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Delhi Dy CM handed over
Visionary Edupreneur 2017 Award to Mahbabul Hoque
It has been a proud moment in the higher education sector in
North East India as Sri Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor,
University of Science and Technology Meghalaya and Chairman,
ERD Foundation Guwahati received the prestigious honour of
Visionary Edupreneur 2017 Award which was handed over on 11
December by Sri Manish Sisodia, the honourable Deputy Chief
Minister of New Delhi in the presence of the former
President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Sri Hoque has been the
first person from the North East India to receive this
honour.
Mr Philippe Le Gall, High Commissioner of Seychelles to
India along with more than 100 Vice Chancellors of reputed
universities all over the country and distinguished
academicians were present on the occasion. The program was
organised on the occasion of 83rd birth anniversary of Sri
Pranab Mukherjee.
Raghav Mittal, Editor, Rethink India said that the reason
behind nominating Mahbubul Hoque as one of the Visionary
Edupreneurs of India is that he has displayed unrelenting
effort and undeterred spirit to empower the rural people of
the region through educational development.
The national level 5th Estate Higher Education Awards 2017
were conferred in different categories including: Central
Universities, State Universities, Deemed to be Universities,
Corporate Led Private Universities and Edupreneur led
Private universities. The organiser Rethink India is a
nationalist think tank founded by alumni of AIIMS & IITs. |
