Professor Emeritus and former VCs of PU.

          A special exhibition of rare International Cartoons and Postal Stamps on Mahatma Gandhi by Dr. Surjit K. Dass is already displayed at Gandhi Bhawan to commemorate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi. This exhibition will be open till 29th November, 2019.

            PU Alumni House and Gandhi Bhawan are decorated with
lights to welcome the Alumni for Global Alumni Meet.