Author: External Communications

Library Roundup

Week 20: 27 May 2019 - 31 May 2019 Book of the week: Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist New...

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SRIP 2019 begins, 144 students from across India inducted

The institute, on May 27, welcomed 144 interns to its flagship Summer Research Internship Programme (SRIP) this year. This year, IITGN had received more than 19,000 applications, more than double as compared to the previous year. A total of 144 students from various institutes across the country have been selected, including 41 students from IITGN, 19 students from other IITs and 27 students from NITs. About 44 faculty members of IITGN will guide the participating students on a wide range of research projects during the eight-week programme. Prof Pratik Mutha, Dean of Academic Affairs at IITGN, encouraged the students...

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CCL imparting insights into experiential STEM learning

A total of 54 participants from all 27 Community Science Centres (CSCs) of Gujarat visited the institute for an experiential STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning workshop hosted by the Centre for Creative Learning (CCL). The five-day workshop was hosted during May 21-25 with support from Gujarat Council on Science & Technology (GUJCOST). Aimed at capacity building of the participants in terms of their scientific temperament and hands-on skills, the workshop saw enthusiastic participation from the CSCs. The participants were introduced to some of the 200+ unique activities and models created by CCL. Consequently, they will be able...

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Over 200 engineering faculty trained in advanced pedagogy

The objective of the programme is to discuss how the faculty of technical education in India can evolve effective pedagogy using digital tools and the latest technologies. Teaching should be a two-way dialogue/interaction between the faculty and their students; the curriculum is only a small segment, it is learning that is more important. Amit Prashant Professor, Civil Engineering, IITGN A five-day workshop on Advanced Pedagogy and Digital Tools commenced today at the institute under the aegis of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Phase III, with the first batch of about 60 engineering faculty participants from all over the...

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