Ahmedabad University
Ahmedabad University is a private university in Gujarat, India. Established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society, it comprises three schools and seven centres.[1]
 Seal of Ahmedabad University | |
| Type | Private university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009[1] |
Parent institution | Ahmedabad Education Society[1] |
| Chancellor | Sanjay Lalbhai |
| Vice-Chancellor | Pankaj Chandra |
| Location | , , 380009 , 23.0390°N 72.5560°E |
| Website | ahduni |
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History
The sponsoring body of Ahmedabad University is Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a non-profit educational trust located in Ahmedabad. AES and its leaders have played significant roles in the founding of national institutions such as Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design, Physical Research Laboratory, and CEPT University. The Trust is also responsible for supporting institutions such as MG College of Science, LD College of Arts, HL College of Commerce, LM College of Pharmacy, AG Teacher's College and LD Institute of Indology, amongst others. In 2009, the HL Institute of Commerce and BK Majmudar Institute of Business Administration were consolidated under Amrut Mody School of Management which is one of the Schools of Ahmedabad University.
Campus
Ahmedabad University campus is located in Navrangpura area, which is commonly known as 'University area' of Ahmedabad city. The Ahmedabad University is a part of 250 acres owned by the Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).[2] In Phase I of this development, about 60 acres have been earmarked for academic buildings and student amenities.[2] The master planners for the university are HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. The office of the Vice Chancellor is housed in building which served as the residence of VKRV Rao, a prominent Indian economist, politician and educator, and a former Principal of H L Commerce College,[3] one of the Colleges under Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).
Schools and Centres
Ahmedabad University comprises three schools and seven centres:[4]
- Amrut Mody School of Management
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Centre for Heritage Management
- VentureStudio
- Centre for Learning Futures
- Global Centre for Environment and Energy
- Centre for Inter-Asian Research
- Ahmedabad Design Lab
- International Centre for Space and Cosmology
Academics
Student Amenities and Activities
Student activities are centred in the new University Centre building. This 225,000 sq ft (20,900 m2) building was designed by SPA Design, New Delhi and was inaugurated during the 13th Foundation Day. The rectangular building is situated within 60 m (200 ft) of the academic buildings. It is intended to be the space that students go to whenever they have free time. The interior staircases are patterned on the stepwell design that forms the logo of the University.
The ground floor has a cafeteria, a book store and reading/study spaces. The first floor has indoor sports halls that can be used for conferences and other events also. Above that is an exclusive faculty lounge and club, the student placement and career counselling. The rooftop sports a jogging track and a futsal court.[5]
University Centre: hub of student activities
Practical session at Wikipedia Workshop, 2018
Admissions
The university follows a holistic review process for admissions to all its courses. For UG courses, SAT scores are considered. For Engineering, students can apply through the ACPC process of Gujarat Government or through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Score.[6] For joining the university through the former process, the student should be a domicile of Gujarat. Those students who are not a domicile of Gujarat can apply with their JEE scores.
The university offers a Financial aid programme through merit and need-based scholarships. The need-based scholarships provide a partial waver of tuition fees and even a complete coverage of educational costs (including tuition and study materials, hostel and mess charges). Merit Scholarships are offered as well, in recognition of academic achievements of the students.
Collaborations
Ahmedabad University has entered into collaborations with several international research universities for academic development. These include:
Stanford University's Center for Design Research to help develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem through VentureStudio[7]
Olin College of Engineering, USA for accelerating project-based learning specifically in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.[8][9]
University of Valladolid, Spain and University of Ferrara, Italy for working with the Centre for Heritage Management in developing programmes and research activities in the area of heritage.[10]
University of Bradford to promote student and faculty exchange and joint research.[11]
Rennes School of Business, France and Amrut Mody School of Management for students' exchange of BBA and Integrated MBA programmes.
MoU between Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego and Amrut Mody School of Management for close cooperation.[12][13]
References
- "How Sanjay Lalbhai & Pankaj Chandra are trying to build a unique university in Ahmedabad", The Economic Times, archived from the original on 24 February 2017, retrieved 9 October 2018
- "Campus Information | Ahmedabad University". ahduni.edu.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Professor V K R V Rao Achievements". Institute for Social and Economic Change. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Academics". Ahmedabad University. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Ahmedabad University unveils its new 2.25 lakh sq ft state-of-the-art University Centre". IndiaEducationDiary.com. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "SAT scores for UG courses". DNA India. DNA India. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Ahmedabad, Stanford varsities launch centre for biz design". @businessline. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Ahmedabad University and US based Olin College enters a formal partnership". United News of India. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Ahmedabad University partners with US college for educational innovation - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "India's 1st heritage lab launched". The Times of India. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "University of Bradford strengthens links with India - 2016 - University of Bradford". bradford.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Ahmedabad University starts two-year global MBA programme for pharma professionals". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Ahmedabad University enters into academic collaboration with University of California San Diego". India Education Diary. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.