Chitkara University has introduced a brand new long-term strategic initiative to set up the Chitkara International College (CIC) in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), ranked the #1 most progressive college within the U.S. by the U.S. News & World Report (2016-2024) and among the many prime 150 universities worldwide by Shanghai Ranking in 2023. This collaboration marks a big milestone as Chitkara University turns into the primary college in Punjab to accomplice with Arizona State University to arrange a brand new progressive instructional mannequin. The Chitkara International College will completely supply ASU diploma applications to college students in Punjab, permitting them to begin their ASU undergraduate diploma applications in India earlier than transferring to the United States.
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Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University & Dr Chris Howard, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Arizona State University signing the partnership settlement
Established in 1997 by the Chitkara Educational Trust in Punjab, Chitkara University presents complete undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral applications in various fields similar to engineering, administration, pharmacy, well being sciences, nursing, hospitality, regulation, psychology, media, artwork & design, and schooling. The University is acknowledged by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has a formidable neighborhood of over 900 school members and 20,000 college students from 28 nations. Notably, Chitkara University has been awarded the A+ score by the esteemed National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), putting it among the many prime 5% of larger schooling establishments in India for its high quality schooling. The University’s dedication to educating future world residents is obvious by its progressive curricula, state-of-the-art infrastructure, groundbreaking analysis, and strategic collaborations with trade companions.
“As we enter a new era in global education, the partnership among Chitkara University, Arizona State University, and Cintana Education is about to introduce a pioneering educational model,” said Dr Chris Howard, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Arizona State University. “Join us as we embark on this exciting journey towards redefining the educational landscape.”
In latest years, the quantity of Indian college students finding out in overseas universities has grown considerably. In 2021, there have been 440,000 Indian college students finding out overseas, however this quantity elevated to 750,000 in 2022. As a consequence, India has grow to be one of the highest two sources of worldwide college students globally. It is projected that the quantity of Indian college students finding out overseas will attain 1.Three million within the coming few years, with the United States being the popular selection. This demand for high-quality worldwide schooling can also be rising inside India, significantly in cities exterior of Tier 1 cities. Many Indian mother and father and college students acknowledge the superior instructional high quality and outcomes universities supply in nations such because the United States. However, excessive tuition charges and the fee of residing overseas may be important boundaries for Indian college students who dream of pursuing their college diploma overseas. Furthermore, the New Education Policy (NEP) by the Government of India acknowledges the necessity for and helps the collaboration between high-quality Indian Universities and world universities.
In collaboration with ASU, college students can examine at Chitkara International College (CIC) for the primary two years earlier than seamlessly transferring to ASU to full their diploma. By doing so, college students are ready to save on worldwide tuition charges and pay a decrease native tuition payment, making a high-quality US undergraduate diploma extra accessible. In addition to tuition charges, college students may even save on boarding and lodging prices when staying of their residence nation for the primary two years.
Graduates of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) applications additionally will likely be eligible for a 3-year OPT work alternative upon commencement. This initiative will assist extra Indian college students obtain their aspirations, achieve invaluable worldwide expertise, and jumpstart their careers past India.
Chitkara University college students will be taught the ASU programs and curriculum related to what college students would examine on the U.S. campus. Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University, shares, “The goal of this collaboration is to provide all students who enroll in the ASU programs at Chitkara International College with the best American educational experience right from day one. This is supported by exciting initiatives and programs developed with ASU and Cintana Alliances institutions, focusing on providing Chitkara students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed globally.”
Chitkara University college students may even be supplied with entry to distinctive worldwide change applications, summer season immersion, and studying in world class atmosphere alternatives at ASU and different universities worldwide by Chitkara University’s membership within the ASU-Cintana Alliance.
The ASU-Cintana Alliance is a worldwide community of progressive universities within the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, working collectively to construct and scale high-quality educational applications that reply to their nation’s financial and social wants. The ASU-Cintana Alliance was established by a partnership between Arizona State University and Cintana Education.
Chitkara International College is dedicated to making ready college students for success within the digital age. As half of this dedication, the Chitkara International College will likely be providing B.E in Computer Science and Technology for the tutorial yr 2024 with pathway to ASU within the area of software program engineering and cybersecurity. CIC has plans to add extra top-ranked and in-demand ASU levels sooner or later.
About Chitkara University
Chitkara University, located close to Chandigarh, has emerged as probably the most vibrant and high-ranking University in North India. It is ranked among the many prime 5% of larger schooling establishments in India. The University is awarded NAAC A+ accreditation and ranked by NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework). The University presents programs in Engineering and Technology, Business Management, Planning, Architecture, Art & Design, Mass Communication, Sales and Marketing, Hospitality Management, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Nursing, Law, Psychology, and Education. Students finding out at Chitkara University get the very best start-up assist, world-class analysis excellence, and plenty of internationally famend alternatives.
For extra info, please go to www.chitkara.edu.in
About Arizona State University
Arizona State University, ranked the #1 most progressive college within the U.S. by the U.S. News & World Report (2016-2024), has solid the mannequin for a New American University. Year after yr, ASU ranks at or close to the highest of the checklist in areas that matter. ASU is a complete public analysis establishment, measured not by whom it excludes, however by whom it consists of and the way they succeed; advancing analysis and discovery of public worth; and assuming basic duty for the financial, social, cultural and general well being of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the ideas that studying is a private and unique journey for every pupil; that they thrive on expertise and that the method of discovery can’t be certain by conventional educational disciplines. Through innovation and a dedication to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its school even because it expands alternatives for certified college students, attracting some of the highest-quality college students from all 50 states and greater than 130 nations.
About Cintana Education
Cintana Education permits universities world wide to enhance high quality and scale so as to present extra college students with the schooling they want and deserve. We present world class experience and entry to our personal proprietary assets in addition to these of Arizona State University, a top-ranked college that shares our imaginative and prescient of increasing entry by progress and innovation. Together, we’re constructing the ASU-Cintana Alliance, a world community of universities that can work collectively to meet the rising world demand for prime quality post-secondary schooling.