The Technology Enabling Centre of Panjab University, Chandigarh, organized a webinar on ‘Project Management: A critical life skill and a profession' on 27 June. It was part of an expert talk series in which an alumnus of th e University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), an institute that partly funds the center, spoke. Abhishek Mittal, PMP, is the general manager, R&D operations and risk management at GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.Mr. Mittal sensitized the students about the growing importance of life skills in jobs, in areas like effective communication, teamwork, negotiation, ethics, and planning and executing work within business constraints. These skills will prepare students for the business world and will become more important with the increased adoption of artificial intelligence that is redefining jobs of the future. He said project management gives students access to these skills and provides them an opportunity to deliver an organization’s strategic priorities by successfully delivering projects. Over 200 undergraduate and graduate students of pharmaceutical sciences attended the webinar that included a Q&A session.Prof Raj Kumar, vice chancellor of Panjab University, was the chief guest and Prof VR Sinha, the university’s dean of research, was the guest of honor. UIPS chairperson, Prof Indu Pal Kaur, chaired the session.
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