GUNTUR: Practising managers participated in a two-day conference on Operations Management in

manufacturing units organised on the Vignan University campus on Wednesday and Thursday.

Exposure to the experiences of those from the industry would greatly help the students and

faculty, said chancellor L. Rathaiah.

At a press conference at the end of the seminar, university Vice-Chancellor V. Govardhan Rao

said that the university would organise a ‘UK education exhibition' with British Council on May

21 in which 17 universities from the U.K. would participate to explain to students about higher

education opportunities there.

This exhibition would also help build relationships with U.K. universities for faculty and

students exchange programmes, he said.

Vignan would also conduct summer training programmes in association with the INDO-U.S.

Collaboration for Engineering Education. The university chancellor said that vast exposure in

teaching, research and administration for Mr. V Govardhan Rao as senior professor in IIT- Mumbai

would help Vignan realise its vision.

Vignan R&D director K Vijaya Kumar offered material and moral assistance to budding

entrepreneurs with innovative ideas.

He said that the university would help industries get R&D inputs, technical know-how and help in

management systems development.

Those who wanted to become entrepreneurs but were well informed could call 0863-2118332 for

assistance on technology, bank loans other aspects.