BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T034706Z UID:08943792-6A5E-407A-9F5A-8982D1D55FAB DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260411T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260411T170000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Student Branch at SDMIT is organizing an expert talk titled “Empowering Future Engineers” to insp ire and guide students in their academic and professional journeys. The pr ogram aims to provide valuable insights into higher education opportunitie s abroad and the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between perso nal well-being and career growth.\n\nThe event will feature two engaging s essions by distinguished speakers. Session 1\, titled “Engineering Beyon d Borders: Pathways to Higher Education in Japan\,” will be delivered by Dr. Pooja Kenchetty\, Ph.D. in Nanoelectronics from Ritsumeikan Universit y\, Japan. A former MEXT Scholar (2017–2020)\, Dr. Kenchetty is the Foun der of Beyond Borders Scholar Lab and Program Director of the ARISE Indo –Japan Exchange Program. In this session\, she will share her experience s and guide students on pursuing higher education in Japan\, scholarship o pportunities\, and strategies for building a successful global academic ca reer.\n\nSession 2\, titled “Balancing Mind and Career\,” will be cond ucted by Ms. Sindhu V\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psycholog y at SDM PG College\, Ujire. This session will focus on the importance of mental well-being\, stress management\, and maintaining a healthy balance between academic responsibilities and personal life\, which are essential for long-term professional success.\n\nThe program will be held on 11th Ap ril 2026 at the Seminar Hall\, SDMIT\, and is open to students interested in exploring international education opportunities and developing a balanc ed approach to career growth. With limited seats available\, participants are encouraged to register early through the provided QR code.\n\nOverall\ , the event aims to empower students—especially aspiring engineers—by providing global perspectives\, motivational insights\, and practical guid ance to help them shape their future careers confidently.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE WIE\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Pooja Kenchetty\, Ms. Sindhu V\n\nAjith Na gar\, Ujire\, Ujire\, Karnataka\, India\, 574240 LOCATION:Ajith Nagar\, Ujire\, Ujire\, Karnataka\, India\, 574240 ORGANIZER:prathapnadoor@gmail.com SEQUENCE:28 SUMMARY:Empowering Future Engineers URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/548932 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="flex flex-col text-sm pb-25">\n<a rticle class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow- height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-b lock:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&a mp\;:has([data-writing-block])&gt\;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc( var(--header-height)+min(200px\,max(70px\,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex=" -1" data-turn-id="request-WEB:9c2ee1c7-173c-4160-94fd-329e87a7ffe9-0" data -testid="conversation-turn-2" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assista nt">\n<div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin :var(--thread-content-margin-xs\,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--th read-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm\,calc(var(--spacing)*6) )] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg\,cal c(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)">\n<div class="[--thre ad-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focu s-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn" tabindex="-1">\n<div class="flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow">\n<div c lass="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 t ext-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp\;]:mt-1" dir=" auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="d05aed95-51f7- 4b86-895a-bd83d6ca8ad7" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-3">\n<div class="fl ex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden">\n<div class="markdown prose dark:p rose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling">\n<p data-s tart="25" data-end="417">The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Student Branc h at SDMIT is organizing an expert talk titled <strong data-start="121" da ta-end="154">&ldquo\;Empowering Future Engineers&rdquo\;</strong> to inspi re and guide students in their academic and professional journeys. The pro gram aims to provide valuable insights into higher education opportunities abroad and the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between person al well-being and career growth.</p>\n<p data-start="419" data-end="1045"> The event will feature two engaging sessions by distinguished speakers. <s trong data-start="491" data-end="504">Session 1</strong>\, titled <em data -start="513" data-end="583">&ldquo\;Engineering Beyond Borders: Pathways t o Higher Education in Japan\,&rdquo\;</em> will be delivered by <strong da ta-start="605" data-end="628">Dr. Pooja Kenchetty</strong>\, Ph.D. in Nano electronics from Ritsumeikan University\, Japan. A former MEXT Scholar (20 17&ndash\;2020)\, Dr. Kenchetty is the Founder of Beyond Borders Scholar L ab and Program Director of the ARISE Indo&ndash\;Japan Exchange Program. I n this session\, she will share her experiences and guide students on purs uing higher education in Japan\, scholarship opportunities\, and strategie s for building a successful global academic career.</p>\n<p data-start="10 47" data-end="1442"><strong data-start="1047" data-end="1060">Session 2</s trong>\, titled <em data-start="1069" data-end="1099">&ldquo\;Balancing Mi nd and Career\,&rdquo\;</em> will be conducted by <strong data-start="1121 " data-end="1137">Ms. Sindhu V</strong>\, Assistant Professor in the Depar tment of Psychology at SDM PG College\, Ujire. This session will focus on the importance of mental well-being\, stress management\, and maintaining a healthy balance between academic responsibilities and personal life\, wh ich are essential for long-term professional success.</p>\n<p data-start=" 1444" data-end="1768">The program will be held on <strong data-start="1472 " data-end="1491">11th April 2026</strong> at the <strong data-start="1499 " data-end="1522">Seminar Hall\, SDMIT</strong>\, and is open to students interested in exploring international education opportunities and developi ng a balanced approach to career growth. With limited seats available\, pa rticipants are encouraged to register early through the provided QR code.< /p>\n<p data-start="1770" data-end="1976" data-is-last-node="" data-is-onl y-node="">Overall\, the event aims to empower students&mdash\;especially a spiring engineers&mdash\;by providing global perspectives\, motivational i nsights\, and practical guidance to help them shape their future careers c onfidently.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class="z-0 flex min- h-[46px] justify-start">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="mt-3 w-full empty:hidde n">\n<div class="text-center">&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</art icle>\n</div>\n<div class="pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0 " aria-hidden="true" data-edge="true">&nbsp\;</div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR