PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
UPES hosted the first edition of the President’s Cup at Bidholi Campus Cricket Ground in the form of a T20 match played between Student XI versus Faculty & Staff XI. It was played under floodlights, the UPES officers said, adding that the university had organised two events this April: the inaugural President’s Cup and the annual Sports Excellence Awards.
Among the dignitaries present were the chairman, Hydrocarbons Education and Research Society (HERS), the sponsoring body of UPES, Sharad Mehra and president, UPES Sunil Rai. Rai in his address said that this initiative was a natural extension of their philosophy of learning beyond traditional hierarchies. “The President’s Cup acts as an advanced form of a flipped classroom where students and mentors learn from each other through shared experiences,” he added.
The director of sports, UPES, Amrish Tony said that they aimed to build future-ready individuals who excel both in their sporting pursuits and in life.
