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managing time, and managing work. He
stressed upon conspicuous consumption,

i.e. not to use anything if it is not needed

and asked the students to imbibe hones-
ty, integrity, humility, and morality in life.

After the two sessions, the students
were divided into four groups consisting of

fourth and Sixth-semester students. Four
faculty members were assigned to each class, where the students were en-

gaged in group activities, active learning, and discussions to build the rap-
port between both the semesters. The idea was to increase knowledge shar-

ing and bring out more collaborative projects between them in the future.

Two sessions were held post-lunch break. The

first session was by an alumnus of EC, Mr. Jon-
ti Talukdar who is currently pursuing his Mas-

ters at Duke University, USA. He addressed the

students on ‘Pathway to Post-Graduate Op-
portunities Abroad’. He shared his experience
of studying abroad, preparations required,

the concept of the academic journey, and how to utilize the opportunities

available at Nirma to shape their academic journey and reach the desired goal.

The last session was by Dr. Parth Vaish-

nav, Consultant Psychiatrist & Deaddic-
tion Expert, Samvedna Happiness Hospital,

Ahmedabad. The topic of his talk was ‘Do

We Need to Talk about Addictions’? He dis-
cussed some important and serious issues

related to addiction, covering addiction to

social media, cell phones, increasing issues of drugs. He explained the ef-
fects of such dreadful consumptions, made the students understand the

consequences, and encouraged them to spread awareness in this regard.
All the sessions were very well received by the students. They ap-

preciated the knowledge and information gained from all
the speakers as well as the interactions in the class activity.

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