Seven-member UK varsity delegates reach LPU

Our Correspondent

Phagwara, April 24

A seven-member delegation from England’s Birmingham City University (BCU) reached Lovely Professional University (LPU), today to have mutual discussions in the areas of academics, research, pedagogy and more.

The delegation was led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Julian Beer. He was also conferred upon ‘Honorary Adjunct Professor’ (Visiting Professor) title to help develop LPU students and researchers of bio-engineering and bio-sciences.

Prof Julian Beer will undertake teaching, joint programmes, research, co-supervision of PhD scholars, attend conferences and facilitate strong ties between the LPU and BCU.

He wished the LPU the best for all of its innovations and ambitions and admitted open support to achieve its goal of getting included in the top 200 universities of the world by 2025.

Talking about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), Innovation and India; he offered LPU to become the first partner university in India by involving with STEAM project, which is a melting pot of technologies, work space and business support.

He said: “STEAM brings one’s ideas to life. We help entrepreneurs, sole traders, companies and individuals to build their businesses, develop new products, services and collaborate.”

Asking to work jointly in the area of social sciences, Prof Julian also offered support to PhD scholars at the LPU and wanted more exchange programmes of students and faculty members between the universities.

Other visiting delegates from BCU UK were Research Associate Dean Prof Cham Athwal; University Sports Director Prof Mark Jeffreys; University Academic in Textiles Prof Caroline Raybould; University Head of Compliance Prof Anita Virk; Partnership Development Manager Makhan Singh; and CEO Jute Republic Ben Ballinger.

Prior to this, Head, Division of International Affairs, Aman Mittal welcomed the delegates and introduced them to the top officials at the LPU, while sharing the aims, achievements and vision of the university.

Registrar at the university Sr Dean Dr Monica Gulati conferred Honorary Adjunct Professor letter to Prof Julian. Executive Dean Dr Lovi Raj Gupta informed all about academic and administrative achievements made by the LPU in a small span; and Dean Dr Geetha brought forth the research accolades at the LPU.

Highlighting, BCU is already renowned for world-leading research in the creative arts, which coupled with the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) creates multi-disciplinary capability referred to as ‘STEAM’. Collaboration across academic disciplines is recognised as an essential to address complex global challenges and to create new solutions.

BCU has also announced the largest investment into doctoral research scholarships to create new subject knowledge and to power cultural, societal and economic improvements.