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18/9/2014
Mahbubul Hoque received
EDUCLUSION AWARD at Singapore
 Mahbubul
Hoque, Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya and
Chairman of ERD Foundation had received the EDUCLUSION Award bestowed by
Engineering Watch, India’s most prestigious community of Engineering Stake
holders on 15th September 2014 on the occasion of Engineers Day. The award was
conferred in the Reengineering India Summit 2014 held in the Grand Ball Room of
Furama City Centre, Singapore. The beautiful citation in a golden frame was
handed over to Mr. Hoque by Prof. Thomas L Magnanti, President (Honourable VC)
of Singapore University of Technology & Design in presence of Smt. Vijay Thakur
Singh, High Commissioner of India to Singapore; Prof. K Lal Kishore, Vice
Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and Prof RL Sharma, Vice
Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh Technical University along with other invited
dignitaries of both India and Singapore.
Mahbubul Hoque has been selected for the award in due recognition of his yeomen
service rendered by him in furthering the myriad aspects of technical education
in North East India and for displaying extraordinary initiative in expanding the
private institutional space for higher technical education through number of
institutions thereby setting up example for others to emulate.
During this visit to Singapore, Mr. Hoque had visited the National University of
Singapore and interacted with the high officials of the University about the
education system of Singapore. They also discussed about student exchange
programmes. Representatives of different Universities of Singapore had assured
that they will visit USTM within a short period of time. Mr. Hoque is hopeful
that once proper presentation is made, the Institutions in North East India will
definitely attract students from South East Asian countries especially for its
geographical location and in the backdrop of India’s look East policy.
PRO ERDF
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