Students of Jagran Lakecity University and IBEAM conducted a marathon of learning where forty-two workshops of various genres were organized at the university campus. The aim of the learnathon was to impart knowledge in a more interactive and vibrant way. The event started on time with seven workshops running simultaneously at different rooms with a time slot of fifty minutes. As age was no bar, the event witnessed a footfall of more than a thousand people comprising of school students, millennials and elders as they attended the workshop of their interest.
The event was graced by the presence of Prof (Dr.) Anoop Swarup,Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Vivek Khare Registrar, Prof. Diwakar Shukla, Director, and Dean, Jagran School of Journalism and Communication & External Affairs and Anup Dubey, Founder and faculty, Gurukul Education who was supervising the event.
From Food Blogging to stress management, creative writing to career decisions, the variant of workshops kept the audience glued to their chairs. The volunteer engaged the participants by carrying out various activities such as flashmob, and by making proper arrangement of snacks and beverages. The highlight of the event was some extra-ordinary workshop such as ‘Emotional Intelligence’, Branding, ‘Doodling and Mandala’. The instructors imparted the best of their knowledge in the allotted time slot of the workshops.
Joel Dsouza, the stand-up comedian who was the finalist of ‘Comicstaan’ was also part of this fun learning activity as he took over the mike for standup comedy and entertained the crowd with his wit and an amazing sense of humor.
Overall, It was a very enriching experience for all the visitors. Speaking on the success of this event, Dr. Vivek Khare Registrar said
‘We arethrilled to conduct this mega event where each workshop was in synchronization with current Industry trends and focused to instill knowledge so that the students grow morally, creatively and intellectually’. Students conducted many activities such as ‘pet walk, flashmob to promote the event.