LPU Agriculture Department organized Spring Flower Show

• Competition for 300 + floral variety was also held under 9 classes and 97 sections in the show
• Competition was open to individuals; amateurs; government, semi government, private institutions, organizations and nurseries

Jalandhar: The School of Agriculture of Lovely Professional University (LPU) organized two-day ‘Spring Flower Show & Competition 2017’ at LPU Campus. Competition was made open to individuals; amateurs; government, semi government, private institutions, organizations and nurseries. During 2 days of the show, 300+ floral & plant variety under 97 sections of 9 categories including ‘Flower Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Flower-Ornaments, Flowers grown in Pots, Bonsai, Landscape, Plant as Gift,  Cacti & Succulents’ were presented. Flower ornaments’ competition, for Button Holes, Flower Bouquet, Garlands, Bracelets (Gajra), Ear Rings, Hair Rings (Vanie) and more, was much liked by women onlookers as well as participants. Huge trees like Pipal, Neem, Banyan were also seen preserved in miniature forms in very small pots in their exact forms by planting their age old grown overhead roots.

Congratulating all students and staff members of the agriculture department, thanking elite guests and participants, LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal shared: “I want to admit that the School of Agriculture is the most loving department as it provides food & energy not only for body but our soul also. We have provided huge area to the school for utilization of students to grow pulses, organic & fiber crops, hybrid plants, fruit and vegetables in modern hygienic ways. I have seen that LPU students and staff members are working tirelessly in raising wonderful crops and are also taking help of poly houses. I anticipate that in the forthcoming years our school of agriculture will certainly set unique benchmarks for other to follow.”

Judges for the massive and neck to neck competitions included renowned personalities from the allied fields like Former Head Floriculture & Landscaping Department of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Dr JS Arora; Managing Director Biocarve Seeds’ Exporters, Patiala, Dr Allah Rang; and, Landscape Expert of Punjab Beautification Committee & Adviser to Punjab Tourism Development Corporation Dr SPS Dosanjh. Appreciating the diverse international level efforts made at LPU, Dr JS Arora shared: “LPU is running in parallel to top Universities in the US, UK and in other countries of the world. Praising one thing, say infrastructure, classrooms or labs, one will be devoid of appreciating the other in equivalence. LPU students are lucky to have global platforms at their campus itself in one or the other form. I am indeed delighted to see the massive participation in this competition of huge variety.”  

In fact, exuberant participation made by Deputy Directors of Horticulture Jalandhar Dr Satbir Singh, of Kapurthala Dr KS Sandhir, of Hoshiarpur Dr Naresh Kumar and their team members; Railway Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS Jalandhar), Technocare Nursery Ludhiana, Garden Boutique, APJ College of Arts and many other top institutions magnified the dimensions of the show and the competition.

Bollywood film writer Shagufta Rafique interacted with LPU students

• LPU students of Journalism & Film Production got versatile tips about plot making; story, script & dialogues writing; direction; acting; and, cinematography
• Visitors included debutant director & famous bollywood writer of 11 hit Hindi films Shagufta Rafique
• Producer Vinay Bhardwaj,  actors Sakshi Gulati, Jashan Singh and Kartaar Cheema also interacted with LPU students

Jalandhar: Famous bollywood film-writer cum director Shagufta Rafique, producer Vinay Bhardwaj,  actors Sakshi Gulati, Jashan Singh and Kartaar Cheema reached Lovely Professional University (LPU) today. LPU students of Film & TV Production, Mass Communication, Performing Arts and Journalism & Film Production got versatile tips about plot making; story, script & dialogues writing; direction; acting; and, cinematography. Visiting debutant director ‘Shagufta’, who has already written screenplays and dialogues for 11 hit Hindi films, shared all about the plot of the forthcoming film ‘Dushman’ which is to unfold a new chapter of friendship between people of India and Pakistan. Producer Vinay Bhardwaj and actors in lead roles Sakshi Gulati, Jashan Singh and Kartaar Cheema also interacted with LPU students. Sakshi shared that she has depicted personal hard life of the director in the film.

Famous writer of Hindi films including Aashiqui 2, Raaz, Jannat 2, Murder 2, Awarapan and more, Shagufta informed that it is her first film as a director. She is associated with the Bhatts as a writer, and is presently working for her directorial debut. She expects much from this project, which is based on bringing more cordial and closer relations of understanding among people of two arch rival countries- India & Pakistan. She shared: “Indo-Pak relationship is a topic which brings pain in the hearts of people of both the countries. Everyone, on both the sides, wishes to see India and Pakistan as friendly neighbours. This story is an attempt to improve sentiments between the two countries, which is indirectly based on Indo-Pak relationship. We hope this will bring people of both the countries closer and unfold a new chapter of friendship.” Taking examples of great heroes of bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Rajesh Khanna, She inspired students never to give up to realize their dreams. Illustrating her painful life in her teens, she asked all to keep on smiling under all conditions however painful these may be.

Sharing about the plot of the story, she informed the students: “This is a path breaking and brave tale of love, hate, brotherhood and friendship of an Indian and a Pakistani. As per my story line a young Indian loses his entire family in a brutal terror attack planned by Pakistani terrorists. Sorrow ridden he travels to a foreign land for a job in a hotel, where he meets another employee-a Pakistani. In spite of all hate and anger, Indian is forced to live with Pakistani, who later proves out to be his only friend philosopher and savior.” She also added that she has been working on this film for the past four to five years. Interacting with LPU students, Punjabi actors Jashan Singh and Kartaar Cheema also shared important tips about acting, dialogue delivery and other valuable aspects of film-making.

LPU students of Journalism, Animation, Film & Television Production departments, Shobhit Tripathi, Avantika Kaushik, Radhe Thakur, Gurwinder Cheema,  shared: “We feel lucky to interact with the director and stars of great film production banner of Mahesh Bhatt, which has provided us much insight upon the works related to our curriculum and allied activities. We feel that this can only be at LPU where students of each and every department are provided hands on experiences out of their class-rooms also. We have already met many other great stars, producers, technicians, directors from Bollywood, Pollywood & Tollywood at LPU campus to enhance our knowledge in practical form through such precious visits.”

LPU STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO STUDY A SEMESTER OR LONGER IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITY

• Consul General of Canada along with Canadian University Delegation visited LPU
• Aim was to seek collaborative opportunities in the academics and allied areas between Canadian University and LPU
• Delegation included President  & Vice-chancellor from University of Lethbridge (Canada), Trade Commissioner (Govt of Canada), and Chairman Equity Corporation

Jalandhar: Four-Member high profiled delegation from Canada under the leadership of Consul General of Canada visited Lovely Professional University (LPU) for collaborative academic efforts, research & development between the Canadian University & LPU. The efforts are to be focused on different areas of common interest, including ‘student & faculty exchange; research programs; and, post graduate opportunities with Lethbridge University and Lakehead University of Canada. Canadian delegation was comprised of Consul General Mr Christopher Gibbins (Consulate General, Canada, in India); Trade Commissioner (Government of Canada) Mr Gurbans Sobti; President and Vice-chancellor of University of Lethbridge Dr Mike Mahon; and, Chairman Mainstreet Equity Corporation Mr Bob Dhillon.  The Canadian delegation met LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal and held mutual discussions.

Appreciating research & study environment and infrastructure at LPU, and feeling excited about possible tie-up, Consul General Mr Gibbins shared: “We feel that working with LPU will certainly enhance many prestigious opportunities for the students. We hope great works with LPU in diverse academic and research areas.” Informing about Lethbridge University, Dr Mahon told that it is one of Canada’s top- ranked universities and leading research institutions, and is a home to leading research institutes across disciplines. The university’s motto “let there be light” refers to the illumination that comes from research and learning. Mr Bob, who has been named as ‘Business Man of the Year’, shared his thoughts about strong growth, innovative strategies and clear market leadership which all ought to be put in the minds of the students. This delegation has been so far the biggest delegation in education sector from Canada to visit Punjab.

Congratulating all at the helm of affairs of Lethbridge University, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year 2017, LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal said: “We always want to work, both extensively & intensively with international universities and bodies so that our students have great global exposure. We have discussed on various topics with Canadian delegation, and we will definitely work together on different programs. I also want to share that we already have 200+ international tie-ups with universities from USA, Canada, UK, China, Australia and more.  We anticipate that with this visit from Canada, the possible collaborations would also work wonderfully in various research and allied endeavours.”

In fact LPU seeks to contribute to society through the pursuit of excellence in education, learning, and research of the highest international levels. LPU MoUs are usually on the intent of increased cooperation between the partner universities and bodies in the field of strengthening research & development activities. In addition, the agreement seeks to promote quality education and boost research culture amongst students of respective countries by conceivable academic, cultural, extracurricular and other collaborative projects/assignments.

LPU M TECH STUDENT PRESENTED UNIQUE SOLAR RESEARCH WORK AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG

• Occasion was 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (ICMAE 2016)
• LPU Student Rohit Duggal’s research was dedicated to solar thermal power optimization
• Academicians & Researchers from top technology universities of the UK, Canada, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and many other countries shared Rohit’s research

Jalandhar: Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers (HKSME) invited M Tech (Mechanical Engineering) Part II student, Rohit Duggal, of Lovely Professional University to present his research in the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (ICMAE 2016). In this conference, professors, researchers, engineers, scholars, students from various organizations all across the world had gathered to share research on mechanical engineering. Rohit shared the research platform with academicians from top technology universities of the UK, Canada, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and many other countries. This conference was supported by York University (Canada) and Beijing Jiaotong University (China). LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal congratulated Rohit for his society needed environment saving and renewable energy based research work.

Rohit, who is pursuing M Tech (ME) at LPU with specialization in ‘thermal engineering’, informed all researchers “how to reduce heat losses during solar thermal power optimization”. Rohit presented his unique research on ‘Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR)’ for Solar Thermal Power Plant applications. This technology uses modular flat reflectors to focus the sun’s heat onto elevated receivers, which consist of a system of tubes through which water flows. The concentrated sunlight boils the water in the tubes, generating high-pressure steam for direct use in power generation and industrial steam applications or space heating purposes without the need for costly heat exchangers. CLFR technology can be scaled according to power plant needs. It can also be hybridized, that is, solar power with biomass or gas-fired power plants.

Rohit informs: “Among the various types of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants, Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) technology is considered prospective due to its low cost, light weight, small volume and structural simplicity.” Rohit also thanked all of his teachers and peers at LPU who guided and helped him in his dynamic research achievement.

HKSME is an international scientific association of distinguished scholars engaged in engineering research works and related projects. As per Ms Tiffany Chang on behalf of ICMAE-2016 and approved by HKSME, Rohit’s research findings will now be further published in the volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (ISSN: 1757-899X). It will be indexed by Ei Compendex, SCOPUS, Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science (CPCI-S), Thomson Reuters, Web of Science and other databases.

TOP TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE ‘SILICONINDIA’ RECOGNIZES LPU AS ‘BRAND OF THE YEAR-2016’

• “Proving its mettle in academia, industry and R&D, LPU has emerged as top higher education destination in India”: Managing Editor Siliconindia
• “We strive to instill every ingredient in our students to be at par with a world
  class human resource”: LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal

Jalandhar: Published in the US and India, top business of technology magazine ‘Siliconindia’ has recognized Lovely Professional University as ‘Brand of the Year-2016’ in its special issue 5-4 of Vol 05,  published from Bangalore. In this regard, the prestigious magazine has issued a citation for LPU under the signatures of its Managing Editor Anamika Sahu. The issue also carries a detailed article on LPU talking all about those salient and distinct features which LPU adopts for all-round development and growth of its students to be globally fit citizens. The article illustrates that “proving its mettle in academia, industry and R&D, LPU has emerged as one of the top higher education destinations in India.”

For 2016's 'Brand of the Year' issue, Siliconindia magazine has listed those organizations that have mastered the art of branding and proved their brand value to the world. Scrutinized by a distinguished panel of industry's topmost CEOs, CIOs, VCs and analysts, as well as siliconindia's editorial board, most of the organizations chosen are the ruler of their realms that need no introduction. 

Editorial board holds: “Being different is vital for value growth as it helps to make brands creative, in control, and trustworthy in the eyes of consumers. A strong brand can create referrals because people love to tell others about the brands they like. People eat, listen and wear brands, and they are constantly telling others about the ones they love. A brand is the way in which your customer perceives you. A good brand won’t manifest overnight, it is the result of a meticulous planning and development. It employs diverse strategies to add value to the brand, well beyond its physical assets.”

Thanking all of the makers of the prestigious recognition for the university, LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal says: “With this recognition, we have imbibed a great sense of pride in ourselves and our hard doings in the field of innovative education. In fact, we always strive to instill every ingredient in our students to be at par with a world class human resource. Every moment spent in the campus is a learning experience for the students from the case study analysis, quizzes, class participation, and evening presentations. Timings here are no constraint. The non academic life on campus is as enriching and enlightening as the academic experiences.” 

Illustrative, SiliconIndia Magazine is the biggest producer of technology news in India. It has a wide network of over 5 million professionals looking to meet and seek advice from Indian experts in their chosen fields. The focus of SiliconIndia’s special brand recognition issue is the importance of strong brand creation that is vital for the value growth of a company. It has listed only a few organizations those have mastered the art of branding and proved their brand value to the world.

LPU INAUGURATED ITS 9TH ANNUAL SPORTS MEET

• Competitions held in 10 athletic events both for men & women athletes on inaugural day

Jalandhar: LPU inaugurated two-day 9th Annual Sports Meet of the university at its sports stadium. Maintaining Olympic traditions, the inaugural day began with competitions among talented sportspersons of the university after emblematic torch relay invocation. On the inaugural day finals for shot put, discus throw, triple jump, 1500 mts  & 800 mts races; semi finals for 100 mts race; and heats rounds for 400mts, 4×400 mts relay and 4×100 mts relays were held in both men and women  categories. Prior to this colourful march past drum beats were held where 40 contingents comprising thousands of participants provided the annual meet an Olympic dimension. The meet was declared open by LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal by letting pigeons and balloons fly free into the sky. Mr Mittal inspired university sports persons to establish new records to reach to national and even international sports arena.

In addition to students from LPU School of Physical Education, students from professional programs of Sciences, Technology, Paramedical sciences, Architecture, Journalism, Fine Arts proved no less and won many gold and silver medals. Getting equal chances, LPU Distance Education students, too, competed and shared victory-stand along with regular students.

Results: For Shot put (Men) Naveen (10.01 mtrs) was first, Shubham (9.6 mtrs) second and Paramjit (9.55 mtrs) was third. In women category, Suman Chowdhary (7.35 mtrs) remained first, Mahima (7.26 mts) second and Kumari Manisha (7.08 mts) third.

In Triple jump (Men) saw Priankar first with 12.6 mtrs jump, Naval second with 12.2 mts and Vijayath third with 11.9 mtrs jump. For women, Kuh Zang Chodan was first with 8.5 mts jump, Priyanka Kumari second with 8.3 mts, and Komal with 7.9 mts jump.

In 1500 Mtr race for (Men) Abhinav stood first, Arpit Singh second and Manish Rana stood third. For (Women) Kusum stood first, Jyoti second and Priyanka stood third.

Five-Member Delegation from Monmouth University of USA visited LPU

• Aim was to seek academic collaborative efforts between both the universities for the benefit of students

Jalandhar: Five-Member delegation from Monmouth University (MU) of America visited Lovely Professional University (LPU) today for collaborative academic efforts between the two universities. The efforts are to be focused on different areas of common interest, including ‘student & faculty exchange; research programs; and, post graduate opportunities in MU. US delegation was comprised of Vice Provost of MU for graduate studies Dr. Michael A. Palladino; Vice Provost for Global Education Dr. Jon Stauff; MBA programme Director Dr. Susan Gupta; Graduate Program Director for computer science (CS) Dr. Jiacun Wang; and, Associate Director of graduate admission Ms. Laurie Kuhn. Represented by Dr Palladino, the US delegation met LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal and held mutual discussions. Senior Officials from visiting American University also held two separate seminars for LPU students of management studies and engineering programmes.

Appreciating global study environment & infrastructure at LPU, and feeling excited about possible tie-up, Vice Provost of MU Dr Palladino shared with LPU students: “Although we are already working with other universities in the world, yet I feel that working with LPU in Punjab will certainly enable us to work closely with Indian Universities. We indeed anticipate a fast pace journey with LPU in diverse academic and research areas.” He also explained about various programmes and activities regularly held at MU campus, which allow students to work together, alongside experienced industry professionals, to build their respective skills.

Elaborating about the visit, LPU Chancellor Mr Mittal said: “In order to provide great global exposure to our students, we want to work with international universities. We have discussed on various topics with MU delegation. After having wide consultations with related faculty members at LPU, we will definitely work together on different programs. I also want to share that we already have 200+ international tie-ups with universities from USA, Canada, UK, China, Australia and more.  We anticipate that with this visit from MU, the new collaboration would also work wonderfully in various research and allied endeavours.

In fact, LPU seeks to contribute to society through the pursuit of excellence in education, learning, and research of the highest international levels. Similarly, MU has a variety of on-campus organizations, including the campus television & radio stations and the student-run newspaper, too. Like at LPU, these and other independently run organizations allow MU students, to learn hands-on, gaining relevant experience and encountering situations that would occur.

LPU Student won Students’ Emmy & Oscar Awards in California

• Settled in California as a qualified ‘Visual-Effects (VFS) artist’
• Visited his alma-mater LPU to guide students to “Think Big” & “Follow their Passion”

Jalandhar: Lovely Professional University student, Hansjeet Singh Duggal has won 1st runners up award in Students’ Emmy and bronze medal in Student Oscars. Presently, he is settled in California as a qualified ‘Visual-Effects (VFS) artist. Hansjeet’s artistry proved winning at 43rd Student Academy Awards, commonly known as ‘Student Oscars’, held in California. These awards are presented by Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences (US) for excellence in cinematic achievements. Established in 1972, the awards are to provide a platform for emerging global film-makers by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work and art. A graduate of LPU School of Business, Hansjeet has rendered his skills in many Hollywood projects/films. After winning coveted awards, Hansjeet visited LPU campus with an objective to guide LPU students to “Think Big” & “Follow their Passion”. 

Hansjeet conducted exhibition cum workshop at LPU campus on ‘Virtual Reality’, where he interacted intensively with students of computer applications, management, journalism and film production. He explained them about those computer technologies which generate the realistic images, sounds and other sensations that replicate a real environment. He also explained how these applications are utilized in the world of entertainment, fashion, sport, media, films, military, education, healthcare and many more.

The theme of his photography exhibition was -‘For Love of Dreams: A Show of Aesthetics’. Under this, he displayed 21 pictures capturing and conveying the diversity of the United States and the way different cultures coexist therein. Talking about US he shared: “The US has such wide opportunities and freedom for diverse communities that, as a result, its own culture has grown diverse. Similarly, my alma-mater LPU exists with much celebrated diversity.” Duggal also conducted a seminar on story-telling where he talked about ‘Contemporary Cinema’.  He shared his rich experiences with LPU students and talked about the greatness of American film-makers. Hansjeet told that while working on various Hollywood projects he has gained an exposure for even those aspects which were never explored before, even in Hollywood. 

Sharing about his previous experience at LPU, he says: “It is indeed a wonderful experience to be at LPU again and to share that knowledge which I have acquired from my peers in America. My time at LPU was very inspiring and encouraging. In addition to polish me in my studies, LPU shaped me to be a good orator. My mentors at LPU culled my skills out which they identified in me. I have been drawing and sketching since my school days, and only when I joined LPU I learnt and realized the application of the same. Now I am applying the same talent abundantly for my professional life. I want to advise you all to think big & follow your passion to further shine in life.”

‘Baadshah of Bollywood’ Shah Rukh Khan backed & blessed talented Students of LPU

• Occasion was ‘Grand Premiere Episode’ of global singing reality TV Show ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’, where SRK was the Special Guest
• Show is being judged by ace film-maker Karan Johar, singer-composer Shekhar Ravjiani, singer Shalmali Kholgade and rapper Badshah
• Selected among top 11 ‘Singer Contestants’, LPU Students Ajay & Amritanshu enthralled all with their honeyed voice
• ·Budding singers from around the world are showcasing their talent as a solo performer or in a group on Star Plus Channel

Jalandhar: ‘Baadshah of Bollywood’ Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) has highly appreciated, backed & blessed two talented students, Ajay Kumar Tiwari  and Amritanshu of Lovely Professional University (LPU) for their heart-touching singing and music. The occasion was ‘Grand Premiere Episode’ of global singing reality TV Show ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’, where SRK was the ‘Special Guest’. Selected among top 11 ‘Singer Contestants’, LPU Students, Ajay of M Tech II Year (Civil Engineering) & Amritanshu of Performing Arts, enthralled all judges, audience & viewers with their honeyed voice.Being aired on famous TV channel Star Plus, the show is being judged by ace film-maker Karan Johar, singer-composer Shekhar Ravjiani, singer Shalmali Kholgade and rapper Badshah. 

Budding singers from around the world including Russia, Brunei, New York, and Indian States Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and many more are showcasing their talent as a solo performer or in a group. Ajay & Amritanshu are pairing with a Russian girl, Nastya, whom they are training in Hindi language also. Their singing and music performances in top “jugalbandi” (fusion) for patriotic song “Bharat Hamko Jaan Se Pyara Hae…..Hindustani Naam Hamara Hae” left all dumb-founded in passionate patriotism for a while. Reputed judges, audience, one and all were so emotional that there existed pure silence out of patriotic joy. Tears, sobs and sighs out of grand singing and music bliss from LPU students glistened on the faces of all.

Thanking LPU students for their enthralling singing and blessing them for further success, Shah Rukh Khan told LPU students: "The beauty of this show is that it is serving as a great platform in bringing together singers for Hindi singing from across the globe, grab it”. The presence of SRK not only magnified the show, but he also danced with LPU students and other contestants. Film-maker Karan Johar was so much impressed that he could not utter even a single word and indicated through gestures that LPU students’ performance was above all. Shalmali shared emotionally that their performance and sentiments touched the very core of everyone’s heart; liking the tricolor combo- dress of LPU performers and Russian co-artist, Badshah claimed that LPU students 3 minutes performance made all realize that we are lucky to be born in India; and, so was the eulogized saying of Shekhar for LPU students. Illustrative, on an other channel ‘&TV’, another LPU student Paras Maan is also excelling other contestants in the reality show ‘ the Voice India’. LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal wishes for the final win of these talented students of LPU.

In a message from Mumbai, Ajay shares: “We are lucky to get a chance to reach on such a big platform. To hear encouraging words from super star of bollywood (SRK), who has appeared in 80 + films, and earned 14 Film-fare Awards, matters much to us. Being blessed by him, we too have been inspired to work hard like him to be the most successful in our related fields. We are frank in further sharing that this all could be possible due to our educational pursuing at LPU, where our talent was identified and shaped well. I am a Civil Engineering student, who could not have ever thought of singing if my teachers at LPU had not identified my passion.”