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Chitkara college collaborates with Federation University Australia for distinctive course focussing on Systems Thinking in a Climate affected world -
Management of water resources-need of the hour -
Water administration just isn’t about water amount anymore- its about ‘Water security’ -
Water safety can also be very important for Food and Energy safety, Flood damages, Recreational use of water and Cost of residing
In a novel initiative, Federation University, Australia has collaborated with Chitkara University to ship a course on Management of Water assets. With an goal to come back up with methods and means to deal with water administration issues, as many as 30 college students have been handpicked who might be taught to assume in a holistic option to remedy the water associated points. This course goals to develop Systems Thinking abilities along with serving to younger budding engineering college students to know the multi-disciplinary nature of water useful resource administration.
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Dr. Harpreet Singh Kandra lighting the lamp alongside with Chitkara University officers on the inauguration of International Symposium on Water and Environmental Management
This journey is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Government’s Mobility grants and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Victorian State Government.
Speaking on the event, Hon’ble Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Dr. Madhu Chitkara noticed, “The systems thinking skills acquired in this course through a mix of teaching methods in a multi-cultural environment will help prepare our graduates for a dynamically changing world. The collaborative nature of this course also aims to strengthen bonds between India and Australia, while building problem solving skills through sharing of better practices.”
Dr. Harpreet Singh Kandra, Academic and researcher, who’s spearheading this venture mentioned that these collaborations allow Internationalisation of Curriculum (IoC) which is a mandate by the federal government as effectively. Dr. Kandra is a recipient of a number of awards in Australia whereby he has contributed to social cohesion and ideas of sharing and caring. Relevant to this venture is the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Contributions to Student Learning at Federation University Australia, 2020 , Dr. Kandra mentioned, “The students are learning social, economic, environmental and management aspects of water management while also understanding the multidisciplinary, multicultural and interdisciplinary nature of this subject”.
Dr. Kandra pressured upon the importance of this program in mild of Australia-India cooperation and the current signing of Free commerce settlement between the 2 nations. He congratulated all collaborators on this initiative in wake of our National Education Policy of 2020.
Students from the schools teamed as much as deliberate structural and non-structural methods to measure and cut back their water footprint constructing on the core philosophy of ‘What gets measured, gets managed’. They additionally introduced and brainstormed on profitable case research from totally different elements of the world specializing in revolutionary approaches comparable to recharge of aquifers, flood administration, sensible buildings, reuse of handled wastewater and stormwater and so forth.
The program culminated with a networking dinner the place Australian college students interacted with local people consultants to be taught from their experiences of water and environmental administration.
Dr. Harpreet Kandra had an award quotation particularly: Enhancing graduate preparedness for a globalised world by way of transformational, cross-cultural approaches to studying and Internationalisation of Curriculum (IoC).
About Chitkara University
Chitkara University has been established and managed by passionate academicians with the only real mission of creating each pupil “industry ready”. With greater than 25,000 college students and 1,700 employees from over 100 totally different nations, the college is pleased with the impression that its graduates, life-changing analysis, and revolutionary campuses and business developments have made-both in India and all over the world.
Chitkara University has been awarded the ranking of A+ by the celebrated National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which locations it among the many 5% of upper schooling establishments (HEIs) in India to be granted such a coveted grade.
For extra data, go to: www.chitkara.edu.in.