To empower the next generation of innovators, Adobe - the global leader in digital media and marketing solutions - has established India’s first Adobe Express Lounge at Chandigarh University campus.
The Adobe
Express Lounge, a state-of-the-art digital creativity, will revolutionize
student learning, innovation and enhance employability prospects of students
through future-ready creative space and cutting-edge tools.
During the launch of Adobe Express Lounge,
Harpreet Kaur, Director, Talent Acquisition, Adobe India, Ajit Kumar, Program
Manager, Adobe, Abhishek Rao, Senior Talent Partner, Adobe and Neetika
Lakhtakia, Manager, Talent Operations and Data Reporting & Insights, Adobe
India and Prof Manpreet Singh Manna, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University
among other senior management officials from the varsity were present at
Chandigarh University campus.
The Adobe Express Lounge will cater to a wide range of
students from Engineering (Computer Science, AI/ML, IT), Media &
Communication Studies, Design and Fine Arts and Business & Marketing among
other domains. The training modules will cover Digital storytelling, Personal
branding through design, UI/UX principles, Creative resume and portfolio
building, added senior representatives of Adobe.
The Express Lounge integrates AI-powered
creative tools to empower students to design, create and present impactful
digital content. This lounge will support Adobe’s mission of blending
creativity and technology to fuel student storytelling, digital literacy and
design thinking. It will empower students regardless of their prior design
experience to create graphics, videos, web pages and a wide range of visual
projects through the intuitive Adobe Express platform.
As part of CU’s strategic partnership with Adobe, joint initiatives like
Adobe hackathons and live projects will be held annually. Adobe will extend
support in designing digital curricula for creative and business courses.
Moreover, Adobe leaders will visit campus periodically to mentor and engage
with students directly.