PANAJI
V M Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE), Raia welcomed a new batch of students for the academic year 2021-2024 on campus. Prof Irfan Mirza, director and principal of VMSIIHE addressed the freshers. Captain Ramesh Kumar, a pilot at Indigo Airlines who was also a student of Prof Irfan Mirza interacted with the students via zoom during the induction programme. Crediting Prof Mirza’s training for his achievements, he said, “One should pursue a profession that one admires and likes. We only get one opportunity in our lifetime to achieve all we aspire to do,” and urged the students to give it their all. Final year students Keith Rodrigues and Pravin Kumar were felicitated for their selfless contribution as frontline covid care volunteers during the pandemic. Simran Mandar Parulekar, a student of BSc International Hospitality Management stated, “I was nervous and anxious for my first day at campus but the induction programme has put me at ease. I am completely energised to begin this academic year now.”
