YOUR LIMITATION IS YOUR IMAGINATION. ALL YOU NEED IS AN IGNITION. Mentor-Mentee: an at-will reciprocal and collaborative relationship for sustainability By Balaji Ramanujam, Associate Professor and Research Head, Chemistry and Vijaya Lakshmi Udayagiri, Coordinator of International Relations and Student Counsellor Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science Faculty Innovation Fellows candidates
RETHINK. REIMAGINE. STRATEGIZE: MENTOR-MENTEE PARTNERSHIP Let us ignite mentees at their launch to transform to the fullest. Provide awareness, give access, groom the capabilities, harness knowledge, hone the skills, refine their attitude and align them to the learning path. Identify the gaps, connect the dots, ignite the spirit of innovation. Make the difference. Do we require 4 years? Educators! Unlock your brain’s super powers. Let us plan with a sustained commitment to transform their lives to embark on a successful journey. Let us wear a risk lens — an inevitable imperative, while the pandemic has already accelerated transformational change at every institutional level. Is it not the educators’ obligation to accelerate a robust, resilient, and student-centric futuristic education system. Let us instill resilience among the stakeholders by promoting sustainability.
harbingers of internationalization, during their visit to campus in 2016. “We are not stereotypes and we welcome changes,” said Dr. Rama Kumar the then Vice Principal Academics and former Faculty Champion. Thus the UIF journey began in India, and that was a kick start of MITS.
MITS INNOVATIVE LEARNING PORTRAYAL MITS is in sync with the manifesto of UIF. Since 2016, we have had 38 Fellows. There have been many changes among the leadership circles. • Sensitivity towards the needs of students and student-driven programs • Regular stakeholders’ meetings • The synergy of innovation and entrepreneurship • The ethos of internationalization • Involvement of students in decision making
THE KICK START OF MITS
• Breakthrough from the conventional thinking to Design Thinking
One small step of the first cohort became a giant leap for a sustainable ecosystem in MITS, thanks to the d.school UIF core team.
• Interactive and collaborative activities amongst peers and faculty
“No doubt we are in a nook. Our vision is to become a globally recognized research institute, our students have potential, our efforts are fabulous, we are ready for the Herculean task” – said visionary of MITS Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar Choudary, the Secretary and Correspondent, extending a hearty welcome to the UIF team, the 22
• Innovative learning circles, clubs, faculty and peer mentoring • Design and implementation of Design Thinking curriculum by the students, of the students, for the students
