Chandigarh University News

  University Delegations from US, Australia Ethiopia visit Chandigarh University; discuss possible collaborations   MOHALI: A number of delegations from foreign universities in the United States of America, Australia and Ethiopia visited Chandigarh University to discuss and determine the possibilities of the potential collaboration with ChandigarhUniversity , including the deliberations on Distance and Online learning & other possibilities to extend collaboration between the institutions.   Dr Sanjeev Kumar and his team from South Dakota State University, USA visited Chandigarh University on September 10, while delegation of four senior academicians from two Australian universities- Prof Caroline Chan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr Gurpreet Singh, Director, South Asia, and Ms Ujala Gulati, Strategic Partnership Advisor from University of New Castle, and Prof Prem Chhetri, from College of Business and Law, RMIT University visited the campus on September 21.   ...

  Prof Ronki Ram to lead Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society being established at Chandigarh University, to also hold Sri Aurobindo Chair     MOHALI: In a significant development aimed at exploring the rich Indian Culture and providing a strong platform for teaching and research in this domain, a Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society (ICS) is being established at   Chandigarh University Gharuan, which shall be led by renowned public intellectual and Professor of Political Science, Prof Ronki Ram. Prof Ram, who shall also hold Sri Aurobindo Chair in the ICS.   Aimed at providing an engaging platform for teaching and research in the challenging domain of Indian culture and society, the Centre for Excellence will focus on the varied and rich dimensions of Indian culture and its invigorating contributions towards the building of Indian society over millennium.   “India has one of the richest cultural legacies and fro...

  Kerala Students celebrate Onam with great fanfare at Chandigarh University   On the occasion of Onam, an annual Malayali harvest festival, also the official festival of the state of Kerala, a spectrum of cultural events was organized at Chandigarh University Gharuan. Celebrating the rice harvest in the Southern state of India, vivid cultural glimpses of Kerala were on display as the students from Kerala enthralled the audience with their soulful performances. The Onam celebrations filled the air in the varsity courtyard, with Rang Puja and Ganesh Vandana starting off the celebrations. A number of Rangolis made from beautiful flowers by the students in the campus premises added to the festive vibe, even as, students danced and sang their traditional style and tunes, much to the applaud of the audience.  

  267 faculty, staff members honoured on National Teachers’ Day MOHALI: Chandigarh University Gharuan honoured 267 faculty members and staff on the occasion of National Teachers Day to mark the celebration of the 134th birth anniversary of the great philosopher, educationist, and former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. S. Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University honoured the best of faculty talent in various categories of Best Teaching-Learning Faculty, Best Researchers, Best Innovators, and Transformative Educators Awards in various University Teaching Departments including Engineering, Hotel Management, Commerce, Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, Management, Film Making, Media, Law, Design and Liberal Arts, including honouring the long association of the faculty and staff with the varsity.   Among those honoured, 7 were awarded with Aatm Nirbhar Award for Best Change Maker while 7 were awarded with Aatm Nirbhar Award for Best Innovator, 6 faculty ...

  Mega Cancer Awareness and Cancer Youth Ambassador program launched   MOHALI : A mega cancer awareness and cancer youth ambassadors program was launched at Chandigarh University, Gharuan, with Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Chairman of World Cancer Care Charitable Society, as the chief guest and in the special presence of Chandigarh University Chancellor and Chandigarh Welfare Trust Founder S. Satnam Singh Sandhu.   Addressing a gathering of over 1000 students of University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal emphasised that being most prone to the cancer in the India, the citizens of the UT must get themselves screened for Cancer.   “It is very unfortunate to note that Chandigarh is most prone to Cancer in the entire country with the number of cases rising each year. The women and men in Chandigarh have the highest incidence rate for cancer. 105 women in every 1 lakh and 93.4 men in every 1 lakh population of Chandigarh are suffering ...