PTU Delegates To Participate In G200 Youth Forum

Jalandhar, April 28, 2015: It is a proud moment for Punjab Technical University as its four representatives will be taking part in the G200 Youth Forum 2015, which will be held from 29 April to 3 May 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

The G200 Youth Forum 2015 is organized annually by the Swiss-based G8 & G20 Alumni Association. The Forum will become one of the largest international events held for the youth in 2015. About 500 young leaders from around 200 countries, members of parliaments and young parliamentarians, students and academics, and representatives of the business world, governments, and international organizations will participate.

Students namely Gurlal Singh Sidhu, Sandeep Singh Sran, both from Shaheed Udham Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tangori; Bhagwant Singh Brar, faculty from Universal Group of Institutions, Lalru along with the Joint Director IRC-UHVE and Program Coordinator NSS Dr. Jagmeet Bawa from PTU main campus will attend the conference, one of the four Forum Platforms. They will join the Law and Human Rights Round Table and Economics and Finance Round Table and deliver presentations on the topics of their interest. Their articles will be further published in the G200 Youth Forum Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2297-0134).

The G8 & G20 Alumni Association Executive Committee, which organizes the Forum, chose these candidates among other applicants due to outstanding results in their studies and experience as young leaders.

On this achievement PTU Vice-Chancellor and Secretary Technical Education IAS, Rakesh Verma said, “This is indeed a good news for the university as this forum will give them the unique experience of international cooperation, the opportunity to learn from other participants, and the chance to share best practices and innovative ideas. I would like to see students of university to touch heights in coming time.”