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- New Honorary Pro-Chancellor for SRM University February 21, 2018
Date: 21st February 2018, Vijayawada
Prof. Bertil Andersson, president Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has been appointed as honorary Pro-Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh.
Prof. Andersson also joined as SRM University board of governors. A world renowned plant biochemist from Sweden, he authored more than 300 papers in basic photosynthesis.
SRM University president Dr. P. Satyanarayanan and others congratulated Prof. Andersson for his appointment.
Continue reading → - Prof Bertil Andersson, President Emiretus, Nanyang Technological University, comes on board SRM University AP-Amaravati as Honorary Pro Chancellor February 13, 2018
Date: February 13, 2018
New Delhi: Professor Bertil Andersson, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University has been appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bertil Andersson also joins SRM University, AP – Amaravati’s Board of Governors.
Continue reading → - Bertil Andersson comes on board SRM Amaravati campus as hon’ry Pro Chancellor February 12, 2018
Date: February 12, 2018
Amaravati, Feb 12 (UNI) Professor Bertil Andersson, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, AP, Amaravati campus.
Dr. Bertil Andersson also joins SRM University, Amaravati’s Board of Governors.
Continue reading → - SRM University, AP-Amaravati and IIT Chicago sign MoU for academic collaboration January 17, 2018
Date: January 17, 2018
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh and Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (IITC) have signed an MoU to further academic collaboration in engineering and the sciences. The MoUs were exchanged by President, SRM AP Dr P. Sathyanaranyanan and Vice President for Enrolment, IITC Dr Michael R.Gosz in Chennai recently.
IITC, which has been engaging with SRM IST (formerly SRM University) on a range of student friendly programmes, has pledged to deepen the relationship with the new campus at Amravati. “SRM has been a valued partner, and together we have been able to innovate new pathways in student mobility, that enhance value and bring benefit to the students, combining the best of two leading institutions, SRM and IITC”, said Dr Gosz.
New programmes that the two sides agreed to consider in the new phase of engagement , include students taking part in IITC’s summer programme, and return visit to SRM for leadership programmes specially customised to deliver in cross-functional areas, combining subject matter , Indian culture and heritage and business strategies.
The two sides also focussed on staff development, where SRM faculty will engage with their counterparts and learn contemporary pedagogy and improve subject matter competence. Building on research collaboration will be a focus area.” We invite IITC to work closely with us on setting up Centres of Excellence, where some of the major challenges facing society today can be explored and solutions found in a spirit of true collaboration”, said Dr P. Sathyanarayanan, President, SRM Andhra Pradesh. He also invited IITC to partner with the new university in evolving pathways for student’s mobility at the Masters and MTech level. The pathways would enable students to complete their graduate studies at IITC, providing them yet another study option through a trans-global exchange route.
IITC is a private institution with an illustrious legacy, founded in 1890. It has a total undergraduate enrolment of 2,944, its setting is urban, and has a sprawling campus of 120 acres. It is highly ranked, at 103 in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges in National Universities. It offers a wide range of engineering degree programs, including aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, as well as a range of degrees in architecture and the sciences.
Continue reading → - Professor Bertil Andersson appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, AP – Amaravati January 16, 2018
Date: January 16, 2018
Professor Bertil Andersson, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University has been appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh
He served as NTU’s third President from July 2011 until December 2017, after being the university’s Provost from 2007.
Prof Bertil Andersson is a world-renowned plant biochemist from Sweden with a longstanding association with the Nobel Foundation that includes chairing its chemistry committee, he has pioneered research on the artificial leaf, a promising area of sustainable energy research that uses sunlight to produce clean, low-cost sources of energy. Prof Andersson has authored more than 300 papers in basic photosynthesis covering topics from photosystem structure to biological membranes and light stress in plants, with more than 14,000 citations.
Continue reading → - SRM University, Andhra Pradesh announces the setting up of School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences (SLABS) December 13, 2017
B.A., B.B.A, B.Com. & B.Sc. courses will be offered from 2018 in 12 subjects
13 December, 2017
Amarvathi
President of SRM University, Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan, announced the setting up of School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences (SLABS) at its University in Andhra Pradesh in the presence of the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, Prof. Nicholas Dirks (Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Berkley), Dr. D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh and Members of the Board of Management Prof. Prasant Mohapatra (Vice Provost of Graduate Education at the University of California, Davis), Prof. Damodar Acharya (former Chairman, AICTE) and Mr. Kirubanandan, Advisor.
Continue reading → - SRM Next Tech Lab Wins International QS Award For Reimagining Education December 7, 2017
Date: December 6, 2017
Pennsylvania, USA
Next Tech Lab from SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, won big at the Reimagine education awards 2018 organised by Quacquarelli Symonds and Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. The conference and awards took place at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Pennsylvania, USA and the biggest names in education were in attendance. Quacquarelli Symonds, better known as QSis famous for its annual publication of international university rankings. SRM University (Now SRM Institute of Science and Technology) currently holds a 4 star rating from QS.
Continue reading → - Health Camp at Neerukonda Village by SRM University AP-Amaravati December 7, 2017
Date: December, 5, 2017
On December 5th, 2017, SRM University AP-Amravati in collaboration with Sarpanch Ch. Samarajyam, Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) Vasantha Kumari and other Gram Panchayat representatives inaugurated the Free Medical Clinic Service in Neerukonda Village, Mangalgiri Mandal. The Pro Vice Chancellor of SRM Univiersity AP-Amravati, Prof. Narayana Rao in his address said that helping the nearby villages and its people is one the main components of University’s mission. Also, the University Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ch. Laxmirajyam served in the camp and promised free medication to the patients. It was informed that in case of critical diseases, the villagers will get treatment in the NRI Hospital, Mangalgiri. Such medical clinics will be organized every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, SRM also initiated a cleanliness program in an attempt to clean the neighboring villages of the University.
Dr. Narayana Rao – Pro Vice Chancellor, Dr. D Gunasekaran – Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Faculty & Staff Members of SRM University along with B. Suba Reddy and other Panchayat Representatives provided their help and support to make this initiative a success.
Continue reading → - Faculty Workshop by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore October 30, 2017
September 11-13 2017
Venue: Class Room No: 4, Academic Block, SRM AP, Amaravati
By: Dr. Peter Looker, Head – Teaching, Learning and Pedagogy Division, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeA workshop was conducted for faculty of SRM Andhra Pradesh, by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore in order to help them develop practical skills and to increase student learning, teaching skills, assessment, course and curriculum design as well as communication. The lectures were delivered by Dr. Peter Looker from 11-13th September 2017 at SRM-Andhra Pradesh. The current pedagogical thinking based on student learning in higher education was presented to the faculty in six three hour modules. The participating faculty were trained in collaborative learning, technology-enabled learning and the flipped classroom.
Also discussed were wide variety of teaching approaches based on reflective and analytical methods. Various contemporary theories of learning and teaching strategies appropriate to a blended and student-centred orientation were debated and discussed. The faculty were encouraged to design courses with explicit outcomes aligned to assess learning activities. Effective student communication skills (both face to face and online) were studied. Further, assessment strategies based on student learning were presented to the faculty and outlined in detail. Last but not least, the prevailing strategies to increase student’s progress and performance were examined.
Continue reading → - Dr.Nicholas Dirks appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, AP – Amaravati October 30, 2017
Dr. Nicholas Dirks, Emeritus Chancellor of University of California, Berkeley has been appointed as the Honorary Pro Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh.
He was earlier named the 10th chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley in 2012, and served in that role between June 1, 2013 and July 1, 2017. An internationally renowned historian and anthropologist, he is a leader in higher education and well-known for his commitment to, and advocacy for accessible, high-quality undergraduate education, to the globalization of the university, and to innovation and collaboration across the disciplines and between universities and outside partners.
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