Monday 24 December 2012

Christmas Celebration at Galgotias University




Tis the season to be jolly!!! Students of Galgotias University have already started their Christmas celebrations to mark the birth of Jesus Christ and welcome Santa Claus.
 

 

A 5 member musical band from Noida City Assembly of God (NCAG) visited Galgotias University Campus for carol singing and sharing the joys of the occasion on December-21’2012. 

The celebration started with the introduction about Jesus. A short video film about the birth and early life of Lord Jesus was also shown during the celebration.


Christmas songs like ‘jingle bells’ and ‘feliz navidad’ were sung by the students gathered to celebrate the holy occasion. While closing the show, Igulu Kingsey, a member of the band said that they tend to wish people a happy Christmas at Galgotias University. 


Dr. Ashok Saxena, Vice-Chancellor-Galgotias University, Anita Charles, Head-International Relations and Vinnie Mathur, Director-Student Affairs and Clubs at GU also joined students in singing hymns and carols.. Dr.Avadhesh Kumar, Dean-School of Computer and Information Sciences, GU appreciated efforts of students and thanked NCAG members for spreading the message of peace and happiness.  

The event witnessed a wonderful view of interfaith harmony with students from different communities, performing together.

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Delegation from Zurich University of Applied Sciences




A delegation from the School of Management and Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences recently visited Galgotias University to discuss a collaboration to promote joint study programs between the Universities.





The members of the delegation  were Mr.Waseem Hussain, Project Manager India, Mr.Stephan Loretan, Director, Department General Management, Mr. G P Chandra Kumar, Chairman & CEO SkillSonics, Banglore. The members met with Dr.AshokSaxena, Vice Chancellor, Dr.ShamTikkoo, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr.Balaji, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr.Avadhesh Kumar, Dean-School of Computer and Information Sciences, Prof. P.K.Sharma, Dean-School of Medical and Allied Sciences and Anita Charles, Head-International Relations at GU.



The discussion was centered around a possible academic collaboration between the two universities and also the possibility to offer a program at bachelor level in international management at GU.

Mr.G.P.Chandrakumar offered a bird’s eye view of the Swiss vocational training system and this sparked interest into possibilities of offering Swiss vocational training programs to Indian students .The daylong discussion concluded with both universities optimistic of working together on a few initiatives.

 






Thursday 13 December 2012

MOU Signing ceremony between Galgotias University and Anglia Ruskin University, UK

A Memorandum of understanding was signed on the 29th November,2012  between Galgotias University and Anglia Ruskin  University, UK  at the Galgotias University campus, Greater Noida. The three-member delegation from Anglia Ruskin University was headed by their Pro Vice-Chancellor Sandra Hollis and included Mr.Austin Brown, Regional Director, South East Asia and Mr.Rohit Verma, Manager International Admissions. The Vice Chancellor of GU Dr.Ashok Saxena, Pro Vice Chancellors Dr.Balaji Rajagopalan and Prof.Sham Tickoo were also present during the event and the subsequent discussions.
The Vice Chancellor of  Galgotias University was pleased with this new collaboration as this opened the way for learning, teaching, and research activities across the whole intellectual spectrum of both the universities and also would give the GU students an opportunity to study in UK.
 


This MOU will be the Galgotias University’s first with a university in UK.
The MOU aims at

  • Investigating opportunities for developing joint curriculum initiatives
  • Exploring opportunities for joint research activities, 
  • Exchanges of students and faculty
  • Collaborative degree programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels


It may be noted that Galgotias University has already entered into international collaborations with 3 universities in the USA viz Northern Illinois University, USA, Purdue University, Calumet Campus, USA, University of North America, and Vienna, Virginia, USA.