Srinagar: A six-week ‘Bootcamp on Ideation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ commenced at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s SKIIE Centre, Shalimar campus on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued from Public Relations Office SKUAST –K here, the entrepreneurship development and skill-building program is organised in collaboration with Lemon Ideas, Nagpur.
Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, who was the chief guest at the inaugural function, said SKUAST-K has aligned its aim with the Honourable Prime Minister of India’s Startup, Stand Up mission. He said that SKUAST-K is already developing patentable technology and aims at commercializing it.
Prof Haroon Rashid Naik, Director Planning & Monitoring, Prof Azmat Alam Khan, OSD and Co-PI NAHEP SKUAST-K, Deepak Menari CEO Lemon Ideas, Mukesh Ashar Director and Cofounder Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE), Mr Rahul Dhingra, Founder F2DF Startup Community and Team SKIIE and LSE. CEO SKIIE Centre, Naveed Hamid, moderated the inaugural function.
Chief mentor of the program Mukesh Ashar in his speech said mentors can only provide information to students but it is up to students to process the information and turn it into knowledge.
Prof Haroon Rashid Naik mentioned the problem of the unavailability of jobs in all the markets due to the current crisis. He mentioned that the entrepreneurship program by Lemon Ideas will help address the issue of skill-building in the valley. Deepak Maneria, CEO, Lemon Ideas, talked about the purpose of entrepreneurship. He appreciated SKUAST-K, for being futuristic and thanked them for coming up with all the arrangements in a short period. He encouraged the students by telling them about his belief in turning the Lemon in the form of talent into the Lemonade in the form of self-employment and entrepreneurship.
Prof Azmat Alam Khan, OSD to VC welcomed Lemon Ideas to SKUAST-K and showed full faith in their training and assessment. He emphasized that SKUAST-K is the only agricultural university to win the India Innovate Competition on the National level.
