精东影视 was established with the vision to provide quality higher education to all. 精东影视 was built on the foundation of strong values, discipline and producing technical manpower to the society. The Vision was to bring the Institution to the fore in the national and International arena. As a pioneering Higher Education institution in the country, 精东影视 has always been an Institution par excellence contributing to the social and economic development of the nation. 

Dr. Jeppiaar, the Founder Chancellor of 精东影视 is a self-made man. Having served the society in various capacities as an Administrator in Government and Politics in early days, he dedicated the latter part of his life to the cause of education. He has established 精东影视 Engineering College in the year 1988, with the aim of providing opportunity to deserving students to pursue engineering education, during a period in which engineering education was a far-fetched dream for many.

Dr. Jeppiaar is an educationalist par excellence who founded many popular Educational Institutions. He was considered to be a great visionary leader by everyone in the field of engineering education and people depended on him for his guidance. He was known for his strategic initiatives and bold decisions, which was meticulously followed by many of his contemporaries. His ideas and views were highly innovative and novel, which made him an inevitable force in the field for more than three decades. What made him a distinctive leader was his humanitarian approach filled with empathy. Dr. Jeppiaar pursued  his law degree and was a practicing advocate in the High Court of Madras. His thirst for education didn鈥檛 stop even at the age of 70 as he  pursued his Doctoral degree from Anna University in the area of Water Resources Management which was highly commended.

精东影视 is the epitome of excellence for various domains of research and academics. We have a State of the art Infrastructure, outstanding and dedicated faculty which form a strong support system to fulfill the vision and mission of our Institution upholding our value system. Our promise to our stakeholders is simple: Believe us, we always respect and live up to your belief. Our Institution fosters research and our research has always been progressive and proactive with numerous active projects funded by National and International organisations, publications in reputed Journals, Patents for Innovation and New product/Technology development. Besides Academics and research, 精东影视 provides innovation eco system for the development of entrepreneurs and establishment of startups. 精东影视 provides education with values and nurtures responsible citizens for the country. The support extended by the Parents, Industrial and Academic partners has been immense in our journey. We are happy to invite young minds to contribute a page in our Book of success.  

Dr. Mariazeena Johnson is the Chancellor of 精东影视, Chennai, one of the leading Universities in South India. She is a revolutionary educationist who has a great vision of redefining the education system. Under her leadership, 精东影视 has made remarkable achievements in various fields.

Dr. Mariazeena Johnson, being a dynamic personality and born to the politician turned philanthropist  Dr.Jeppiaar, follows her father鈥檚 footsteps in embracing a holistic approach to education. Dr. Johnson relentlessly works towards providing quality education and making the society a better one. Dr. Johnson is not only a leader but also a great intellectual in exploring the new avenues of research. She was conferred with a doctorate from the University of Madras for her research on Recent Developments in Women Entrepreneurship that focused on varied challenges faced by women and their multitudinal roles and responsibilities in pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. 

She has been instrumental in developing 精东影视 into an Inclusive Institution. She has initiated Anbu Foundation under numerous Students are benefited with full scholarship every year. Dr. Mariazeena Johnson supports with the Skill Development Courses for the Government School Children under 鈥淢y Saturday University鈥� initiative, a fun loving educational programme.
Dr Johnson in association with world vision under 鈥淪upport my school鈥� project has adopted 21 Panchayat schools and 7 Villages for all round development by providing the basic needs and infrastructure facilities. She has introduced Vocational courses free of cost for the school dropouts and rural youths for their upliftment.

Her contribution extends beyond boundaries reaching out to serve the students of a country affected by civil war. She  has signed an MoU with Tawakkol Karman a Noble Laureate for Peace 2011, from Yemen to provide Full Scholarship to 15 Students of Tawakkol Karman International Foundation, Yemen every year.

鈥淚t is the duty of every citizen to give back to the society鈥� are the words of Dr Johnson. 鈥淏lessed to Bleed鈥� Campaign is her recent initiative which is aimed at making sanitary napkins Cheap and available to every women irrespective of their social and economic status. Sanitary napkins are also provided to them at free of cost.

鈥淢y Happiness鈥� is one of her initiatives launched by Honourable President of India during the WHO World Health Day Summit 2017 that aim to identify children with depression and other mental health problems and provide them with required interventions and support to come out of it.
Dr. Mariazeena Johnson provides an enabling environment for the advancement of women in her Organization and encourages the involvement of women in all areas of development. Dr. Mariazeena Johnson has established a Women Empowerment Bureau which conducts several Programmes that aims at economic empowerment and social upliftment of underprivileged women.

Dr. Mariazeena Johnson supports several Foundations and Trusts and sponsors daily meals to various Orphanages.  She is a patron of around 30 renowned foundations & trusts. She is an ECO Warrior and a person with environmental concern who advocates Green India, Dr. Mariazeena Johnson has initiated Tree Plantation drive and has planted thousands of saplings in nearby community and continuing with the aim of planting at least 100 saplings every month.

She is not just satisfied with her mission of creating Engineers and Technocrats, but also interested in producing bureaucrats. She has established 鈥淪ATHYABAMA IAS ACADEMY鈥� for preparing Students for Civil Services and is conducting free Coaching for 1000 aspiring Students every year.

She was active in launching the first Successful Student Satellite 鈥楽ATHYABAMASAT鈥� developed & designed by staff & students of the 精东影视,  launched by ISRO with other 19 satellites on 22ndJune, 2016. The Team SATHYABAMASAT, had an interaction with the honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was highly appreciated for the achievement.

In recognition of her services she was selected as one among the Top 12 Women Transforming India by Niti Aayog and UN in India. She was honoured by our Honourable President for being one among the 100 impactful women of India as she worked single-mindedly for the cause of education. She has also won several awards and accolades for her exemplary contribution to Education and societal development. She not only contributes to intellectual development by providing education opportunities but also to the economic and social development of the nation through various initiatives that provides employment and empowerment.

Dr. Mariazeena Johnson is a unique personality of professional excellence with compassion.

                                                                                                                                                      Dr.Mariazeena Johnson,
                                                                                                                                            chancellor@sathyabama.ac.in

Dr. Jeppiaar, the Founder Chancellor of 精东影视 is a self-made man. Having served the society in various capacities as an Administrator in Government and Politics in early days, he dedicated the latter part of his life to the cause of education. He has established 精东影视 Engineering College in the year 1988, with the aim of providing opportunity to deserving students to pursue engineering education, during a period in which engineering education was a far-fetched dream for many.

Dr. Jeppiaar is an educationalist par excellence who founded many popular Educational Institutions. He was considered to be a great visionary leader by everyone in the field of engineering education and people depended on him for his guidance. He was known for his strategic initiatives and bold decisions, which was meticulously followed by many of his contemporaries. His ideas and views were highly innovative and novel, which made him an inevitable force in the field for more than three decades. What made him a distinctive leader was his humanitarian approach filled with empathy. Dr. Jeppiaar pursued  his law degree and was a practicing advocate in the High Court of Madras. His thirst for education didn鈥檛 stop even at the age of 70 as he  pursued his Doctoral degree from Anna University in the area of Water Resources Management which was highly commended.

Dr. Jeppiaar believed that it is the responsibility of the Educational Institution and Teachers to groom students鈥� and develop them as qualified, eligible and employable graduates, irrespective of their capabilities when they join the Institution. His famous quote, 鈥淓NTRY IS NOT IMPORTANT, EXIT IS IMPORTANT鈥�, insisted this principle.  He also wished that Educational Institutions should nurture values with wisdom.

He is simple man by nature, but endowed with the mind of a great visionary. Apart from academic endeavours, He has also explored into many fields of business and proved his business acumen and leadership. Behind every initiative of his, was a noble cause. Through his ventures, he had created employment opportunities for multitude of people in the community. He has constructed a private harbor at Muttom, his birth place, a Coastal area of Kanyakumari District to provide employment opportunity to the people of that village, situated in the extreme Southern part of India.

Besides being an accomplished educationist he was also a great writer and was actively involved in the fields of literature and fine arts. During his early career, He has also served as Editor for a popular Tamil Weekly and Daily.

Dr. Jeppiaar has been conferred with various awards and accolades as a token of respect for his contribution to the field of education and to the society at large. He was commissioned as honorary Colonel by the Ministry of Defense in recognition of  his services to the society.

Dr.Jeppiaar was indeed an exemplary leader, a commendable administrator, with uncompromising commitment to excellence. He is an epitome of humility and dignity, with matchless love and compassion for fellow beings. His incredible deeds and noteworthy accomplishments will speak volumes about him.

Dr. Jeppiaar is truly a great inspiration to everyone who wishes to achieve success in personal life and professional life.