PUTIA delegation attends International Conference in Chicago

By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH, OCT 30

A delegation of Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association ( PUTIA) is on a Business Trip to USA. Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges and Spokesman of PUTIA said that around 10 members Delegation under the Leadership of Dr.J.S.Dhaliwal, President, PUTIA is in US and attend the International Conference of 4th Global Engineering Dean’s Council (GEDC) in Chicago,  from October 20 to 22.

 The topic of the conference was “Online Digital Education and Transformed Faculty Roles”.

 Dr Anshu Kataria added that apart from attending the Conference, the delegation would also visit various universities and colleges of USA and Canada. The conference was attended by around 200 world leaders in education.

 Dr. J.S.Dhaliwal, President, PUTIA said that many renowned Institutions of Punjab including Aryans Group, Rajpura; Rayat and Bahra, Patiala; Adesh Group, Gharuan; Universal Group, Lalru; Global Institute, Amritsar; Jasdev Sandhu Group, Patiala; Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo; Saint Soldiers, Jalandhar; Punjab Group, Lalru etc are part of this Delegation.

 Dr Dhaliwal further said that Punjab Delegation is the Largest Group not from only Indian Subcontinent but also from other parts of the World. This was the Perfect Platform for International Collaboration, Technical know how, Student Exchange Programme, Joint Research etc.

 Dr Anshu Kataria said that it's good exposure to know more about the latest about Technology used in Education, Course Curriculum, Latest Research, Faculty Development etc.

Seeram Ramakrishna from Singapore was the speaker at session Engineering Education in a Global, Technology-Driven Environment

Ramakrishna is Director of the Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore. He served as the Dean of Engineering from 2003-2008. He is the author of "The Changing Face of Innovation: Is it Shifting to Asia!" He is a Faculty Associate of the Global Asia Institute, and lectures on global trends of higher education, research and innovation.

The Punjab Group meeting was an optional opportunity for the delegates to meet with the administrators from PTU (Punjab Technical University) throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday morning at The Palmer House (Crystal Room).

Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, India , was Lunch Keynote speaker  ar The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom).