The Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani recently laid the foundation stone of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (IP) University at the East Delhi campus in Surajmal Vihar. The university school of architecture and planning and university school of design will be constructed on 19 acres of land (approx) with an estimated cost of Rs285 crores.The East Delhi campus will be architectural marvel of this country in terms of design and will be front ranking institution in the field of architecture, planning and design in the Asia-Pacific region.
In the admission process for the year 2014, the university introduced a complete online process.This experiment got phenomenal success as the University received record 2.25 lakhs applications for about 29,000 seats. The fees for online application was also scaled down to Rs750 as against the previous year’s fees of Rs1,100 to attract more potential and serious applicants. For the first time, the university also introduced online counselling leading to admission for almost all major programmes like B Tech, MBBS, BBA, BAllB, MBA, BJMC, BEd etc.
One-Globe 2015
The fourth annual edition of the One Globe knowledge conference, which is scheduled to be held on February 6 and 7 in New Delhi, will focus on exploring the potential of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives in building a 21st century knowledge economy in India and South Asia.
One Globe 2015 is a two-day conference that brings together global thought leaders to explore the intersection of technology, innovation, smart cities, skills, regional collaboration and education. It’ll feature several panel discussions, spotlight sessions and chats with leaders from business, Government,
think tanks, private equity, ministers, bureaucrats and many others. The detailed agenda and speakers are being finalised and will be updated on the website —www.oneglobe conference.com.