"“Whatever your hand finds to do it, do it with your might" ❤️

VISA MEET | 13th Edition

A Report | 25th June 2025

by Ms. Aleena Johnson

Intern, Office of the Dean of International Programmes

[The First VISA Meet of the New Academic Year]

On Wednesday, 25th of June 2025, the Office of the Dean of International Programmes hosted the 13th edition of the VISA MEET through Zoom platform.

The objective of the VISA Meets is to facilitate interactions between our present students and past students who are pursuing higher studies abroad or well placed in reputed corporate sectors /institutions abroad.

The resource person of the day was Ms. Priya Dharshini Augusthian who is pursuing her PhD with Dublin city University, Ireland, sponsored by the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

The event was compered by Ms. Aakhila. The programme started formally, with the college prayer by Aleena Johnson, followed by a warm welcome address by Dean of the International Programmes, Dr. Rufus.

The Inaugural address was given by the principal, Dr. Paul Wilson. He emphasized on making our college to meet global standards in which the role of programmes like VISA programme are very much important.

Introduction to our distinguished speaker Ms. Priya Dharshini was given by Dr. Vijay Solomon, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Coordinator, MCC Research Colloquium.  Ms. Priya Dharshini had completed both her BSc and MSc from the Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College. 

Ms. Priya Dharshini is pursuing her PhD from Dublin City University, Ireland sponsored by the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme. She is also a member of the Centre for the advancement of STEM teaching and learning (CASTeL DCU). She shared her experiences of travelling from Chennai to Dublin coined has “My leaps into different unknowns”.

She emphasized on the importance of gathering all the experience that is available in MCC.

“Do not constrain yourself to one path.” She urged to try all the experience available in the college.

During her MCC life she almost participated in 11 academic conferences, almost 5 volunteering and service-learning programmes, 9 online and offline courses, 2 internships and lots more. She urged to grow skills and expand abilities.

She emphasized on following the guiding principles of the institution – Academic Excellence, Spiritual Vitality and Social Relevance. 

She concluded with a Bible Verse “Whatever your hand finds to do it, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.” Ecclesiastes 9:10

The Q & A session was coordinated by Dr. Vijay Solomon where Ms. Priya Dharshini clarified the doubts of the students regarding the study in Ireland and foreign scholarships.  Prof. Arun Kumar, Associate Dean of International Programmes, gave the announcements.

The meeting officially concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Dr. Millicent Serena, Associate Dean, International Programmes.