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Graduation Ceremony- @BIT RAKGuest of Honor: Dr. M.K.Mishra, Honorable Vice-chancellor, BIT Mesra Ranchi (India) Venue: Auditorium, BIT Offshore Campus RAKCoordinated By: Dr. AP Krishna, Registrar, BIT Mesra, Ranchi (India)Special Invitee(s): Dr. BK Singh, Dean ( PG, UG & Doctoral Research ), BIT Mesra, Ranchi (India)

Dr. SK Bose, Dean (Alumni & International Relations), BIT Mesra, Ranchi (India)Welcome Address By: Mr. Velanand S R, Director - Institutional Development, CIIHEAnnual Report Presented By: Dr. RP Singh, Professor & Director, BIT Offshore Campus, RAKCeremonial Address By: Dr. M.K.Mishra, Honorable Vice-chancellor, BIT Mesra Ranchi(India)

Students Graduated: 63

Gold Medal Winner: Mr. ERROL XAVIER LOBOBE, Computer Science EngineeringCGPA 9.82

Special Medal Winners: SHEREENDRISHYA VIJAYAKUMAR, MBAFARZANA TASNEEMMANCHEM MANISHA

Twinning Studio , BIT RAK

Gold Medalist, Computer Science,

BIT RAKBusiness Excellence Award, RAK FTZ

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Institute Tour & Interaction

Our Students from MBA I & II Semester, accompanied by faculty member Dr. Kavita Tiwari visited –The World’s Largest Ceramics Manufacturing Company - RAK Ceramics located at Al Hamara , Ras Al Khaimah ( U A E ) o n t h e 1 6 t h o f D e c e m b e r , 2 0 1 5 . M r . Abhishek Tiwari – Manager ( M a r k e t i n g & Communications) headed the industrial tour by enlightening students with technical & non-technical knowledge and expertise needed to work in such an industry. He also briefed us a b o u t t h e v a r i e t y o f products they offer, product des igns , deve lopment , studio set ups, product b r a n d i n g s t r a t e g y , manufacturing processes, production methods, and the use of highly advanced technology.

Architecture Department

Twinning Studio @ BIT RAKThe first ever collaborative design programme from the department of Architecture - A Joint Architectural Design Programme was organized from January 20 to February 2, 2016 with Sasi Creative School of Architecture, Coimbatore, India.It was a collaboration of the institute, students and faculty towards professional networking and academic sharing.

“A collaboration crossing national boundaries and leading to cross cultural wisdom.”

The students of both the colleges worked together on a design project. They were grouped together in teams to do research, documentation, data collection, analysis and synthesis and then generate strong and aesthetic design concepts.

A MoU was signed between the reputed institutes.

Thesis CompletionCompetitions are meant to motivate the upcoming talents by providing them with a platform to showcase their best efforts and face challenges in life.

Students of 10th semester Architecture, Zeeshan Azeem Muhammad and Sneha Arvind, participated in the Council of Architecture awards for excellence in Architectural Thesis - 2015, organized by NIASA (National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture), Pune, India.

The jury panel consisting of eminent architects appreciated the work of the students from BIT, Ras Al Khaimah.

It has proved to be a respectable opportunity for them to share their Design experiences and also learn from the works of others.

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Year of Innovation

The Year of Innovation (http://www.kv.ae/iupforum)

The Industry and University Partnerships “I-UP” Forum brings together professionals from universities, industry, and government departments to discuss potential collaborations, partnerships, research and business development opportunities.

After the success of I-UP 2014, I-UP 2015 conference was held over 2 days from 9th – 10th December, 2015. The Forum was attended by Mr. Sudhakar Shinde, Mr. Prashanth T, Mrs. Deepa Suresh, Mrs. Gayathri Viswanathan, and Ms. Shalini Bedi.

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Computer Science Department

Gold Medalist: CSEThe Department of Computer Science Engineering proudly congratulates Errol Xavier Lobo for winning the Gold medal for an outstanding academic record as an undergraduate student; he secured an overall CGPA of 9.82 on a 10 point scale.

Mechanical Department

Paper Publications

1. R P Singh, Prashanth T, Irfan Shaikh, Ani Daniel, Vilas K Bhosle,

“Evaluation of fatigue and corrosion, analysis and comparison with

hardness for stainless steel – 304”, a technical paper published in “

International Journal of Engineering and Research”, Vol4, Issue 1,

Jan2016.

2. Shital M Patil, Amit B Rajput, Sachin D Waigaonkar, “ Effect of

Glass fiber length and their content on mechanical and thermal

properties of FRP- Fastners”, International Journal of Advanced

Technology in Engineering and Science, Vol. No. 4, Issue1, Jan

2016.

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Mechanical Department

Emirates Schools Karting Championship @ Dubai

Three students from the department of Mechanical Engineering participated in the Emirates Schools Karting Championship at Dubai on February 14, 2016. It was a proud moment for Birla Institute of Technology, Offshore Campus, RAK as we were the only Indian university to have participated in the event. Students displayed an exciting round of karting and finished among the top ten, automatically qualifying for the next round to be held on February 28.

Reverse Engineering of an Air CompressorThe current work was carried out by students and faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Reverse engineering involves disassembling, analyzing, and studying of the working principle and modifying the design and improving its efficiency. The current work focuses on integrating two single cylinder air compressors into one with improved performance and operating efficiency. The highlight of the work has been a significant reduction of nearly 30% in the overall cost.

Solar Powered Thermoelectric RefrigerationThe essential use of thermoelectric systems has been in portable refrigerators, water coolers, cooling of scientific apparatus used in space exploration, and in aircraft. The main advantage of this system is that there are no moving parts. Therefore, the system is compact, quiet, and needs little service. The proposed project work done by the students of final year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering was to demonstrate and implement the usage of solar heat energy for the thermoelectric refrigeration through stored electrical energy from the battery. The first stage of the project had been accomplished through the usage of existing solar energy setup at the college. The final stage work is proposed to develop a more compact self-contained cooler working on the principal of conversion of low grade solar heat energy to the refrigeration effect.

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Management Department

Buiness Excellence Award At the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Business Excellence Awards held on January 14, 2016, CORE International Institute of Higher Education was awarded and honored in the category – “BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”.

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A New addition to the family of Mechanical EngineeringDr. Abrar Ahamed has obtained his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2004, followed by a Master Degree in the stream of Manufacturing Science and Engineering in the year 2006. Dr. Abrar secured 2nd rank in the university during his M.Tech program and was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in the Field of Materials and its processing. He has an overall 12 years of experience in both teaching and research. His scholastic records have been impressive with International/National research publications in reputed International/National Journals, International Conferences and National Conferences totaling to 21. There are research scholars pursuing their PhD under him.

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Republic Day Celebration & Sportzeit 2016

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Management Department

New Course: Bachelor's of Commerce (Honors) BIT-RAK will be introducing the Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) program in the campus from the Academic Year 2016-17. BIT-RAK’s B. Com (Honors) would be the first choice for ACCA aspirants as we are the first Indian University in the region to get 8 PAPER EXEMPTIONS from ACCA, UK. And we are not just talking about exemptions; these are CONDITIONAL exemptions – vital from a student’s point of view. This has been achieved by the continuous efforts of ACCA Program Leader – CA. Sonali Jagath Prasad, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management, assisted by Aamir Hussain, ACCA Affiliate.

Guest Lectures Organized by the Placement Cell

• Yesim Arikut-Treece (BSc Hons, MSc, Post MSc Dip, C Psychol, AFBPsS Counselling Psychologist, EMDR Therapist, DBT Therapist)

• Ms. Yesim Arikut gave us a talk on STRESS MANAGEMENT, highlighting the reasons and causes of stress and how to tackle these issues for a “Healthy Mind and Healthy Body.”

• Mr. Mark Biggs (Director, Resources & Development Al Ghandi Auto)• Mr. Mark presented a very interesting topic - ‘Employee Engagement’ and how Al Ghandi has built its

name for excellent Employee Satisfaction in the region. He outlined the principles on which they have worked to foster a healthy working environment - employee concern, cooperation, and trust being their

priority.

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