Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Thapar University has tied up with Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, for implementation of a modernization programme for important teaching and research laboratories at a cost of Rs 70 crore.
This was stated by R R Vederah, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the globally ranked Thapar University (The Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2018), on the globally unique partnership of Thapar University and Trinity College Dublin.
“We are now part of a global economy, universities and our efforts in contemporization and international rankings are geared to make Thapar University (TU), Patiala among the best in the world,” he said.
Vederah further said that the university was focussing on a vision to move from being good to being excellent and be ahead of the curve in higher education by bringing in global standards across the board. “The partnership with Trinity focuses on strategies to deliver a research inspired, outcome based educational experience to the students at all levels. The introduction of multi-disciplinary engineering design courses includes experiential learning. The partnership with Trinity includes all major academic and research activities and strengthens Thapar University’s position as a leader in higher education in India and in the region,” he added.
Dr Patrick Prendergast, president & Provost of Trinity College Dublin, said, “For both Thapar and TCD, it has been a good month. Thapar has entered the Times Higher Education world university rankings for the first time and whereas Trinity also continues to rise in these rankings.”
“We have risen in both the Times Higher Education and the QS rankings, and we have joined the League of European Research Universities (LERU), Europe’s leading network of research-intensive universities that further strengthens our voice and position internationally. We have also just been ranked first in Europe for graduate entrepreneurship for the third year in a row by Pitchbook” he further said.
Meanwhile, TU has offered a basket of undergraduate engineering and a 2+2 credit transfer program International Engineering Program (IEP) in collaboration with TCD. The faculty at TU is being deputed for post doctoral work at top Universities. This year ten faculty members will visit the best in the world including Trinity College Dublin, Virginia Technology, Waterloo and Oxford University.
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