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Designing a better future at Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development

Designing a better future at Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development

Jul 29, 2019 |

Sustainable development involves how well the social, environmental and economic objectives or needs are managed by people without negatively affecting the future generations, when making decisions. In a broader sense, it should be resource-efficient and carefully-planned to deliver short-term and long-term benefits aiming to enhance the prosperity of this planet as a whole. A strong promoter of the concept of sustainability for a better future, which has become a necessity across all sectors of evolution in the present times, IITGN established the Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) on January 30 this year. To read more about this Centre,...

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Exploring the evolution of majestic civilisations at Archaeological Sciences Centre

Exploring the evolution of majestic civilisations at Archaeological Sciences Centre

Jul 29, 2019 |

Almost all eminent scholars in the field of archaeological sciences across the globe state that there is more to it than what meets the eye. This branch of study is not just about digging up ancient ruins and skeletons. With its ramifications in history, epigraphy, arts, literature, social studies, craft traditions and ancient technologies, archaeology is focused on the humanities on the one hand while on the other hand, its explorations into palaeoenvironments, archaeobotany, archaeozoology, archaeometallurgy, petrology, archaeogenetics and extensive utilisation of cutting-edge research techniques from the fields of material science, chemistry, civil engineering and remote sensing, point towards...

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Diverse yet United: Where Harmony Prevails Amid Variety

Diverse yet United: Where Harmony Prevails Amid Variety

Jun 22, 2019 | , ,

STORY CREDITS Writer: Apeksha Srivastava Photo: Wikimedia Commons The first thought that comes to mind when one encounters the phrase diversity in the context of education is often related to academics- a multitude of courses and research work, but, is certainly not limited to it. Derived from the Latin word dīversitās, diversity points towards variety. In fact, diversity, which also encompasses acceptance and respect for all, can prove to be a new path towards success. This diversity prepares the students to build successful careers in the future by encouraging critical thinking and building of alliances, irrespective of the differences, to work together to achieve...

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From Papua New Guinea to India: The Journey of an International Student

From Papua New Guinea to India: The Journey of an International Student

Jun 22, 2019 | , ,

STORY CREDITS Writer: Apeksha Srivastava Photo: Shashank Raman I had completed my M.Tech in Biological Engineering from IIT Gandhinagar recently and joined the same Institute as a Senior Project Associate in External Communications when I got the chance to meet Julianna Rex for the first time. A smiling face and a friendly personality, Julianna hails from a village in Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea. She is the second child, with an elder sister and a younger brother, of a lower middle class family. Her parents are subsistence farmers and fishers by profession. “We lived in a village and had to go to Alotau...

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Unravelling secrets of the mind at Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Unravelling secrets of the mind at Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Jun 17, 2019 |

When IIT Gandhinagar became the first IIT in India to start the M.Sc. programme in Cognitive Science back in 2013, Prof. Jaison Manjaly (Associate Professor, Humanities and former Dean of Student Affairs) said, “IITGN would like to establish itself as one of the centres of excellence in cognitive science, which is accepted as one of the four pillars of knowledge of 21st century along with nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology.” This vision was able to acquire a successful tangible form as a result of continuous efforts and out-of-the box initiatives taken by distinguished faculty, staff and students of this Institute. Today, we have...

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