TNAU Vice Chancellor Dr.V.Geethalakshmi inaugurated its first-ever professor of practice program on 25.03.2024 in the Department of Entomology TNAU in the presence of Dr.N.Senthil, Dean (SPGS) and Dr.Shanthi, Director, Centre for Plant Protection Studies. Dr.Murugan, Head of the Department of Entomology extended a warm welcome to all attendees.
The professor will deliver lectures regularly by visiting the TNAU constituent colleges located in the various parts of Tamil Nadu. To enhance the accessibility and outreach, these lectures will be recorded and broadcasted through MS Teams which allows students from other campus can benefit from the expertise. The Vice Chancellor handed over the professor of practice Certificate to the entrepreneur.
During the event, the Vice-Chancellor interacted with honeybee entrepreneurs and advised the students to learn the important key business techniques for honeybee comb production technology. The experts from the private sector Mr.V.Jino, JEE Honey, Marthadam and Mr.A.Dandayuthapani, APD Apiary, Erode delivered talks to the students of entomology and they shared their experience in the honeybee sector. The Vice chancellor encouraged the students to learn the essential entrepreneurship skills from the visiting entrepreneur. In the coming month, they deliver lectures to the other constituent colleges in TNAU.