OU engg college gets 2 chairs in mining tech in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The University College of Engineering, Osmania University (OU), has managed to get two professor chairs sponsored — one each by Coal India Ltd and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) — to revive the engineering course in mining technology.
Speaking at the Global Alumni Meet of University College of Engineering on Sunday, alumni association president D Vijay Kumar said that SCCL has also funded the construction of the classroom complex for the department of electronics and communication.

“The alumni association along with the mining engineers’ fraternity managed to get two professor chairs,” Kumar said, highlighting the formation of Osmania Foundation as an umbrella organization for all alumni associations of colleges under OU.
Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL), Warangal, chairman and managing director (CMD) A Gopal Rao, who was also present at the event, appreciated the efforts of the alumni in giving back to their alma mater and recalled incidents during his college days at OU.
OU vice-chancellor D Ravinder, meanwhile, has appealed to the alumni to also share their intellectual knowledge and mentor the university to make it compete globally.
About 500 alumni and students attended the event.