Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Engineering Institutions Promote Smart, Sustainable Innovation and Digital Skills
Two engineering colleges in Vizianagaram held programmes about the future of engineering.
One event celebrated National Engineers’ Day and remembered Sir M Visvesvaraya.
Speakers said engineers should use technology to solve problems while protecting nature.
They discussed artificial intelligence, automation, robots and other digital tools.
They also said engineers from different subjects should work together.
Students showed models designed to address real-world challenges.
The best projects received prizes and certificates.
Another college began a five-day online training programme for teachers and researchers.
That programme focused on artificial intelligence, sustainable infrastructure, drones, mapping tools and other technologies used in civil engineering.
Satya Institute of Technology and Management marked the 59th National Engineers’ Day in Vizianagaram with a focus on smart engineering, sustainability, innovation and digitalisation.
Speakers urged engineers to use emerging technologies, artificial intelligence and collaboration across disciplines to address environmental, technological and societal challenges.
Students displayed projects and working models involving sustainability, automation, smart technologies, infrastructure and environmental protection, with prizes awarded to the best exhibits.
MVGR College of Engineering launched a five-day online faculty development programme on artificial intelligence, sustainable infrastructure and geospatial technologies.
About 250 faculty members, research scholars and government professionals attended the programme, which examined digital transformation in civil engineering.
- Who
- Satya Institute of Technology and Management, MVGR College of Engineering, engineering students, faculty members, research scholars and government professionals participated; speakers included K Rajayalakshmi and J Adinarayana.
- What
- The institutions held a National Engineers’ Day celebration, student project exhibition and five-day online faculty development programme on digital transformation in civil engineering.
- When
- The SITAM celebration was held on Tuesday; the MVGR programme was described as part of Engineers’ Day-2026.
- Where
- The events took place at the SITAM campus and MVGR College of Engineering in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, with the faculty programme held online.
- Why
- The programmes aimed to promote sustainable engineering, innovation, digital skills and practical responses to environmental, technological and societal challenges.
- National Engineers’ Day
- The SITAM event marked the 59th National Engineers’ Day and commemorated Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birth anniversary.
- Event theme
- “Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future through Innovation and Digitalisation.”
- Student exhibition
- Projects covered sustainability, smart technologies, automation, infrastructure and environmental protection.
- Faculty programme
- A five-day online programme focused on AI, sustainable infrastructure and geospatial technologies.
- Programme participants
- About 250 faculty participants, research scholars and working professionals attended.
- Technologies discussed
- Artificial intelligence, drones, GIS, remote sensing, digital twins and data-driven decision-making.