The Department of Physics, Panjab University (PU), would organise India-UK Seminar in Nuclear Physics at ISOlDE from January 22 to 24 at the Department. The programme is being jointly supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Royal Society london.
India-UK Seminar in Nuclear Physics at ISOlDE is a unique forum for researchers from India and UK to exchange ideas and foster research collaboration between India and UK.
Scientists and faculty from various institutes and universities from both the countries will be discussing on various topics of Nuclear Physics and plan joint research programme with the ISOlDE accelerator at CERN and Indian accelerator facilities. PU Dean University Instruction Prof AK Bhandari would inaugurate the programme on January 22.
Canada’s UFV, lPU enter into academic collaboration
Jalandhar: Canada’s University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and lovely Professional University (lPU) have entered academic collaboration. The collaboration between two universities, University of the Fraser Valley and lovely Professional University, will focus on different areas of common interest.
These areas include organisation of conferences, seminars, faculty and students exchange programs, exploration of common research interests, co-operative projects etc.
The representatives from Canadian university led by R Philips, Head of International Marketing (Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe), met lPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal. The visitors held mutual discussions on common interests for further academic strengthening of both the universities. Elaborating about the collaboration, Chancellor Mittal said: “In the first phase of this collaboration both lPU and UFV will work together on different programmes.
Under this two lPU students of Business programme can study one year at UFV by paying normal Indian fees.” Mittal said, “In next phase, this collaboration would work in research programs of agriculture, animation and computer sciences.”
Desh Bhagat University conferred Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award
Jalandhar: Desh Bhagat University has been awarded with the Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award and a Certificate of Education Excellence for the outstanding achievements and a remarkable role in the field of education.
The award was presented to Dr Zora Singh, Chancellor, Desh Bhagat University, by the Indian Solidarity Council at New Delhi at a largely attended prestigious ceremony.
Dr Singh has received many awards earlier for achievements of University.
The award was conferred by Joginder Singh (Former CBI Director), Dr GVG Krishnamurthy (Former Election Commissioner), Dr Bishma Narain Singh (Former Central Minister for Education & Former Governor), OP Verma (Former Chief Justice) and other eminent personalities, Ministers, Educationists and intellectuals from all over the country.
A national seminar on education and economic development was also organised on the occasion with eminent speakers.
IIT Prof Prakash Gopalan joins Thapar varsity as Director
Patiala: Thapar University, Patiala, one of India’s leading engineering institutions, has appointed Professor Prakash Gopalan, former Dean of Student Affairs at the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, as its new Director.
Vastly experienced, Prof Gopalan was associated with IIT Bombay as a professor in the Department
of Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science for over two decades.
The appointment of Prof Gopalan, who has the distinction of serving as the Dean of Student Affairs at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 2005 to 2011, comes amid high expectations that he will utilise his vast academic and
administrative experience to take Thapar University, already a well established name in the field of engineering and technical education, to even greater heights.