Monthly Newsletter : July 2023 - Issue 73

Campus News

"The country needs you!"
These words by Dr Ranjan Kumar Srivastava, Founder and MD, Renaissance Hospital instilled a sense of encouragement and hope among the Allied Health Science students on a lazy afternoon after the end-semester exams. The students became all the more intrigued to participate in the session on 'Allied Health Science Scope and Prospects' which was held at the university auditorium on July 28, 2023.
The domain of Medical Science is a dynamic sector, and it is not possible for a single doctor or nurse to handle Pathology and other related sectors as they used to do earlier. This demands for skilled professionals and Allied Health Sciences is the domain that develop technically sound citizens to take the country forward.

Cloud Security
Network Penetration Testing
Ethical Hacking
Often we hear the phrase, 'stored on Cloud'! So, if you are storing something on Cloud, you have to ensure its security as well. To ensure that our students are updated with the latest industry trends, the Department of Cyber Science and Technology has been organising special VAC and certificate courses for the CST students.
The VAC on 'Cloud Computing' covers various topics including cloud deployment models, cloud service models, virtualization, and hypervisor technology whereas the VAC on Network Penetration Testing covers advanced networking concepts, including Wireshark for network analysis. Both these VAC are being conducted in collaboration with ISOEH.
Another important takeaway for the students during their semester break is the course on Certified Ethical Hacking version 12 which is done in association with EC-Council. The main objective of this certification programme is to provide students with advanced knowledge and practical skills in ethical hacking and cyber security.

With the objective of providing hands-on exposure to the students on IRR, RPKI, Peering DB, Global Validation, Filtering, and Coordination, the Department of Cyber Science and Technology in collaboration with MANRS and Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) organised a 2-day workshop on 'Innovative Approaches to BGP Routing Security'. Anand Raje, 2023 MANRS Ambassador conducted the workshop.
In the course of this workshop, the students learnt security threats like Route Hijack, Route Leak, IP Spoofing and how to combat them by applying MANRS actions by Network Operators, IXPs, CDN and Cloud Service Providers, and Equipment Vendors.
This 2-day workshop has been an intriguing one for the Cyber Science students.

‘I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.’ - Socrates
Ahead of the commencement of academic session 2023-24, A Faculty Development Programme (FDP) is being conducted with the faculty members who have recently joined Brainware University. Veteran professors and industry experts have conduted these sessions on July 19 and 20, 2023.
Industry expert Amitabha Guha Sarkar; Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Former Professor, Scottish Church College and Dr. Chandan Kumar Pal, Associate Professor, Scottish Church College are the guest interactors who are interacting with the faculty members.
"We must not treat the students as different from us. This distinction has to go," said Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee while addressing the audience.
Dr. Sankar Gangopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Brainware University and other senior faculty members of the university including Law HOD Dr. Kaushik Banerjee and Pharmacy HOD Dr Bhakti Bhusan Barik also shared their experience with their junior colleagues.
Brainware University boasts of a team of dynamic faculty members with the perfect blend of experienced and young professors.

'Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam' coinciding with the 3rd anniversary of National Education Policy 2020 was being organised at ITPO, Pragati Maidan. Delivering his inaugural address at the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam, the prime minister said various global universities are interested in setting up their campuses in India.
PM Modi stated that the world views India as a nursery of new opportunities, with several countries approaching the government to establish IIT campuses there. The Prime Minister emphasised that the greatest injustice is to judge youngsters based on their language rather than their talents.
The event was livestreamed, and the faculty members and officials of Brainware University witnessed this important event from the university campus.

Highlight of the Month

The final scene in the Steven Spielberg film 'Schindler’s List' focuses on the phrase “he who saves one life…saves the world entire.” Oskar Schindler saved 1200 Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
In an age where the world is threatened with deforestation, global warming, plastic usage, burning of fossil fuels etc., planting a seed, acts as a symbol to save humanity. If we all can involve in this noble gesture, we will leave a better world for the generations to come.
On July 28, 2023, to celebrate World Nature Conservation Day, Hon'ble Chancellor Phalguni Mukhopadhyay made a huge difference by engaging in plantation works to inspire his colleagues and students to get involved in this virtuous act. He was also joined by his colleagues in this thought-provoking endeavour.
Being an educational institution, Brainware University has never deviated from its conviction towards the society. The university instils a culture of sensibility, ethics and universal brotherhood among its students for the holistic development of the society.
Brainware University took pledge to be stewards of Nature's beauty which divine gift for generations to come.

They say the journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step. The quote is as inspiring as the journey from a 10X10 computer training centre to one of the leading private universities in West Bengal with 10,000+ students. To introduce the new joinees with this long journey of Brainware, a 2-day 'Faculty Induction Program' was organised on July 3 and 4, 2023.
"Dum spiro spero! While I breathe, I hope!" one excited faculty member remarked while introducing herself on the first day of the FIP.
It is with this 'hope' the faculty members who joined Brainware University shared their aspirations at the 2-day FIP. The university wishes to ensure world-class teaching facility to the students and in this regard is determined to build a team of dynamic faculty members with the perfect blend of experienced and young professors.
While addressing the new joinees, Hon'ble Chancellor Phalguni Mookhopadyay reiterated the fact that students should be our primary focus. "Try to be empathetic with the students. The students don't expect much from us, they want us to understand them," he added.
Mookhopadyay is a man of many parts, but he has not taught professionally. However, it is his able leadership and guidance that has driven Brainware from a 10X10 computer training centre to the leading private university in West Bengal with 10,000+ students.
While interacting with the new joinees, Mookhopadyay highlighted the fact that trending technologies need to be adapted and used to ensure a smooth learning experience for the students. As a keen educationist, Chancellor Sir wishes to incorporate ChatGPT and AI-based tools in the teaching methodology. One thing has to be remembered - one has to upgrade with the latest technological interventions or else one will lie behind.
At the FIP, the new joinees introduced themselves and they were also introduced to the other officials of the Brainware University. The 33-year long journey has witnessed many ups and downs, but Brainware was able to bear it all because of the support it had from the Brainware family. Indeed, Brainware is a family where everyone is on the same pedestal and constantly support each other to facilitate the overall growth of the university.

Brainware University is all geared up to welcome the students for the academic year 2023-24. 'Deeksharambh', the online Student Induction Programme (SIP) has commenced and will continue over the next few weeks till the students set foot on the campus in the month of August.
In the meantime, the students who have joined Brainware University are being given an overview of the university and the various facilities and amenities available to them. At the end of general SIP, the departmental SIP will commence where students will be introduced to bridge courses to give them an idea of the academic curriculum ahead.
Brainware University is the home to 10,000+ students at present. Soon, the total strength will rise over 15,000 across 55+ programmes. From the very first day, the university emphasises on imparting a world-class learning experience to its students. It is a certainty that the students will experience a vibrant campus life in the hustling and bustling campus of Brainware University.
Once again, on behalf of Brainware University, we welcome all the freshers. We are going to have a memorable academic journey ahead!

Brainware University's conviction lies in the upliftment of the society. The university feels the need to encourage the young minds who are going to be the pillars of future! Brainware University has undertaken the 'Brainware Shiksha Samman' initiative to recognise and felicitate the toppers of various districts in the Higher Secondary Examination 2023. In the first phase, the district toppers of North 24 Parganas were felicitated in the campus of Brainware University.
Following North 24 Parganas, the district toppers of Nadia, Kolkata and Howrah were also felicitated. The future looks bright for the society because instead of going along the conventional paths of Engineering and Medical, the toppers this year, admitted that they wish to explore academic research in the domain of Economics or wanted to pursue English Literature or other domains.
Sankar Gangopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Brainware University; Mrinal Mohan Bhattacharya, Head, Campus-to-Corporate Cell (C2C) and other senior officials from Brainware University were present at these felicitation ceremonies.
Students are the foundation of a society. They are full of potentials. With a little encouragement and motivation, they can achieve wonders!
On behalf of Brainware University, we would like to extend our best wishes to all the students! We hope that you dedicate yourself towards the service of humanity in your own ways.
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Brainware Advantage

There is always a joy in creating something from scratch! In career as web developer, individuals create a website from scratch that includes design, themes, interface, database, servers, domains, and such fields. With every business going digital at present, websites have become an integral part to every organisation. This is an important career prospect for the Computer Science and Engineering students.
A one-day industry-visit at Euphoria Genx was organised for the CSE students of the university for hands-on training on web development using PHP and MySql on July3, 2023.
These practical sessions and hands-on training prepare the students for the industry. They get a proper idea about the industry requirements. The university takes a number of steps to bridge the gap between the industry and academics and this certainly helps the students to do well in their professional career.

Did you know that after menopause, in certain cases, oral precancerous lesions develop around the mouths of women?
How to deal with these precancerous lesions is still unknown to Medical Science! At present, steroids are used to keep this in check, but this cannot be a permanent solution. What if the solution may come up from Brainware University?
Dr. Abhisekh Jana, Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Allied Health Sciences is one of the first researchers worldwide who is conducting research in search of this solution. Recently, he presented a paper titled 'Complex Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERa) in Oral Precancerous Inflammatory Disease Among Middle-Aged Females' at the Fifth Regional Science and Technology Congress 2023 held at West Bengal State University. His paper has been adjudged as 'Outstanding Paper' in Physiology.
"Our ultimate objective is to identify how we can develop a cure for these lesions and restrict them in the pre-cancerous stage because in many cases they transform into oral cancer," said Dr. Jana.
Our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Jana for his initiative and our best wishes to him so that he can succeed in his research!
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