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/