Monthly Newsletter : November 2022 - Issue 66

Campus News

The Department of Pharmaceutical Technology organised a seminar on 'Opportunities, Challenges, and Rewards in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs' on November 2, 2022. Dr. Kamal Krishna Halder, Assistant Drugs Controller (India), Central Drug Standard Control Organisation, East Zone, Kolkata and Suman Kumar Ghosh, Founder Director, Mapasu e-learning, Kolkata were the guest speakers at the event.
While interacting with the students, Dr. Kamal Krishna Halder shared his vast experience in this sector. "The medical device industry is going to be a blooming sector," he informed.
Furthermore, the speakers highlighted the importance of industry-academia collaboration. They also pointed out the blooming sector of medical devices in the country which can offer various career prospects to Pharmacy students

Godard invented the art of 'Jump cut' in film editing. The job of an editor is not to arrange the shots in order but also to tell a story through the scenes. The Department of Multimedia organised a workshop on 'Elements of Rhythm and Pace in Video Editing' on November 3, 2022. Shinjan Basu, Eminent Editor and Assistant Director conducted the workshop.
Basu showed the teaser of 'Pathan' and the opening scenes from 'City of God' as a reference to explain to the students the art of editing. Furthermore, Basu shared his industry experience with the students. He then went on to explain the various types and modes of editing.

The Department of Allied Health Sciences conducted a seminar on 'Importance of Newborn Baby Screening' on November 5, 2022, at the university auditorium.
The Guest Speaker Subhasis Maitra, Zonal Manager, Product, and Business Development, Synergy Medical Systems highlighted the importance of newborn baby screening and why it is the need of the hour at the seminar. "The screening tests for newborn babies are done to identify certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders which are not apparent at birth," Maitra explained.
Maitra started the session by asking the students about their conception of 'screening' and 'diagnosis'. He also cited the reasons for which screening has to be done.

"Have you people seen that the screenplays of Satyajit Ray are sketches of the scenes?" asked Rahul Ghosh, Senior Associate Cognizant Technology Solutions before the intrigued audience. The audience was comprised of Multimedia students and Ghosh was conducting a workshop on 'Story through Illustration' at the Drawing Lab of the university. The event took place on November 5, 2022.
"The first step towards designing is the idea or Philosophy behind it," said Ghosh and then he asked for possible story ideas from the students. "The Bongaon Local crowd!" one shouted. The illustrator proceeded to draw this story as the workshop progressed. It was an exciting session for the students as well as they got the chance to learn through a new technique. The workshop provided the opportunity for the students to gain exposure of the industry and how storyboarding work.

The job of an Optometrist is not only limited to examining eyes for treating defective vision but also to conduct a proper evaluation of the patients coming in OPD. In an attempt to update the students about their responsibilities after the course, the Department of Allied Health Sciences organised a one-day online workshop on 'Assessment and Management Non-Strabismic Binocular Dysfunction in Routine Clinical Practice'. The session took place on November 5, 2022.
Dr. Supriyo Chatterjee, HOD, Optometry, The Neotia University was the Guest Speaker at the event. In his powerpoint presentation, Dr. Chatterjee tried to create awareness on the importance of the proper method of assessment for patients who come for routine eye check-ups without complaint of any BSV anomalies.

The Department of Multimedia in collaboration with the Department of Media Science organised a workshop on 'Media and its Evolution' on November 7, 2022. Saswata Chatterjee, a veteran in the Media industry who worked as the Channel Head of Voice 24 Tripura, Tripura's 1st satellite news channel, interacted with the students and highlighted how the media industry has evolved so far.
"I must say that this is a great opportunity for all the students here. I have visited many institutions, but few are equipped with any kind of infrastructure, labs, and post-production facilities. We never got these facilities during our student days," said Chatterjee. "Try to extract as much as possible from these facilities," he advised the Media Science and Multimedia students who were attending the workshop.
"Sir, how does a newsroom function?" a 1st-semester Media Science student asked the veteran media personnel. Chatterjee explained how a reporter gets a piece of news and then consults with the assignment desk and the subsequent processes till the news item is finally telecasted.
Hearing the minutest details of each of the processes from the 'Horse's Mouth' gave the students an idea about the newsroom. Chatterjee also shared with the budding media professionals how the industry has changed over the years. He highlighted how earlier the process was done and how it has evolved with time with the chip cameras and other modern equipment coming into play.

From the Cricket World Cup in England to the FIFA U-17 World - Dibyangshu Sarkar was steady behind the lenses. This eminent photojournalist conducted a workshop on 'Photography Techniques in Unconditional Light'. The event took place on November 12, 2022.
The session was very informative for the Multimedia students. The guest speaker discussed how to click a better picture in dark and low light conditions. Furthermore, he explained how a studio light setup is under the control of the photographer. "When the light is not under your control, you have your brain! A photo comes from a thought process that needs to be executed properly," he added.
At the workshop, Sarkar also showed several of his snaps to explain the process of clicking a picture.

On November 12, 2022, the Department of Allied Health Sciences organised a workshop on 'Ventilation and Critical Care Management' at the university auditorium. Dr. Manish De, Pain Management Specialist, CMRI Hospitals and ESI Sealdah was the Guest Speaker at the event.
Dr. De discussed the basics of face mask, ventilation, intubation and airway management with the paramedical students. He highlighted the approach the AHS students must undertake in critical cases. The AHS students also got an overview of their career options available ahead of them.
The session was very informative for the students, and they got a lot of information about their career prospects from the seminar.

The Department of Management and Commerce organised an international webinar on '‘Career Opportunities for Asian Students’. The session took place on November 12, 2022. Mohammad Sozon, Founder and CEO, Enlightened-World Foundation was the guest speaker at the session.
While addressing the students, he focused on the culturally and historically diverse areas of Asia that provide opportunities for students to discover new global perspectives. Sozon highlighted the fact that economic transformations in Asia have reshaped the global, economic and political environment. He also added that graduates of Asian Studies programs seek work in a variety of careers, including but not limited to government and public service, international relations, NGOs, teaching, intelligence and security work, journalism, business, and academic research.

'Black Mirror' is one of the most popular web series among the young generation. Many of its episodes deal with the future crimes in the digital space. Last year, the minds of the superhero fans were blown by multiverse saga of 'Spiderman'. The Department of Cyber Science and Technology organised a seminar dealing with a subject, far more practical and realistic than 'multiverse' - 'Future Crimes in the Metaverse'.
Subhendu Chakraborty, Technical Expert, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of West Bengal was the guest speaker for the session. He started the session with the rules of the metaverse. While addressing the students, he highlighted the roles of the Cyber Science and Technology students in this respect. He spoke about the forensic audit of the CA firms where the CST students will come into play!

The Department of Allied Health Sciences organised an 'OCI Student Talk' on November 16, 2022. Urmi Gogri, M. Optom., FBDO, Advocacy and Project Manager, OCI, joined online for the session.
In this context, it must be noted that the Indian Optometry Federation (IOF) and the Association of Schools and Colleges of India (ASCO) have together established a private, peer regulating Optometry Council of India (OCI) in September 2012 to certify and regulate the competence and standards of Optometrists and of Optometry schools and colleges.
The main objective of the session organised by the AHS department was to help the students to know their professions and future prospects in the field of Optometry. The students were informed about the development and implementation of a standard national curriculum for optometry, its development and implementation.

It was not just a seminar session but also a reunion for Sanchali Basu, Director of Pharmacy, PAM Rehab Hospital of Sugar Land. She met with her Jadavpur University classmate Dr. Bhakti Bhusan Barik who happens to be the HOD of Pharmaceutical Technology at Brainware University. On November 17, 2022, the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology organised a seminar on 'Pharmacy Education and Career Prospects in USA'.
While addressing the students, she discussed her career progress in the US. She also pointed out some important suggestions for the students who are currently pursuing Pharmaceutical Technology, and left some important advice for them to pursue a career in the USA.

Highlight of the Month

Brainware Advantage

How does various telecom equipment work - from wired to wireless? The ECE students decoded the functioning of a telecom organisation from their industrial visit to BSNL training centre at Kalyani. The industry visit was organised by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) on November 2, 2022.
The students visited the following sections of BSNL training centre:

• Broadband Technology Section
• MDF (Main distribution function)
• BTS
• Optical Fiber Cable and System Section
• Switching

Sub-divisional engineers Tarun Kumar Mondal and Saral Chakraborty showed the students real cables, their working procedure and functioning parts of the distribution unit. The industrial visit to BSNL was highly beneficial to the students in understanding the concepts of telecommunication and networking principles in their studies.

The Department of Media Science and Journalism organised an exclusive masterclass with Prahlad Kakkar (Founder, Genesis Film Production) at Heritage Academy on November 5, 2022 at 10 AM.
It is a gift to find an individual with as much command over his field as Mr. Kakkar and the students made the best use of the opportunity. Guided by the gentle charm of Mr. Kakkar students were able to understand the fascinating professional world of Media and the innumerable opportunities lying in store for them. “Without sir I would never have thought advertising is a prospective career field for me, now I might just explore this more,” remarked a student who had always preferred to remain within more traditional sectors of Media science.
As an industry leader, Mr Kakkar introduced students to the slowly emerging job areas that don’t receive as much attention. He instructed them on the best ways to become successful within the advertising industry and motivated them to nurture their creative instinct. The session ended with an enthusiastic round of questions from the students and a promise on their part to cultivate their interest in the field.
The department plans to organise similar events for the students in the future so that they will receive greater exposure and the privilege to bridge the campus and industry divide. The shining stars of Brainware University must continue to thread new paths towards excellence.

Tagore's 'Balmiki Pratibha' finds a new objective in the mission of Brainware University's students. Students from the Department of Law of the university were involved in the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) campaign under the theme 'Haq Hamara Bhi To Hain'! The campaign took place from 31st October to 13th November. The primary aim of the campaign was to provide legal assistance to the individuals confined in prisons and childcare institutions.
This is such a special way to instill the spirit of freedom on the 75th year of independence. The field visits comprised of panel lawyers, community paralegal volunteers consisting of selected students from certain reputed institutions including Brainware University, psychologists etc.
This exercise was very important for the Law students from various perspectives. They got the chance to interact with the juveniles over Q&A answer sessions. Ipsita Choudhuri Jana, Assistant Professor, Department of Law who accompanied the students observed, "Most of the trials were running under the Foreigner’s Act. My observation was that as most of the juveniles are from a very tender age group, so they are quite insensible with what phase they are going through."
During this campaign, a legal awareness camp was also organised by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) of North 24 Parganas at Titumir Hall, Barasat. The students were also a part of this legal aid camp. The camp mainly popularised the functions of legal aid camps among the people.

Guglielmo Marconi is the inventor of the radio! However, Jagadish Chandra Bose is the ' Father of Wireless Telecommunication'. He had invented the Mercury Coherer, a radio wave receiver that was used by Marconi for the two-way radio!
On November 15, 2022, an industry visit to Prasar Bharati, Kolkata, by the ECE students rekindled the old story! After several security checks and administrative formalities, the students were taken to an FM transmitting centre building. In this place, they were taken a short class by Ranendra Chatterjee, an engineer working there. He explained each and every block of the systems through a PPT presentation. This included the models of the total systems block diagram of the FM transmitting section. After a brief theoretical class, the students were taken to the switching room, Power control room, and FM Transmitter control room.
The visit was a great benefit for the students to directly understand the various concepts of radio broadcasting done by Duradarsan Kendra. They got a chance to transfer their theoretical knowledge to practical implications.

The students of our university is making us proud in India and abroad! 5 of our BBA 3rd-sem students, Ankita Saha, Pranoy Mondal, Sayan Chanda, Subho Jana and Sumon Mondal, are getting $12,746 Presidential Scholarship from Livingstone College in USA.
The School of Management and Commerce of Brainware University signed an MoU with Livingstone College for an academic and cultural interchange.
This success by the Brainware students will certainly fuel this initiative for further accomplishments! This achievement would not have been possible without the support of their professor, Dr. Saileswar Ghosh!
Our heartiest congratulations to all the students!

The faculty members from the Department of Computational Sciences have been registered and granted witha German patent for a smart solution for detection of diseases of betel leaves. The members are involving agronomy with IoT devices. The primary objective the future research work will develop a complete system which consists of a trained model along with an application for smart mobile devices with features such as displaying recognized diseases in betel leaves, based on leaf images captured by the mobile phone camera. This application will serve as an aid to cultivators, enabling fast and efficient recognition of plant diseases and facilitating the decision-making process when it comes to the use of chemical pesticides.

It was a proud moment for the Brainware family as Dr. Prasenjit Mondal's new textbook titled 'A Textbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis' was released in the presence of Mr. Abhijit Chakraborti, Ex Deputy Drug Controller, West Bengal; Dr. Tapos Roy Choudhuri, Head, Eastern Zone, Johnson & Johnson; Dr Raja Chakraborty, Research Scientist, ICMR and SSKM Hospital and Dr. Bhakti Bhusan Barik, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Brainware University, at an event to commemorate 61st National Pharmacy Week.
Dr. Prasenjit Mondal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology has written the book in collaboration with Dr. Sumanta Mondal, Associate Professor, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam. The book has been published by Global Net Publishers (An imprint of Asian Humanities Press), New Delhi, India.

Students Corner

“We must not for a moment forget, it is a birthright of every individual to receive at least the basic education without which he cannot fully discharge his duties as a citizen.” - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Every year the 11th of November is celebrated as 'National Education Day' to celebrate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) in collaboration with the Department of English and Literary Studies celebrated 'National Education Day'.
On this occasion, students at the university occupied the centre stage and expressed themselves through various means like posters, recitations and speeches at the 'National Education Day' event. The purpose of education is to instill a sense of analytical reasoning among the people. The objective of Brainware University also coincides with this purpose. The university is not only concerned with the academic curriculum but also mentors young minds for a holistic approach.
At the event on 'National Education Day', students added a perspective of 'education as a social evil' through their poster presentations. They spoke about the evolution of education in India and reflected on the 'true purpose of education'.
Allover, it was a thought-provoking afternoon for the students and faculty members.

From ‘Sohoj Pak’ to renal diet - the students from the Institute of Nursing put up a spectacular show with diets for Diabetic patients and also for Anaemic patients. The objective of the program was to improve knowledge about nutrition and how to change food habits that cause poor health!

The Pharmacy students took part in an awareness rally to mark the beginning of 61st National Pharmacy Week. The theme for the rally was 'Pharmacy of the World'. The students made placards and posters related to various Pharmaceutical Technology topics and walked around the roads of Barasat. This initiative of the Pharmaceutical Technology department was a point of discussion among the passers-by. The neighbouring people were much impressed with this activity of the students. "We can learn so many things from these rallies," said one. The Department of Pharmaceutical Technology has planned a host of activities to celebrate the 61st National Pharmacy Week!

The Department of English and Literary Studies organised ‘Rock the Talk’, a group discussion competition on November 18, 2022. The competition was designed to give an idea of the placement drives to the students. It was also a delight to hear the students rock the stage with their views on climate change and way out from the crisis, reducing wealth gap etc.

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