‘Innovation a necessity in post-Covid era’

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 4

University Business School (UBS) of Guru Nanak Dev University has initiated a webinar series on ‘Management Innovation’.

The topic for the first webinar was “Career opportunities in Post-Covid era- a special focus on startups” to envisage how innovation along with digitalisation will be the new mantra for prospective entrepreneurs. As the Indian economy and industry shall come to terms with a new reality defined by uncertainty, innovation would become necessity.

More than 250 participants, GNDU alumni and professionals from across the country registered for this online interaction. Director of the webinar series, Dr Jasveen Kaur, chairperson and head of the department, UBS, said the webinars focussed on skill enhancement of its students in the wake of the global pandemic.

The key speakers were Harjinder Singh Cheema, MD, Cheema Boilers Ltd, Ajay P Shrivastava (center head STPI- Mohali), Dr KS Bhatia (CEO, PUMPKART) and Ashish Khare (mentor and trainer startups). They outlined the current state of various sectors due to the pandemic circumstances and its most likely impact on career opportunities in post-Covid era.

They emphasised that adaptive and innovative business models, identification of dynamic and technology-driven business opportunities, and having a global vision would be the need of the hour. They opined that post-Covid, it would be an opportunistic time for Indian startups, because of the likely shift in production from China to their country, but also stressed that 5Cs would be needed in every prospective entrepreneur to be successful ie courage, confidence, commitment, consistency, and communication skills.

Teacher helps students tackle stress

Dr Venus Singh Mithu, an Assistant Professor (chemistry) of the Guru Nanak Dev University, has been counselling students to help them tackle stress due to uncertainty about their future amid the pandemic and prepare them for a post-Covid 19 scenario.

Through web sessions, he has been making students aware of career options and prospects in various fields. He has also started an online book club with the assistance of his students Yatin Batra, Jasleen Hundal and Kashima Soni to help students make productive use of time during lockdown.