12th Global Week culminates with grand event at Chitkara University

Over 75 international faculties from 20 countries share their knowledge and expertise with students.

Chandigarh/ 16 Oct 2022 The week-long 12^th Edition of Annual Global Week-2022 culminated today at Chitkara University.  Global Week -2022 was conducted at both campuses of Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh as well as Punjab. The Annual Global Week, which is a unique strategic initiative, organized by the Office of International Affairs this year hosted more than 75 eminent and distinguished professors from around 40 prestigious partner universities across the world to boost extensive teaching and learning mobility engagements. The visiting professors delivered credit-based modules to the students, which helped them gain a global perspective and facilitate socio-cultural immersion programs.

With over 75 international faculties from 20 countries imparting strategic knowledge to the students at Chitkara, this has been a learning curve like none other for the students who have benefited from the years of collective experience of the renowned faculty.

The culmination event was attended by Hon'ble Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University; Dr. Niyati Chitkara, Director, Chitkara International School, officials from both campuses of Chitkara University, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh and other dignitaries.

Talking about the evolved revolution of digital basis morals in India, Dr Roger Moser, Macquarie University, Australia, said, “I am working with students from Chitkara University and trying to understand their views as the contexts can be quite different from what we see in Australia. Hence, it is pertinent to see what and where we can learn from each other.”

Dr. Tamar Rodney, John Hopkins University, USA, said, “We are able to expose different ways of thinking, learning and sharing different practices through this process in Global Week. I found it extremely valuable to share what I have learnt and also learnt from the students at the same time.”

Prof. Indra Odina, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art, University of Latvia, Latvia, added, “The concept of internationalization at home is very essential and it's also very good for sustainability issues. It’s a great initiative to bring more than 75 staff members from abroad for the students to have a very elaborate experience.”

 “The Annual Global Week serves as an excellent platform for internationalizing the At the occasion, Dr. Ashok Chitkara, Chancellor, Chitkara University, said, student learning experience. The endeavor is to develop pedagogical excellence through globally imbibed best practices. Moreover, all the courses taught by the international faculty are highly valued and earnestly aspired by the prospective placement companies in India and abroad.”

While thanking the global faculty for sharing their valuable insights with the Chitkara students and making the event a huge success Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, said, “Global Week is a truly philanthropic initiative that extensively promotes the university’s priority mandate in boosting collaborated teaching and blended learning across borders. Bonding between students and professors leads to opportunities of collaboration such as internships, hands-on projects, exclusive scholarships leading to extensive mobility engagements, joint curriculum development & delivery, co-publication & joint supervision, joint research initiatives, etc.”

Since its inception, more than 200 faculty members of International Universities from various domains of Business Studies, Engineering, Architecture, Healthcare Sciences, Journalism and Mass Communication, Pharmacy, Hospitality and Tourism, and Education have shared the Global Week platform.