Kalam inaugurates jubilee fete via video conferencing

Kollam
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that an institution is judged by the level and extent of research it accomplishes. He was inaugurating the 15-month golden jubilee celebrations of the T.K.M. College of Engineering here through video-conferencing from the Rashtrapathi Bhavan on Tuesday. Dr. Kalam said his inaugural speech was mainly dedicated to discussing “How technology leads to non-linear economic growth.”He said good teaching emanated from research. A love for research among teachers and their experience in it were vital for the growth of any institution. Experience of research led to quality teaching, which enriched research when imparted to the young.
Safe and prosperous state
He was confident that the college would generate a large number of innovators, social transformers and entrepreneurs to promote economic development and prosperity in Kollam, elsewhere in Kerala and other parts of the country.Recalling his July 2005 speech in the Assembly suggesting 10 missions to be undertaken by Kerala for transforming it into a prosperous and safe State by 2010, the President highlighted some of them in which the students and faculty of the college could make significant contributions.