2nd Orientation of ‘I Can I Will Academy’ at USTM, Meghalaya

* Flexible courses offered to students excelling in varied fields

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: It was a different and special orientation programme conducted by the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) which was meant for students ranging from international record holding sportspersons to physically challenged ones who desire to study, work and show the world that they are equally able to make a difference in life and society.

The “I Can I Will Academy” of USTM which was introduced last year held its second orientation programme on Saturday where students with varied educational qualification from 10th pass to post graduates participated to pursue higher education as well as hone their talents in various skill development courses provided by the university, completely free of cost.

Today’s programme was participated by 23 such students along with some of their guardians and it was addressed by USTM Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque and Director Administration Dr Balendra K Das. Addressing the students, Mahbubul Hoque who has conceptualised and materialized the idea said, “Students who are excelling in sports or cultural field need not go through the regular courses that are meant for general students. They can take a rather flexible and relevant course. Realising this, and the need of skill education for employability in institutions and organisations, we have created this flexible course curriculum specially meant for this category of students.”

Among the talents in sports and cultural field who have taken admission in the first batch of the academy is international level sportsman Anyatam Rajkumar, the class 12 pass student from Guwahati who has recently created a world record in rowing at Global Games 2019 in Australia (down syndrome category).

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