Outreach educational activities for the wider community
In the undergraduate curriculum particularly in engineering, in 1st year students are required to undergo a course component called extra academic activities. This is mentioned in course structure available in following link. https://kiit.ac.in/academics/syllabus/. In this activity, the students mandatorily participate in different outreach activities for the downtrodden and deprived or indigenous communities with regards to facilitating education. These activities are undertaken by the students in association with faculty mentors, organizational staff members of university, National Service Scheme through different cultural society under the umbrella of KIIT Student Activity Centre (KSAC). https://ksac.kiit.ac.in/. The link for various NSS activities conducted in KIIT can be found at:
https://news.kiit.ac.in/tag/nss/
A. Initiatives for the Alumni
Students are engaged with alumni for different projects, research associated with the sustainable development goals. The alumni also engaged along with the student in different outreach programs. The details of different alumni activities can be found in following link:
Online Courses and Programmes for alumni
The University offers a number of online courses those are easily accessible https://www.kiitx.in for the benefit of the whole student fraternity worldwide. Faculty members and researchers can enrol in these courses for their own professional growth. The courses cover topics including genetic engineering, robots, the Internet of Things, and learning processes, to mention a few.
Training Programmes
The University conducts various training programmees in the niche areas of technical education to the participants every year. The training programmes in Core Java, Advanced Java, .NET, PHP, MSQL, Big Data Handling & Hadoop, Embedded System (TI Tools), AutoCad, Structural Analysis And Designing Program (STAAD PRO), MS Projects (Civil), Geographic Information System (Civil), and AutoCad are attended by more than 2500 participants every year. The evidences are available in the following links.
https://electrical.kiit.ac.in/summer-training/
https://electronics.kiit.ac.in/training-fdp/
https://cse.kiit.ac.in/school-events/
Language courses offered in various Indian and foreign dialects
The University has a dedicated School known as KIIT School of Language that offers value-based education in the field of internationally recognized languages. Those who want to pursue career in languages to acquire the requisite language skill sets, they can enrol for various language courses. Students receive certificates after successfully completing the course. Certificate Courses are available in English, Odia, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Sanskrit, German, Spanish and French languages. The details are available in the following link:
https://ksol.kiit.ac.in/certificate-courses/
Alumni Tech Talk held on "Future in Industry based Embedded Electronics"
In collaboration with Tech Bairn, the School of Electronics Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University organized its 2nd Tech Talk on January 23, 2022, centered around the theme “Future in Industry-based Embedded Electronics.” The talk featured Mr. Sambhrant Chaubey, a seasoned embedded software developer at Robert Bosch, as the keynote speaker.During the engaging session, Mr. Chaubey delved into the realm of embedded systems, shedding light on their significance within industries, and elaborated on recent trends in electronics sector placements. He captivated the audience by presenting various microcontroller-based projects, underscoring the practical applications of embedded electronics. The talk was characterized by its interactive and enlightening nature.
Notably, Tech Bairn, recognized as the best start-up of the year 2021 by the Indian Achievers Award, announced its upcoming chapter in KIIT. This professional platform fosters collaboration among like-minded enthusiasts, offering a space for collaborative exploration and skill enhancement. The platform’s offerings, encompassing webinars, live projects, internships, and more, are categorized into domains such as Embedded Systems, IoT, Web Development, Machine Learning, Content Writing, and Design.
This initiative stands as a testament to KIIT’s commitment to providing holistic education and exposure, aligning students with industry trends and opportunities, while also promoting a collaborative spirit among aspiring technologists.
B: Initiatives for the local community
- KIIT University along with the student and staff volunteers had been involved with different social activities during the pandemic as well following all covid-19 protocol. In India, the migrant labour faced a challenging situation when they have to leave their workplace and travel on foot in difficult condition to their native place. KIIT and its volunteer staff and students are involved in providing all relief materials to the people maintaining strict Covid-19 guidelines
https://kiit.ac.in/covid-19-news/ - Further medical students and interns have also been providing all medical support and assistance for those effected by Covid-19 at the medical unit of the University i.e. Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences. These students have been initially trained on attending Covid patients at different stages of ailments. Further these students along with faculty mentors gave general medical counselling to the general public through online mode in the times of pandemic and post pandemic through its Community Medicine programme.
https://kims.kiit.ac.in/departments/community-medicine/ - The University has a policy of adoption of local schools where the University provides organizational, infrastructural and financial supports and the students and staff members provide intellectual inputs. These school students are also provided access to academic and sports facilities at KIIT. https://kiit.ac.in/policies/adoption-of-schools/
Educating Tribal Students
The staff and students of the University enormously contribute to the educational ventures of its sister concern, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) which started in Bhubaneswar and is now on its way to setting up satellite centers to reach out more to the downtrodden segments of the society with the mission to eradicate poverty by providing quality education to all.
- Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, India (URL: https://kiss.ac.in/about/) is a fully free, fully residential home for 30000 poor indigenous/tribal children who are provided holistic education from kindergarten to post graduation along with lodging, boarding, health care facilities besides vocational, life skills empowerment. KISS plans to educate 2,00,000 indigenous (tribal) children over the next decade through the process of setting up branches in 10 states, with the support of respective state governments and in all 30 districts of Odisha. KISS students are high achievers in academics, co-curricular activities and national and international sports, making it a highly successful model of tribal empowerment through education. KISS has so far set up centers in Delhi, Mayurbhanj, Balasore are currently functioning.
- KISS Delhi (URL: https://www.kissdelhi.ac.in/) is a joint venture of Govt. of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and KISS, Bhubaneswar to provide quality education and vocational training to the children belonging to the economically weaker section of the society and orphans is a fully free residential school presently has student strength of 1200 and imparts education from Class I to Class XII under Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. The school is fully supported by the Govt. of Delhi and managed by the Chief Executive Officer, KISS Delhi and his team very successfully.
- Recognizing the success of KISS model in Bhubaneswar, Bangladesh is all set to replicate a congruent version of it in Dhaka and Jessore. Branch at Dhaka is being set up in association with Daffodil International University, Dhaka (URL: https://kiss.ac.in/posts/kiss-branches-in-bangladesh/). Jessore Branch is supported by ‘Banchte Shekha’, a leading NGO led by Dr. Angela Gomes, Ramon Magsaysay Laureate. KIIT and KISS shall provide technical and managerial support for the functioning of the two branches.
- A new branch of KISS is being established in Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with ‘Help Us Help Them’, a Kolkata based NGO that promotes the same cause (URL: https://www.helpushelpthem.co.in/upcoming-projects). The school shall be a residential school for over 1000 children and will have the same structural model as KISS.
- ‘Oswal- KISS Residential School’ established in Bolangir, Odisha in association with Oswal Group (http://www.oswalgroup.com/) was inaugurated in February 2020.
- Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School was also established at Bankishole, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha in January, 2020 (URL: https://www.adanifoundation.org/newsroom/media-release/2019/adani-kiss-residential-school-brings-cost-free) . These Schools are providing free holistic education from kindergarten to post graduation along with lodging, boarding, health care facilities besides vocational, life skills empowerment to the underprivileged tribal children of the district and adjoining areas. 1500 students have already been enrolled from standard I to XII in each school.
- Emami KISS Residential School is a joint venture with Emami Group (http://www.emamiltd.in/). Modeled along the lines of the original, innovative campus at KISS, it will function as a residential academic centre providing holistic education, accommodation, food, health care, study material and sports training to its students free of cost.
"Educational for All” Summit
The University had organized the Education Summit on the theme “Education for All” in all districts of Odisha and 30 major cities and state capitals of the country to motivate the youth and build up their confidence for joining higher education. More than 75000+ participants attended these programmes. Till date, the University has motivated more than 1.57 million people for higher education by organizing national seminars with political, social and technical outlooks. Institute provides recognition to faculty members and students for their contribution towards motivating other students for higher education. Due to COVID pandemic the programme was held online through zoom platform. More details are provided by the below link:
Kanya Kiran- empowering women
Kanya Kiran’ program had been launched in association with United Nations Women and Kalinga Fellowship. In a mobilization of scale and spread unheard of before, the program covered all the Panchayats of the State of Odisha in India, spreading awareness on social evils of violence against women and girl child among millions of households. Over 3000+ staff of the University, particularly women staff were actively involved as coordinators and volunteers. They disseminated the message at household level in villages amid overwhelming response. The Women folk also were made aware of hygiene and environmental issues. In the year of 2021, National Girl Child Day and the
International Day of Education were celebrated by ‘Kanya Kiran’ across 34 places including 30 district headquarters of Odisha on 24th January 2021. More details are provided by the below links:
Events and Conferences open to General Public, Other students outside campus, local communities
The University organizes and hosts a multitude of events encompassing public lectures, community development programs, skill development workshops, awareness drives, educational events etc. throughout the year all of which are open to general public as a part of its policy towards ‘Educational for all’.In an effort to make the general public aware of the events going on the University, regular updates are posted in the URL links:
http://ksmc.kiit.ac.in/campus-life-and-news/seminars-conferences/
https://filedata.kiit.ac.in/events/Monthwise-activity-in-2021.pdf
Announcements in this regard are also made public through periodicals and dailies from time to time. More than 500 conferences/ seminars/ Webinars are organized in the University yearly.
TEDx KIIT University
Progress is impossible without change, and only those who accept change, spark the radiance of betterment in the world. A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED talks and videos recorded at previous TED conferences are shared with the community. TEDx KIIT University has always celebrated the spirit of change and inspired the masses, along with its own student fraternity, to be the change they wish to see in this world.
Details are available at
Learning Development Centers and Providing Free Tribal Courses
KIIT has developed learning development centers
- to facilitate the Preparation of e-learning materials for students from different disciplines across the world,
- preparation of specialized courses related to the COVID-19 Pandemic for general public,
- workshops for patent and research project applications to scientific organizations,
- engaging in collaboration with top ranking Universities for academic exchange and research networking,
- organizing certification programs for teaching and laboratory assistants,
- organizing bridge courses for students from indigenous communities and other countries to facilitate their learning,
- specialized counseling sessions for students with one to one interaction,
- promoting peer learning and introducing flipped classroom courses, Guidance in preparation and application for higher studies,
- guidance in preparation for Civil Services in the country,
- Certification programs for tribal communities associated with vocational training entrepreneurship and marketing of forest products,
- Workshops on entrepreneurship strategies, leadership, marketing and entrepreneurship opportunities in the state of Odisha and India.
The learning development center has faculty representatives from different departments and Schools as contact persons to whom their faculty-members and students can approach for availing the services and support of the center.
https://kiit.ac.in/the-learning-development-center/
Tech-based training modules programmes for tribals including Tailor-made tech solutions, Courses and modules with focus on Advertising, Branding, Product Market Knowledge, e-channels, knowledge about online platform, Hands-on Training on use of online platform like Amazon etc for selling products was imparted through the Community Engagement Cell.
Free access to Online Courses/ Faculty Lectures
- KIITx-Connecting Minds: Free online courses and lectures
The University has launched several online courses for value addition for the entire student fraternity and general public across the globe which can be readily be accessed through the following link https://www.kiitx.in/ . Apart from the students, faculty members and research scholars can undertake these courses for their professional development. The courses include Internet of things, robotics, learning process and genetic engineering. More such sources are coming up very shortly. Freely courses are like “Thin Flim Technology”, “Semiconductor Technology” etc.
- Online Faculty Lectures for Public
E-learning resources have also been developed by the University and circulated. Some of the Open educational Resources on the Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SVAOiAy5Bo,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ1EElnldlM,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc8NuE2-Gyw,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6cPXn1CZws,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG18pp6xrb8
Rural empowerment programmes in collaboration with Government
- Prayash’ – An Initiative to Provide Skill Training programme to Unemployed Tribal Youths of Kandhamal District, odisha. Government of Odisha in ST & SC Development Department and Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS) have given a target to provide training to 120 unemployed tribal youths of Kandhamal District to KIIT Deemed to be University. Candidates were trained under Solar PV Installer- Electrical. Till date 750+ unemployed tribal youths have been trained under this scheme.
More details are available in the below links:
https://news.kiit.ac.in/mou/kiit-du-otds-osfdc-sign-mou-for-skill-development-among-sc-st/
- Digital health empowered rural healthcare and research centre
School of Biotechnology in collaboration with the School of Rural Management has developed a rural health research centre at Chikiti, Ganjam. It has brought several ICT platforms and diagnostic technologies for rural masses. Two rural dispensaries with several modern facilities and telemedicine support have been established and operational in Kalarabanka and Aska. 500+ rural farmers gets benefited.
- Yoga and Naturapathy for Local Community
School of Yoga was established by KIIT to foster yogic culture throughout the world. It imparts courses for the beginners as well as specialized courses for the practitioners. Beyond academics, the School seeks to create a yoga community where one can share daily matters, stress at work or problems in life and to inspire the community to live empowered, creative, vibrant lives through the practices of yoga and meditation. 455+ local people gets benefited in 2021. More details are available in below link
- Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme
The University had conducted developmental projects to facilitate women entrepreneurship and stimulate the local women community towards rural entrepreneurship. Mentoring activities including help in formulating proper business model/ plan, product development, fund raising, fund management, developing marketing strategy and other related activities have been provided. Women Empowerment Seminars/ training programmes and Capacity building projects/ programmes for Women Entrepreneurs have also been conducted. Awareness had also been spread among more than 5500 women and they have already benefited.
- Skill development programmes
The University’s School of Advanced Skills administers the skill-based training programmes. It offers training via the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) scheme (under the Ministry of Rural Development) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in order to support the skill development push (under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship). List of programmes floated are available in the following link http://skill.kiit.ac.in/programmes.html
List of the Skill Development Programme
|
Name of the Training Programme |
Name of the Client/ Sponsoring Agency |
Trainees |
|
Suryamitra Skill Development Programme |
National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India |
240 |
|
Bare Foot Training |
State Institute of Rural Development(SIRD), Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Govt. of Odisha |
110 |
|
DDU-GKY Training Programme |
ORMAS & MoRD, GOI. |
5430 |
|
CRR Training Programme |
DPE, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India |
465 |
|
Industrial training (ITI) |
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), Rourkela |
59 |
|
Industrial training (ITI) |
NALCO, Bhubaneswar |
42 |
|
Skill Development Training Programme |
OSFDC Ltd., SC & ST Dept., Government of Odisha |
614 |
|
PMKVY |
National Skill Development Corporation and OSDA |
817 |
|
Schooling & Skilling Of MCL |
Schooling & Skilling Of MCL |
450 |
|
Misscellenous Trainings |
University/ other Industries |
6773 |
KIIT- covid awareness programmes
Health and stress management courses, COVID awareness, prevention and care courses, COVID courses for hostelites were also floated online during 2021 and are still being offered.
https://kiit.ac.in/covid-courses/
Awareness programmes and webinars on COVID19 Awareness and Prevention, Impact on Live & Livelihood, Role of Nurses in Management of COVID-19, Entrepreneur opportunities during and post COVID etc have been conducted.
Art of Giving programme
Art of Giving is all about creating an unconditional and sustainable abundance of love, peace and happiness and contentment for others through gestures of kindness and generosity. It was founded by Shri Achyuta Samanta on 17 May 2013. The key to peace and happiness lies in unlocking the Art of Giving in each individual. It is a not-for-profit initiative for spreading, supporting and promoting the practice of the art of giving around the world.
In the year of 2021 the Art of Giving (AOG) has been participated as follows:
It is usually the family, from where the sense of love, affection and sharing happiness to others originates. Actually, the love and affection disseminated by the mother become the stepping stone in encouraging the children to give to others later in their life. Based on this thought, the 8th Art of Giving Day is being celebrated across the world on 17th May 2021. ‘My Mother-My Hero‘ is the theme of AoG for this year to spread the essence of loving others and sharing happiness among them unconditionally. The fans and followers of AoG across the globe are celebrating Art of Giving Day enthusiastically by conveying gratitude to their mothers. More details are available in the given links.
https://news.kiit.ac.in/kiitnews/art-of-giving-day-observed-worldwide/
Community Development Research Projects, Consultancies and Activities
More details are provided in the given links
https://ksrm.ac.in/research-consultancy/projects/
Educational Outreach Activities by KIIT Legal Aid Clinik
Legal Aid Student Society of the University is set up in pursuance to Part IV Entry II of the Bar Council of India Rules on Legal Education that makes it mandatory for all 5 year law programmes to have a functional Legal Aid initiative. The Society is one of its own kind whose primary focus is to rendering free legal aid services to those who find themselves unable to ensure the same. Its role, however, will be restricted only to counselling and assisting the seeker to find a suitable lawyer and there is no scope for the Society to appear before any court or tribunal whatsoever.
The Clinic works under the guidance of eminent lawyers from various High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, professors from other prestigious law schools, legal luminaries, scholars, faculty and students of School of Law, KIIT University.
The society is also engaged in activities involving awareness programs on women rights and duties, preventing violence on women, gender equality in society and workplace. The center works in close association with other KIIT Teams to ensure that the goals set are realized effectively.
More details and activities are available in below link:
https://filedata.kiit.ac.in/legal/Report-on-Legal-Awareness.pdf
C. Initiatives for the displaced
Balasore Train Accident: KIIT Provides Job & Education to Victims’ Families from Odisha
he KIIT Deemed-to-be-University has offered employment and free education to the family members of the deceased of the Bahanaga, Balasore train mishap hailing from Odisha.
The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr. Achyuta Samanta met the candidates today and offered the employment letter. A total of 20 candidates opted for the job and 2 children of different families opted for higher education in KIIT. They are now pursuing education in KIIT.
Earlier the Founder had announced to support the victims’ families by offering a job to one member from each family at KIIT and KISS as per their eligibility and provide free education to their kids at KIIT and KISS as per their eligibility from standard one up to higher level. The official process was done by the KIIT authority. The family members thanked Dr. Samanta for his support in the crucial moment.
KIIT conducts Job Fair in Patia Village
The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr. Achyuta Samanta on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 125 unemployed youths of Patia village, taking the number of employees from the village who are engaged in the KIIT family to 325. The appointment letters were handed over at a mega job fair organized with the active cooperation of the Patia Gram Mangala Samiti and office bearers of the samiti who were present on the occasion. They included Corporators of Ward No 3 Laxmipriya Parida, Nrusingha Rout, Chittaranjan Patra, Santosh Parida, Amulya Jena and Bishnu Patra of Patia Gram Mangal Samiti.
https://news.kiit.ac.in/kiitnews/kiit-job-fair-in-patia-village/
Outreach Educational Activities For the displaced – Because of extended Industrialization in the North-Western part of Odisha, there are a lot of displaced families and communities. Due to this displacement, the families have migrated to different parts of the city (Bhubaneswar). The University extends helping hand by providing skill training to the youths of those families, through various programs offered by School of Advanced Skills (https://skill.kiit.ac.in/index.html) through collaborations with various Government and Private Organizations. Student Testimonials: