Dr. Peter Ricketts, Vice President – Academic & Provost, Carleton University, Canada visited Amity University Sector 125 Campus, Noida to discuss the areas of mutual collaborations in Academic and Research Initiatives. He was welcomed by Dr. Gurinder Singh, Addl. Group Pro Vice Chancellor – Amity; Dr. W Selvamurthy, President- Amity Science Technology and Innovation Foundation and Senior Officials of Amity University.
While briefing about Amity University, Dr. W Selvemurthy said that Amity is reckoned as a research and innovation driven Institution. He further added that in Amity, the curriculum is designed to meet the Industry standard and provides research integrated teaching to the students. Dr. Selvamurthy also mentioned that Amity has filed more than 500 patents and is now working towards translating the patents into commercial products. During the discussion, Dr. Selvamurthy proposed collaboration in the area of Joint Research, Science and Technology.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Peter Ricketts said that the Carleton and Amity share similar philosophy which is to engage students and academicians for global education. Informing about the launch of a new programme on Global and International studies by Carleton University, Dr. Ricketts added that the course is intended for students who want to learn more about, and engage constructively with this world and emphasized that the new programme will allow students to pursue a wide range of career options related to global and international studies.
During the discussion, further areas of potential alliance were discussed including articulation programs, guidance of PHDs in Management, Engineering, Journalism and Science & technology, dissertations and internships and Indo-Canadian Immersion Programs.
Dr. Peter Ricketts was taken for a round of campus, during which he was left impressed with the infrastructure of Amity and applauded Amity Innovation Incubator.