2014 OSA Higher Education Open House (NALCO Auditorium, Bhubaneswar, December 13, 2014)

Shri Debi Mishra, Minister of Mass Education and Shri Prasanna Patsani light the lamp to inaugurate the function.

Attendees included students, faculties, NGOs and journalists.

They interacted with speakers during Q/A session and lunch.

Dr. Sitakantha Dash along with other guests honored meritorious high school students with certificates and cash awards of Rs.50k, Rs.30k and Rs.20k for 1

st, 2

nd and 3

rd prize

winners respectively.

Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy presided over the meeting and welcomed the attendees and guests of honor on behalf of the Odisha Society of Americas.

The day opened with a melodious rendition of “bande utkala janani” by Ms. Anindita Das.

L to R at Dias: Prof. M.K Satpathy (Regional Institute of Education,) Mr. Pratap Das (2015 OSA Convener,) Shri Prasanna Patsani (Member of Parliament,) Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy (OSA Vice-President,) Shri Debi Mishra (Minister of Mass Education,) Shri Priyadarshi Mishra (MLA,) Dr. P. Mathur (Vice Chancellor, KIIT,) Mr. Ashok Rath (Ex-Director of NALCO and OSA Coordinator)

OSA acknowledges the sponsorship by Dr.

Sitakantha Das, NALCO, Mahanadi Coal Limited

and Shri Priyadarshi Mishra.

An Odissi performance by Guru Suhag Nalini Das (daughter-in-law of Guru Pankaj Charan Das) and her students enthralled the audience.

Shir Debi Mishra, Minister of Higher Education addressed the attendees and invited OSA to work with the Government in promoting Higher Education in Odisha

Sambada, Bhubaneswar, 12/14/2014

Ms. Priya Bahadur of US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) spoke about application process to US Universities and USIEF sponsorships and fellowships for higher education in US and fulbright scholarships.

Dr. Bidhu Bhusan Tripathy, Dr. Swati Tripathy and Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy participated in a question answer session with the audience.

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OSA HE Open House Speakers’ Gallery

Mr. Ashok Rath

OSA HE Day Coordinator

Mr. Ashutosh Rath

NALCO AGM, MC

Shri Prasanna Patsani Hon. Member of Parliament

Prof. P. Mathur

Vice-chancellor, KIIT

Shri Debi Prasad Mishra Hon. Minister of Mass Edu.

Prof. Bidhu Mohanty Dean, Norfolk University

Ms. Priya Bahadur

Regional Officer, USIEF

Dr. Jagannath Mohanty

VP, Citigroup, USA

Dr. Sitakanta Dash

UASLABS, USA

Prof. Bibhuti Mohanty Univ. of Toronto, Canada

Prof. Ashok Das

Vice-chancellor, Utkal

Dr. Purna Patnaik

Global Analytics, USA

Dr. Swati Tripathy

Univ. North Texas, USA

Mr. Nishikant Sahoo

OSA Library Committee Lead

Mr. Pratap Das

2015 OSA Convener

Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy

OSA Vice President

Shri Priyadarshi Mishra Hon. MLA, Bhubaneswar

Prof. Mahendra Satpathy Regional Inst. of Education