Lovely Professional University-Cultural Diversity

LPU has a diverse community of students and faculty, from 23 different states of India and 5 different countries. This diversity facilitates the exchange of ideas among students and faculty from different backgrounds and perspectives, which creates a powerful environment for learning and leadership development. Diverse student and faculty population is especially very important in social networking, as it proves very helpful in the later part of the career.

“The campus is gorgeous, the facilities are great, and the faculty is superb, but by far the best part of LPU is its diverse student community. This diversity makes the campus not only a ground to get professional education but also a place to learn different cultures.”

International Student

“LPU is a great place to study and after coming to this part of the country, I learnt a lot about India’s diverse culture. Every day there was a new thing for me to learn- the culture, the food, the languages and so many other things. The LPU community is warm and welcoming and any visitor quickly becomes a part of their well-knit community. The amount of learning among students is incredible, and my experience at LPU has given me a window into the vitality and energy of the people who are going to be driving one of the great economic growth stories of the 21st century.”

North East Student

Transparent Governance at Lovely Professional University

LPU has a very transparent approach to make the system open to both our Faculty and students. The whole system has been evolved to enable open and easy access to information related to examination, academics, and University policies etc.

1.Examination: In examination, students are given access to the answer sheets of all exams, including end-term as well as mid-term so that any discrepancy can be pointed out before the preparation of results.
2.Academics: The information regarding the attendance of students is updated daily on LPU’s on line portal called University Management System(UMS), from where a student and the guardians of students can keep track of his/her attendance. Also, various other important announcements as well as marks scored in various assignments are available on the same portal.
3.University Policies: To keep the information flow simple and accessible, the university policies and academic rules and regulations are also regularly updated and can be accessed on the UMS and University websites.
4.Administration/Information Record System: Leveraging high on technology, LPU is also the first University in India to implement Biometric System for its various HR and student's administrative issues and has deployed centralized ERP system with all the modules to provide immediate and transparent access to relevant information.

On the verge of being ....Paperless!

The universities, colleges, institutes, schools and other places of education have the power to mobilise people and opinions. This capacity should be utilised to advocate issues of concern. Our university is trying to mobilise community by devising methods and rules, and inculcating them in the system, to lay in front of people an example that speaks for its own self and doesn’t need enunciation. The University Management System, commonly called the UMS, is one such example which encourages minimum use of paper. The University strives to become a “Paperless University” by boosting up the techno savvy culture.
The UMS is a technical venture that renounces the use of Paper for various tasks like – Attendance, Time table, Assignments etc.
1.The teachers and students are provided an account over the system.
2. The students get their time table online and submit their assignments online.
3. There also is a provision for online attendance.
4.The teachers too, make use of UMS for applying for leave etc.
5.The UMS also performs the task of information and communication. The circulars, meant for both students and teachers, are uploaded on it. The feedback on those circulars is also received online.
6.Important notices are also put online for the internal public and hence again the use of paper is put to minimum.
7.Also the Minutes of the meetings held are circulated online.
This and many such initiatives are taken up by LPU that have remarkable, enduring and positive results.

Vice Chancellor-LPU trains faculty of IIT Gandhinagar : Motivates faculty to change approach in education delivery system.

Dr. Vijay Gupta (Vice Chancellor, Lovely Professional University) was invited by IIT Gandhinagar (IITGn) to hold a workshop and train its faculty in the various facets of imparting learning in engineering, technology and sciences. The workshop was held to capitalize on the vast experience of the seasoned academician and infuse more professionalism and effectiveness in the way learning is imparted to budding engineers.
In the 14 hour workshop Dr. Gupta delivered lectures on various issues like pedagogy, designing of curriculum, conduct of examination and teachers' evaluation. Various models of ensuring effective studies in campuses were discussed and the teachers were advised to ignite the inquisitive spark within the students. Dr. Gupta also stressed that the examination and evaluation system should be as such that it should try to develop the analytical skills of the students, rather than the ability to memorise and reproduce a theoretical concept.

The workshop was attended by all the faculty members of IITGn, including its Director Prof. Sudhir K Jain. The lectures of Dr. Gupta were video graphed for further use by the faculty. The VC told this correspondent that though the faculty of IITGn is very good as far as qualification parameters are concerned, yet many of them were not exposed to modern methods of teaching of engineering, technology and science. He also told that Lovely Professional University, Phagwara is striving to employ the same pedagogy and curriculum designing systems, as were prescribed in the workshop 

Science Day observed at Lovely Institute of Technology

The students and members of the staff  of Lovely Institute Of Technology observed Science Day in LPU campus with great enthusiasm. A large number of students from Departments of Engineering celebrated the observance keeping in consideration the latest trends and techniques in the world of science and to appreciate the great role of science in our day to day life through different events organized like Science Quiz , Poster Making , Just A Minute , Brain-O- Brain , Skit etc.
 
Hundreds of students, from Mech. Engg., Computer Sc. Engg., Electronics and Comm. Engg. of the Institute, participated actively in all the competitions held on the occasion. The winners were awarded prizes and certificates. The skit, which was totally based on science facts and figures, was appreciated by one and all. Brain- O – Brain attracted all the sharp witted persons.
Vinkle, a student from the Institute said : “It really pleased me immensely to be an active participant in the events held . I personally feel that these arouse within us a sense of always going ahead carrying on success after success.”
Congratulating the organizing students and members of staff for the way the observation witnessed enthusiastic huge participation and viewing from hundreds of students of other Schools and Institutes of the University, Mrs. Rahmi Mittal , Executive Dean, LPU said : “ It is a clear indication that the students are taking much interest in science these days. Otherwise also, the students should give importance to the science subjects as these are easy to understand by simply asking ‘why, how and what’ of the things around us. It is a great need of the hour. In fact, no nation can be considered great without its natives being well-versed in the affairs of science.”

INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY IN LPU

In Lovely Professional University curriculum is delivered using an innovative "blended approach".Every teaching department works with the overarching objective of providing quality professional education by:
soliciting state of the art teaching technology and infrastructure
using the most current teaching techniques that fit best with student development needs
prompting students to undertake analytical assignments with ‘hands on’ self learning
training the faculty in contemporary teaching techniques.
Blended Approach includes development of programs and courses based on industry and academics inputs, classroom teaching coupled with web based contents, application based pedagogy, continuous assessment(CA), organized feedback from students and improvisation on teaching techniques.
At LPU a variety of teaching methods are use which help to enhance best of the practices and help students to derive the best of the learning from their programs and courses. These methods are:
1.Lectures and Tutorials
University has rooms and halls equipped with modern teaching aids like multimedia projectors and computers with Wi-Fi connectivity. The University is proud of its small group teaching methods, Tutorials, that give opportunities to develop analytical, application, presentation and communication skills of the individual students.
2.Practicals
The practical sessions are ideal testing grounds for students to apply and test the concepts taught. Modern laboratories and workshops are an integral part of the various departments of the University. The University believes in imparting strong practical exposure to the students so keeps upgrading the lab facilities to industry standards. For example, Communication Labs to improve the communication skills of the students which are equipped with the latest video and audio recording facilities,Presentations,Open house viva etc
3.Workshops, Seminars, Guest Lectures and Extension Lectures
Best industrial and corporate professionals are brought to the campus to bring the practical and application practices from the actual working environment and give extra input to the students on the current as well as specialized topics.
4.Case Studies and Group Discussions
To develop the interpersonal skills and to increase awareness of the world wide events' effects, University pays extra attention to develop the GD skills by including it as an academic activity for assessment of students like exams and test. It enables the students to relate the theory to real world situations. For this, case based and general Group Discussions are conducted.
5.Simulation
It helps to link the concepts with their applications and replicate a real world situation in a class room setting through various modes e.g role play ; software based modeling etc.
6.Presentations, Video Films and Demonstration of models, equipment and processes : To build up excellent presentation skills among students
7.Brainstorming
At LPU, it is an important pedagogical tool as it is a process for developing creative solutions to problems. It help students to generate new ideas,Explore the issue multi-dimensionally,Shoot a problem and solicit ideas, Think creatively and voice ideas without fear of criticism.
8.Open Book Test and Closing quiz
These tests make the student to apply his/her mind to analyze and synthesize the available facts in order to answer the question and help to judge students’ understanding of the course regarding practical relevance of subject matter. Also a closing quiz is conducted to enable the recapitulation and evaluation of the concepts taught in each lecture.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES
9.Field Trips, Internship and Tours(National and International )
Students spend time away from the university to develop skills and gain an insight into their chosen area of study. It provides a valuable opportunity to discover the realities and practices of the profession students are aiming for. Also to familiarize students with the latest in their respective domain and develop a better understanding of the world, National and international tours form an integral part of most of the courses offered in the LPU.
10.Projects and Literature Search / Surveys
Aiming at boosting the concept ‘learning by doing’,Students do various team and individual projects and surveys. Also to create a research orientation amongst students, they are made to search the literature and write a TERM PAPER, which carries credits.
11. Media Watch and Bulletin Boards
To create an awareness of the happenings in the world and to promote the creative ideas of the students, they are encouraged to keep track of the current events and paste the clippings on special boards allotted to them.
12. Web Based Learning
A number of courses across the university use web based learning materials which are very flexible and allow the students to select when such study takes place and to adjust the pace of learning with additional benefits of the web, CD ROM catalogues, desktop publishing and industry standard office software usage.
13. Student – run ventures on campus
To encourage professional orientation and entrepreneurship among the students, the students can initiate business ventures on campus. The University encourages and aids such enterprises by providing the requisite infrastructural support.
14. Career Portfolio and Simulated Interviews
In order to prepare the students to facing job interviews in a better way Career portfolio is made a part of the pedagogy in which students prepare a file depicting their interests and achievements divided into:
Academics
Co-curricular (literary, cultural sports)
Personal (hobbies, community service, institutional memberships)
Also to help students to do their own competitive analysis and find their strength and weakness, the University invites industrial professional to be a part of Simulated Interview panel and judge the students. The individual student is counseled and a recording copy is given to him for improvement.