Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 10 2010:
Department of Commerce, Manipur University today celebrated the day on which the department was upgraded as full-fledged department of the university 25 years back
in 1984 .
The department celebrated Silver Jubilee function together with the 11th foundation day of the Association of Commerce Alumni today at the Senate Hall of the university with Vice Chancellor, Prof C Amuba as chief guest of the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Amuba stressed the need for improving the only Commerce education centre, DM College of Commerce, observing the less popularity of commerce education in the state.
He also released a newsletter published by the Department of Commerce, MU in collaboration with the Association of Commerce Alumni and also a book entitled "Commerce Education in North East India" edited by Dr A Rajmani.
The function presided over by Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof H NK Sharma was attended by VC of Himachal Pradesh University, Dr Sunilkumar Gupta and Dean of School of Social Sciences of MU Prof Amar Yumnam as guest of honour.
President of the Association of Commerce Alumni, Dr A Rajmani recalled that the commerce education centre in the university became a full-fledged department of the Manipur University in July 2, 1984.Since then the department is efforting for the upliftment of commerce education in the state where industrially and economically backward state of Manipur for the last 25 years, he added.
Out of six faculty members of the department, five were the students of the department.
As part of upliftment of the commerce education, many seminars and workshops have been organised in different fields related business environment apart from holding programmes related with accounting, financial management etc.
At the concluding part of the celebration, prizes to the position holder students of state level accounting competition held in February last were distributed.