Bacons and eggs beckon international students to Anna Univ hostel

Updated on: Monday, July 04, 2011

Anna University is going an extra mile to make international students feel at home. Bacon and eggs for breakfast, 24-hour access to internet and five-star luxury hostel rooms will welcome international students at the Anna University this academic year. "The hostels would be ready by July 25, just in time for the new academic session for foreign students on July 30," Anna University vice-chancellor Mannar Jawahar told TOI on Sunday.

The co-educational hostel can house around 144 men and 145 women students. "The hostel will be of international standards and will have Wi-fi connectivity, airconditioning and attached bath facilities," Dr Jawahar said. The hostel will also have a separate dining hall to serve international cuisine. It will be open to students who are foreign nationals, Non-Resident Indians, People of Indian Origin and children of Indian workers in Gulf countries. At present, almost 600 international students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in engineering and architecture along with programmes in management, planning and science.

Jawahar was addressing a gathering of more than 600 alumni of the College of Engineering, Guindy at their first-ever global alumni meet. He said such facilities would help the university reach its goal of becoming a word-class institution. "The university attracts around 3,000 top-ranked students in Tamil Nadu every year and is one of the premier technological universities in the country," Jawahar said. He called upon the university alumni in leading corporate and public sector enterprises to help students get placements. "The alumni can also contribute by providing industry training to the students through special lectures and value-added courses," he said.

The College of Engineering, Guindy is the oldest engineering institute in the country and was set up in 1794. It was under the University of Madras since 1859 before it became part of Anna University in 1978.

Times of India

Bacons and eggs beckon international students to Anna Univ hostel

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