Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Invited to Join the APEN Board as the Director for India
On behalf of Gujarat Technological University, Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Honorable Vice Chancellor of GTU, signed the participation document of APEN at Gujarat Technological University on July 16, 2014. A representative of Gujarat Technological University will serve as a Director of the Indian Chapter of APEN.
Ahmedabad, India, September 28, 2014 --(PR.com)-- GTU invited to join the APEN Board as the Director for India.
Gujarat Technological University (GTU), one of the largest Technological University of India has been trying through a number of innovative programs and initiatives, to significantly improve the quality of graduates/diploma holders that it offers to the industry and society. GTU is working towards providing all necessary exposure to our students which can make them industry ready. Considering its initiatives and achievements and based on the meeting of Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura1 with Shri Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister of India, GTU is invited to represent India in APEN.
Asia Professional Education Network (APEN) has been founded on July 6th, 2011 and it is the first education network in Asia, which specially aims at producing professionals, who can solve the many issues that industry confronts today and in the future. The APEN Directors, from the founding member-countries, decided to invite universities in all the AMS (ASEAN Member States) and China, India and Korea as APEN members and Gujarat Technological University from India was invited to represent India in APEN Network.
On behalf of Gujarat Technological University, Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Honorable Vice Chancellor of GTU, signed the participation document of APEN at Gujarat Technological University on July 16, 2014. A representative of Gujarat Technological University will serve as a Director of the Indian Chapter of APEN.
GTU has been working with SMEs since August 2, 2010, when it invited the leaders of industrial associations to join the Sankul Committees, as Co-Chairs (industry) and as Directors in all the 25 GTU Innovation Sankuls.
Since 2012, GTU has started working on a new syllabi for Bachelor of Engineering programs. The new syllabi use Design-oriented and Project-based learning. The new syllabi are being implemented progressively for the cohorts of students, admitted after July 2013.
GTU hit the bull's eye by integrating the whole of the process by bringing canvases to design. 41 Faculty Members from various branches worked in seven sessions. (Report on http://files.gtu.ac.in/circulars/14SEP/25092014_01.pdf
More information about GTU’s initiative for Design Oriented and Project Based Learning can be found on http://files.gtu.ac.in/circulars/14SEP/25092014Centre%20for%20Indusrial%20Design.pdf.
GTU has signed MOUs with many Universities and it has been sending about 200 students during summer for studies of about 8 weeks to foreign universities. 192 doctoral students of GTU have a foreign professor as a Co-Supervisor, in addition to the local Supervisor. (The foreign Co-Supervisors are considered as the Adjunct Professors of GTU.) Since 2012, GTU has been studying various countries of the world through a 2-semeser study at the MBA program. In this Global Country Study program, GTU’s students are studying 114 countries, with a focus on Afro-Asian countries. Since 2013, GTU has been conducting annual Seminar on Afro-Asian studies.
Thus GTU has been working towards the three objectives of APEN. Therefore, it is very appropriate that GTU should be taking lead in India for APEN’s initiatives and will form the India Chapter of APEN.
At http://www.apen.asia/, GTU logo has been shown as one of the 14 Directors. Appendix 1 shows the news-item about GTU’s participation in APEN, as reported at the web-site of APEN.
1Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
Gujarat Technological University (GTU), one of the largest Technological University of India has been trying through a number of innovative programs and initiatives, to significantly improve the quality of graduates/diploma holders that it offers to the industry and society. GTU is working towards providing all necessary exposure to our students which can make them industry ready. Considering its initiatives and achievements and based on the meeting of Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura1 with Shri Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister of India, GTU is invited to represent India in APEN.
Asia Professional Education Network (APEN) has been founded on July 6th, 2011 and it is the first education network in Asia, which specially aims at producing professionals, who can solve the many issues that industry confronts today and in the future. The APEN Directors, from the founding member-countries, decided to invite universities in all the AMS (ASEAN Member States) and China, India and Korea as APEN members and Gujarat Technological University from India was invited to represent India in APEN Network.
On behalf of Gujarat Technological University, Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Honorable Vice Chancellor of GTU, signed the participation document of APEN at Gujarat Technological University on July 16, 2014. A representative of Gujarat Technological University will serve as a Director of the Indian Chapter of APEN.
GTU has been working with SMEs since August 2, 2010, when it invited the leaders of industrial associations to join the Sankul Committees, as Co-Chairs (industry) and as Directors in all the 25 GTU Innovation Sankuls.
Since 2012, GTU has started working on a new syllabi for Bachelor of Engineering programs. The new syllabi use Design-oriented and Project-based learning. The new syllabi are being implemented progressively for the cohorts of students, admitted after July 2013.
GTU hit the bull's eye by integrating the whole of the process by bringing canvases to design. 41 Faculty Members from various branches worked in seven sessions. (Report on http://files.gtu.ac.in/circulars/14SEP/25092014_01.pdf
More information about GTU’s initiative for Design Oriented and Project Based Learning can be found on http://files.gtu.ac.in/circulars/14SEP/25092014Centre%20for%20Indusrial%20Design.pdf.
GTU has signed MOUs with many Universities and it has been sending about 200 students during summer for studies of about 8 weeks to foreign universities. 192 doctoral students of GTU have a foreign professor as a Co-Supervisor, in addition to the local Supervisor. (The foreign Co-Supervisors are considered as the Adjunct Professors of GTU.) Since 2012, GTU has been studying various countries of the world through a 2-semeser study at the MBA program. In this Global Country Study program, GTU’s students are studying 114 countries, with a focus on Afro-Asian countries. Since 2013, GTU has been conducting annual Seminar on Afro-Asian studies.
Thus GTU has been working towards the three objectives of APEN. Therefore, it is very appropriate that GTU should be taking lead in India for APEN’s initiatives and will form the India Chapter of APEN.
At http://www.apen.asia/, GTU logo has been shown as one of the 14 Directors. Appendix 1 shows the news-item about GTU’s participation in APEN, as reported at the web-site of APEN.
1Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
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www.gtu.ac.in
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