11 engineering students land jobs in Japan
CHENNAI, JULY 15, 2019 00:00 IST
Three studied on full scholarships
She was named Vendam (“Don’t want” in Tamil), as her parents did not want a girl child. The second daughter of an agricultural labourer from Tiruttani, A. Vendam, would have ended up in a government arts and science college, if not for the full scholarship she got from her college in 2016.
A student of Tamil medium from a government school, her life took a turn for the better when she opted to learn Japanese in college. “I had heard about their culture, so I chose the language. I have completed 5th level and answered all questions in Japanese put to me by the interview panel,” says Ms. Vendam, a final year ECE student of the Chennai Institute of Technology.
M. Thangavel, the son of an autorickshaw driver, from the EEE department, studied at a government school in Singampunari, Sivaganga. His parents have not even completed primary schooling. He learned Japanese in college and can speak the language. As a boy, A. Dinesh Kumar would accompany his mother to the fireworks factory in Sivakasi. His father is an agent for a fireworks factory. “During summer holidays, I used to work in the factory with my mother to stack firecrackers,” he recalled. “Sivakasi is known as mini Japan, and so I decided to learn Japanese,” says Dinesh, a CSE student.
For the better
The three students, from economically backward families, hope to make a new life in Japan, after they were selected by Human Respoia, a Japanese company, during the placement drive, said J.M. Mathana, principal of the college.
Of the 11 students selected by the company, three studied on full scholarship, according to P. Sriram, college chairman.
“The students will get an annual package of Rs. 22 lakh and a permanent job visa. The company has 15,000 workers and this is the third year the company is hiring from our college,” he said.
CHENNAI, JULY 15, 2019 00:00 IST
Three studied on full scholarships
She was named Vendam (“Don’t want” in Tamil), as her parents did not want a girl child. The second daughter of an agricultural labourer from Tiruttani, A. Vendam, would have ended up in a government arts and science college, if not for the full scholarship she got from her college in 2016.
A student of Tamil medium from a government school, her life took a turn for the better when she opted to learn Japanese in college. “I had heard about their culture, so I chose the language. I have completed 5th level and answered all questions in Japanese put to me by the interview panel,” says Ms. Vendam, a final year ECE student of the Chennai Institute of Technology.
M. Thangavel, the son of an autorickshaw driver, from the EEE department, studied at a government school in Singampunari, Sivaganga. His parents have not even completed primary schooling. He learned Japanese in college and can speak the language. As a boy, A. Dinesh Kumar would accompany his mother to the fireworks factory in Sivakasi. His father is an agent for a fireworks factory. “During summer holidays, I used to work in the factory with my mother to stack firecrackers,” he recalled. “Sivakasi is known as mini Japan, and so I decided to learn Japanese,” says Dinesh, a CSE student.
For the better
The three students, from economically backward families, hope to make a new life in Japan, after they were selected by Human Respoia, a Japanese company, during the placement drive, said J.M. Mathana, principal of the college.
Of the 11 students selected by the company, three studied on full scholarship, according to P. Sriram, college chairman.
“The students will get an annual package of Rs. 22 lakh and a permanent job visa. The company has 15,000 workers and this is the third year the company is hiring from our college,” he said.
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