IIP Hyderabad organises first convocation ceremony

Congratulating the graduating students, TGCHE Chairman and JNTU-H Vice Chancellor, Prof. V Balakrishna Reddy told them that five factors - globalisation, liberalisation, digitalisation, privatisation and covidisation - would influence individuals or any business.

Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) Hyderabad, organised its first convocation ceremony for the first and second batches of Master of Science in Packaging Technology here on Saturday.

Congratulating the graduating students, TGCHE Chairman and JNTU-H Vice Chancellor, Prof. V Balakrishna Reddy told them that five factors – globalisation, liberalisation, digitalisation, privatisation and covidisation – would influence individuals or any business. He asked students to innovate to help global society. Plenty of opportunities exist, but you must cater to those opportunities, he told students.

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IIP Mumbai Director RK Mishra said being an educational capital and industrial city, Hyderabad needs IIP. “The packaging industry is growing double-digit. And it is going to grow. It is a golden era for packaging professionals now,” he said.

Mishra asked students not to forget their mother and institution. “Your mother has given you birth and your institution has given you intellect,” he told students.

The certificates were awarded to 30 students and Aparna of the first batch was presented a gold medal for standing subject topper. N Nataraj, Deputy Director, Assistant Professor & Regional Officer – IIP – Hyderabad, Shanker Patel, Chairman IIP Hyderabad, Prof. K Venkateswara Rao, Registrar JNTUH, among other faculty, staff, students and parents participated in the event.