Post on 19-Apr-2022
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR ACHIEVING
SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS
LPU‟s international collaboration focuses on the following key action areas:
1. Student Exchange
2. Projects and Consultancy
3. Conclaves, Conferences Summits
4. Support to Developing Countries
5. International Networks
6. Faculty Visits for Research Studies and Data Collection
1. Student Exchange
Student mobility to different parts of the world is an important agent to drive
internationalization in HE. At LPU, student mobility or exchange study program
entails attending or participating in non-degree semester study exchange programs, short
courses, training, cultural exchanges, seminars and other conferences or meeting settings that
are done outside of the country.
LPU serves to bridge the gap between traditional textbook learning and career development
for positive change through short-term, experiential education programs abroad. LPU‟s
student exchange program continues sending students to partner universities and studying
about challenges and initiatives around the world. LPU‟s aim is to continue reshaping higher
education through International University tie ups by sending students for Quality
Education (SDG4) and Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG8)
1. Hancy Arora went to Lethbridge University in Canada to study Industry,
Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG9). He studied communication technologies and
how to implement them in the villages of India. It was a continued study done in the
department of Computer Science Engineering at Lethbridge University. Three other
students had started this study in the previous years. LPU has developed a report on
semester abroad for students to support them to take independent subjects while doing
projects abroad
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
Mr. Hancy Arora at University of Lethbridge, Canada
2. Nishant Kumar,Yugam Sharma, Rajesh Thapa, Ajay Yadav, Patri Dhaneshwar,Anas
Malik, Mahitosh Khanra, Aditya Prem Singh went to IMT Lille Douai in France to study the
effects of Sustainable Cities and Communities ( SDG 11). And the effect on health after
living in these cities. This is a continued study project
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
Mr. Ajay Yadav at IMT Lille
Douai, France
Mr. Anas Malik at IMT Lille Douai
France
Mr. Yugam Sharma at IMT Lille
Douai, France Mr. Aditya Prem Singh at IMT
Lille Douai, France
Mr. Patri Dhaneshwar at IMT
Lille Douai, France
3. Rishi Raj Singh, Pranav Chopra, Geetika, Jainyfer Lakra, Chinmay Mishra, Arman
Singh Sehgal were selected to go to US to conduct studies on Reduced Inequalities (SDG10)
to bridging gaps between different communities with respect to racism.
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
Mr. Mahitosh Khanara at IMT
Lille Douai, France
Mr. Rajesh Thapa at IMT
Lille Douai, France
Mr. Nishant Kumar at IMT
Lille Douai, France
Chinmay Mishra, Jainyfer Lakra and
Arman Singh Sehgal at Livingstone
College, USA
Pranav Chopra. Rishi Raj Singh and
Geetika at Livingstone College, USA
4. Navya Nanduri,Shubham Jain went to King's College Canada to study the ethical business
practices in retail of food. They worked on supermarkets operations to improve the quality
purchase in nearby super markets of Lovely Professional University for Good Health and
Well-Being (SDG3) of the end customer of the supermarket.
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
5. Ayushman Trivedi went to Arkansas state University and Komal Preet went to
Curtin University, Australia to study about the recycling of electronic waste and its
carcinogenic effects on the environment. This was a comparative study and the students came
back and implemented the same within LPU to counter the issue of e waste at LPU. They
worked at Lovely Professional University on conducting awareness drives for the
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG12)
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
Mr. Shubham Jain at King‟s
University College, Canada Ms. Navya Nanduri at King‟s
University College, Canada
Ayushman Trivedi at Arkansas State
University, USA
Ms. Komal Preet Brar at Curtin
University, Australia
6. Colonel Parminder Pal Singh, an army veteran came to Lovely Professional
University to study MBA and went to Curtin University, Australia to do a joint study on
Good Governance systems to reduce the Inequalities (SDG10). He eventually took the study
back to the army in India for the better working and coordination of the different ranks in the
army.
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
7. Sumant Bindal went on a fellowship to Taiwan Vegetable Centre to study about the
less water utilization in tomato crop in order to help life on land (SDG15) as the scarcity of
water is raising alarm all over the world.
Link:https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
8. ShankarKhosla studied innovation in sustainable cities and communities (SDG11)
with respect to technology. He learnt how to save water through deployment of artificial
intelligence on monitoring flow of water into dishwashers and wash rooms.
Col. Parminder Pal Singh at
Curtin University, Australia
Mr. Sumant Bindal at World Vegetable Centre, Taiwan
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
9. Anish and Koushik studied the architectural preservation of old ecological
infrastructure in Vilnius city and its implementation by juxtaposition in India with respect to
the variables of climate action (SDG13) and pollution effect.
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
Mr. Shankar Khosla at University of Skovde, Sweden
Mr. Jalluri Koushik at Vilnius
University, Lithuania
Mr. Anish Agarwal at Vilnius
University, Lithuania
10. Sambit Shome studied preservation of the forest land and how to decrease denudation
of forests affecting the wild life on the land (SDG15) with increasing urbanization in the tier
3 cities.
Link: https://www.lpu.in/international-opportunities.php
2. Projects and Consulting
Lovely Professional University bagged an Erasmus+ Capacity building in Higher
Education project by the name of Enhancing Green Economy in 3 countries of Asia
(EGEA). Under this project researchers at Lovely Professional University are aiming
at increase in quality of life on land (SDG15) by presenting the proposal on exploring
the use of agri waste for soil fertility, crop yield increase, energy, biogas production
and to treat waste water followed by knowledge dissemination among rural
communities through trainings, workshops and teaching modules by designing SOPs
for the production and usage of waste materials for various applications in the area of
water, energy and agriculture.
Public Domain Link: http://www.egea.education/
Lovely Professional University bagged an Erasmus+ Capacity building in Higher
Education project by the name of Enhancing female entrepreneurship in India
(ENPRENDIA). LPU opened a center by the name of „The Centre for Women‟s
Studies and Research‟ for improving the life of women under Gender Equality (SDG
5). The Centre provides initiatives and programs that support the effective
contribution of women in the work environment and positive participation in society.
The Centre conducted many activities in the past years including workshops to teach
and achieve gender equality and Issuing reports on the status of women in Surveying
Mr. Sambit Shome at Mendel University, Czech Republic
the obstacles women face in our societies • The center also Trained women in various
skills of leadership empowerment
Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/lpu-received-erasmus-grant/
Mongolia : LPU worked with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports
(MECSS), Mongolia to train their staff and Vajpayee Centre for Excellence in
Information Technology & set up a call center “Establishment of IT and BPO Centre
including Training at „Atal Bihari Communication and Outsourcing‟”. After a round
of discussions and visit of Mr. Aman Mittal, Additional Director to Mongolia. The
contract was awarded to Lovely International Trust on 5th August 2020 and the
contract was signed.This activity was carried out with a view to support Industry,
Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG9)
Link: https://www.lpu.in/FullNewsRelease/LPU-signs-MoU-with-Government-of-
Mongolia.php
Mr. Aman Mittal signing contract
with representative of Mongolian
Government
Espace France Centre was opened at LPU
along with French Government with a view to help Lovely Professional University
students to gain quality education (SDG4) in France. Espace France Centre works as
one point Centre for the students for higher education, Cultural events in France and
learning French language. It is like a mini French space defined in LPU where every
LPU student gets the benefit to avail the best possible French Education. The Centre
has also launched the France Alumni India network to reunite and reconnect former
Letter Issued by Mongolian Government
for granting contract to Lovely
International Trust
students from France through a digital platform, promised to increase the number of
scholarships for talented Indian students and create “attractive visa policies” for
Indian students and alumni.
Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/espace-france-centre-opens-at-lpu/
Public Domain Link: https://thepienews.com/news/india-espace-france-centre-opens-
at-lpu/
Press Release for opening of Espace France at Lovely professional University
3. Conferences Conclave Summits Calendar Year
With a view to engaging in SDGs 4 Quality Education, Lovely Professional University
invites renowned faculty to participate in joint research by conducting international
conferences organized by various schools of Lovely Professional University. Prominent
speakers from universities across the globe join hands together to attend the conference. The
details of the conferences and attendees are given below:
"Volatile Consumer Behaviour & Marketing (VCBMC2019)"
Nimay Kalyani, Lecturer in Management, University of Newcastle, Australia was present at
Lovely professional University on 19/04/2019 for the conference as keynote speaker. He
addressed student and prominent attendees on about Industry, innovation and Infrastructure
(SDG9). With strong connections to industry, Nimay Kalyani told students about risk
perception in volatile markets and how innovative strategies can be used to develop
sustainable models in business:
Link: https://conferences.lpu.in/vcbmc/
“Recent Advances in Fundamental and Applied Sciences” (RAFAS-2019)
Prof. Dino A. Jaroszynski from University of Strathclyde, UK; Dr. Dai-Viet N. Vo from
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia; Dr. Hans-Jürgen Federsel from EnginZyme, Sweden;
Prof. Rajashekhara SHABADI from Université de Lille, France; Dr. Ram Mohan from
Illinois Wesleyan University, USA; Dr. Munish Puir from Flinders University, Australia; Dr.
Palani Balaya from National University of Singapore, Singapore; Dr. Basant Giri from
Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS), Nepal; Dr. Bhanu Bhakta Neupane,
Tribhuvan University, Nepal were present at LPU on 5/11/2019 to 6/11/2019 for the
conference relating to Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG7). They talked about “Syngas”-
CO and H2 Mixture. He holds that it has been regarded as an economically viable and eco-
friendly energy carrier to replace petroleum based resources. Moreover they suggested that
there is a need to develop sustainable and greener processes in order to address excessive
generation of waste, and recent advances in the field of bio-catalysis.
Link: https://conferences.lpu.in/rafas/
Mr. Nimay Kalayani being honored by Honorable Chancellor of Lovely Professional
University at the conference.
Picture of all attendees at the RAFAS-2019 conference held at Lovely professional
University
Press Release of the RAFAS-2019 conference at Lovely Professional University
Experimentation and Progression in Engineering, Research & Technology
(EXPERT‟2019)
Dr. Collin Hills, University of Greenwich, UK; Dr. Abhijeet Mukherjee, Curtin
University, Australia; Dr. Yannick Mammidy Pajani, IMT Lille Douai, France; Dr.
Nimisha Tripathy, Linkoping University, Sweden; Dr. Michael Cohen, Sonoma State
University, USA; Dr. Hossam Aboel Naga, La Trobe University, Australia were
present at LPU on 15-11-2019 to 16-11-2019 for the conference relating to
Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11)
Link: https://conferences.lpu.in/expert/
Picture of all attendees at the EXPERTS‟ 2019 conference held at Lovely professional
University
Biosciences and Biotechnology: Science for Community
Dr Asht Mishra, Director NCI Clinical Research Foundation, New Jersey (USA); Dr
Ashok Dhawan, Vice President, Kam Teck Inc, Maryland (USA); Dr Ragupathi Raja
Kannan from Konkuk University, Seoul (South Korea), Dr Rekha Jakhar from
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore were present at LPU on 04-11-2019 to
16-11-2019 for the conference relating to Good Health and Well-Being (SDG3) and
talked about successful experiments on rats for recovery of sensory-motor function
after injury to the central nervous system. It is indeed a ray of great hope for the
accident ridden persons and moreover shared novel therapeutic interventions for
chronic airway diseases.
Link: https://conferences.lpu.in/icbb/
Picture of all attendees at the ICBB-2019 conference held at Lovely professional University
Press Release of the ICBB-2019 Conference held at Lovely Professional University
Joint International Management Conclave with Curtin University of Australia-
„„Business Agility in Volatile Times”
Dr. Stephen McKenna, Director MBA Programs at Curtin University (Australia) was
present at LPU on 07/09/2019 for the conference relating to Decent Work and
Economic Growth (SDG8). The conference was about Executive Education Session
on 5 trillion Dollar Economy-The Road Map; Student Case Study Competition;
Doctoral Consortium; Research Methods Workshop; Business Case Study Analysis-
Workshop; and, Panel Discussion, the three-day conference is „eight in one‟
Link: https://conferences.lpu.in/bavt/
Press Release of the management conclave held at Lovely Professional University
Honorable Chancellor of Lovely Professional University Mr Ashok Mittal Honoring Mr.
Stephen McKenna at the Management conclave held at Lovely Professional University
4. Supporting Developing Countries
The University‟s International office were approached by Indonesian academic
colleagues to lead a project to help students in Indonesia for interactive classes digital
marketing and on mental well-being post the earthquake and Tsunami crisis in
2018.The International office then worked with the School of Business and Social
Sciences to develop the program which taught students on techniques in business and
encouraged discussions and study on battling issues after crisis. This activity was
done to support SDG3 Good Health and Well-Being and SD4 Quality Education
Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/indonesian-students-visited-lpu/
Photo of Indonesian Students during their visit to Lovely Professional University
Press Release of the visit of Indonesian Students at Lovely
professional University
5. International networks:
The University is a part of many
International Networks like International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), Institute of
International Education (IIE), Asia Exchange, Association of Common Wealth Universities
(ACU), International Association of Universities (IAU), Accreditation Council For Business
Schools And Programs (ACBSP), The United Nations Institute for Training and Research
(UNITAR)
Together they provide various opportunities for international collaboration among academic
and professional staff as well as students at the University, and opportunities for universities
to collaborate on contributions to the SDG 4 , Quality Education
Link: https://www.lpu.in/about_lpu/accreditation.php
MoU Copies: UNITAR, ISEP & Asia Exchange
6. Faculty Visits for Research Studies and Data Collection
Dr. Andrew Tonge from Kent State University, USA visited Lovely Professional
University on 31-01-19 for doing research in the field of mathematics and the topic of
research was “When averages are extreme: probabilistic techniques in functional and
harmonic analysis”. He collected data to conduct a study on No Poverty (SDG1) and
economic difference between different societies of India.
Dr. Rupert Ward from University of Huddersfield was present at Lovely Professional
University on 13-03-2019 for interaction with students about Learn from historical
data, understand data in current context and then predict & forecast for the Decent
Work and Economic Growth (SDG8)
Mr. Henry Dawson and Dr. James Blaxland from Cardiff Metropolitan University,
UK were present at Lovely Professional University from 6-06-2019 to 15-06-2019 for
donating 14 laptops to NGO's namely Spinal Cord Injury Association, Saksham,
Gyandeep Teaching Project, and Aagaz for reducing inequalities (SDG10) among
the differently abled people. Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/laptops-to-ngos/
Professor Hamish Rennie from Lincoln University New Zealand was present at
Lovely Professional University on 23-08-2019 for doing research on effects based
planning. The research addressed the innovation in Sustainable Cities and
Communities (SDG11) issues and possibly promoting resilience.
Professor Julia Richardson and Michelle Sim from Curtin University, Australia were
present at Lovely Professional University on 28-08-2019 for guiding students for
doing research work on building trust in today's business environment promoting
decent Work and economic growth SDG8.
Dr. Damian Mather and Ms. Emma Seagreaves from Manchester Metropolitan
University, UK were present at Lovely Professional University on 17-09-2019 for
making aware law students of Lovely professional University about the International
Human Rights law and Gender equality(SDG5)
Mr. Guy Feuillard, Ms. Anne Bonnie, Ms. Golda Malhotra & Prof. Georges Santini
from Network “N+i”, France were present at Lovely Professional University on 22-
09-2019 to 23-09-2019 for promoting Quality Education among students supporting
(SDG4) at Lovely professional University.
Professor Lisa McKenna, Professor Stephen Kent, Professor Sandra (Sandy) Leggat,
Dr. David Walker, Dr Peter Barnard, Associate Professor Simon Egerton & Professor
Naveen Chilamkurti from La Trobe University were present at Lovely Professional
University on 23-09-2019 to conduct studies on job opportunities for Women Gender
Equality SDG 5 and quality education for Indian students in Australia supporting
SDG4
Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/ten-members-from-australia-la-trobe-university/
Professor Julian Beer, Martin Levermore, Mark Jeffreys, Caroline Raybould,
Professor Cham Athwal, Anita Virk, Benjamin Joseph & Makhan Singh from
Birmingham City University were present at Lovely Professional University on 23-
04-2019 to discuss study on the rice quality in Punjab and use of harvest residue
stubble for to prevent pollution SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Link: https://happenings.lpu.in/deputy-vc-of-bcu-at-lpu/
Mr. Brian Lobban from Cambrian College, Canada was present at Lovely
Professional University on 01-11-2019 to start a study on better education and
economic gain opportunities for students after taking a career pathway to Canada
SDG 4 Quality Education and SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr Adrian & Aftab from Derby University, UK was present at Lovely Professional
University on 05-12-2019 to discuss about the effects of fashion industry on
environment and how sustainable fashion can be used to lessen the effect of pollution
supporting SDG 13 Climate Action
Link:https://happenings.lpu.in/univ-of-derby-and-lpu-sign-mou/