To highlight the importance of entrepreneurship among the youth of Arunachal Pradesh, the Rajiv Gandhi University has organized a one day Entrepreneurship Business Summit in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Innovation and Investment Park (APIIP), on Wednesday.

The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Saket Kushwaha enlightened the participants about the importance of Innovation Parks as a source of industry interaction and a credible venue for acquiring novel business ideas and entrepreneurial ventures. He further spoke on the need to draw a synergy between academia and industry for the overall development of the region in particular and nation in general.

The Registrar of the university, Dr. N. Rikam further stressed on the importance of integrating entrepreneurship with the understanding of business fundamentals to enhance career possibilities of the youth of Arunachal Pradesh. He also spoke about the MoU signed between APIIP and the varsity.

Recalling 1990s as the decade of industrialization in Arunachal Pradesh, Pro-Vice Chancellor of RGU Prof. Amitava Mitra stressed on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship as a key to overall development of the state in the coming times. In the absence of mutual insurance mechanisms that existed in the state years before, the youth are now encouraged to explore risk bearing and self-employment opportunities rather than venturing around the usual modes of earning by the Pro- Vice Chancellor.

An MoU was signed between RGU and IIM Calcutta’s Innovation Park for mutual collaboration to promote and realise entrepreneurial opportunities in the region.

The other speakers present in the summit were Head of the department of Management, Dr. Shankar Thapa, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) Shantanu and Innovation Park, IIM Calcutta Sadique Mannan.

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