Tuesday, 16 August 2016

International Youth Day celebrated at USTM



The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) celebrated the International Youth Day  with a daylong programme on 12th August, 2016. The students of the Department of English performed a Skit to present the theme of 2016 International Youth Day- “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”.  The title of the skit was ‘Today's Youth: A Harbinger of Change’. The programme was attended by Nilima Bhagabati, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, USTM, Junali Chetia, a senior Professor and other faculty members of USTM. 
        
The programme was conceived and coordinated by Pramasa Saikia, Assistant Professor, Department of English, USTM. The performance of the Skit was the result of a united effort of all the students of the Department of English under the guidance of the faculty members. The main motive of the skit performance was to show a step forward by the Youths of our region to eradicate poverty through proper use of sustainable consumption and production. Nilima Bhagabati, while addressing to the gathering, delivered a motivated speech to the students about the responsibility of the young people to take part in eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. The Skit concluded with a pledge to work together for a change to strive to work for the eradication of poverty.

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