Industry-Academia Collaboration Opportunity

It was an absolute delight to host esteemed delegates from Godrej Properties Limited NICMAR University, Pune for an enriching discussion on potential avenues for collaboration.

Megha Goyal - CHRO, along with Apkeshit Khare-Zonal HR Head, Jyoti Mallick, Zoya, Shriram Joshi, Supriya Naik, and Ruhi Singh met Vice Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma Kulkarni, along with Dr. Jonardan Koner, Dr. Srividhya Sridharan, Dr. Gautam Vikhe and Vijay Nishandar, and shared their valuable insights.

The meeting was brimming with enthusiastic exchanges as we explored various avenues for a robust collaboration between our organizations. It was inspiring to witness the shared vision of both organizations towards fostering innovation and growth in the real estate sector. In addition to strategic discussions, they met with selected students from the batch of 2023-24 for final placements and summer internships in Godrej Properties, opening doors for bright career opportunities and meaningful engagements.

Leadership Development Program

Fostering the culture of continuous learning, The Centre of Excellence for Academic Practices, in collaboration with IQAC organized three days Leadership Development Program for the leadership team of NICMAR University, comprising of all Deans and Heads. It was two days outbound training program at Uksaan, Kamshet and the third day training was within the campus. The training was led by Mr. Chetan Patil & Ms. Shalaka from Explorentia Organisational Consultants.

The participants were guided through various challenging activities during the outbound training. The objective was to facilitate change, think differently and find newer ways of working together and collaborating.

Everyone participated enthusiastically in this training, challenging themselves to try new things, reflect on it and then respond.

Workshop on Waste Water Reuse

The students and faculty members of School of Energy and Environment (SOEE) attended the Wastewater Reuse Workshop was held at MCMCR Complex, Powai, Mumbai on February 10, 2024.

Eminent wastewater management specialist Dr. Ajit Salvi gave a thought-provoking keynote lecture. The speaker underlined the value of reusing wastewater to mitigate the problems associated with water shortages and presented effective case studies from around the globe. Numerous case studies highlighting effective wastewater reuse initiatives from a range of industries, including municipal, agricultural, and industrial, were presented throughout the workshop.

A guest talk on “Water Stewardship: Case Studies on Lake Rejuvenation” was organized on February 28, 2024, by the School of Energy and Environment. Ms. Pooja Tendulkar, Co-founder of Lemnion Green Solutions, Pune and a member of the IWA, delivered this talk.

The lecture focused on Water Rejuvenation case studies, the process of approach for execution of projects which includes Baseline survey information, Site Observation, Problem identification, Interaction with the stakeholders, Involve the Stakeholders, Planning and Design, Execution, Campaigns, Monitoring, Conclusion and Challenges faced during the Rejuvenation of any water body like river, lake, etc. This guest lecture expanded the students' knowledge and inspired them to embrace the discipline of Nature-Based Solutions in the rejuvenation of water.

School of Project Management conducted a guest session title “Financial Modelling and Feasibility Analysis” for the MBA APM programme, junior students on 24th February 2024.

M Plan Team of the School of Architecture, Planning and Real Estate had the pleasure of hosting Ms Rakshada Rode, Urban Planner for a guest session at NICMAR University, Pune. Her insights into preparing the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Plan enriched students' understanding of urban planning. This session emphasized the importance of mentorship in shaping the future of urban planning.

Insights on Interim Budget by Dr. (Prof.) Anil Kashyap, Chancellor and President of NICMAR, was covered in a leading newspaper.

Dr. Abhijat Arun Abhyankar and Dr. Sudarsan J. S. were honoured as eminent Jury of the year 2024 for their valuable contribution and outstanding services in selecting the best practicing industries under different categories and sectors for Indian Green Awards and for creating awareness in the Environmental field.

Dr. Amit Goel was recently awarded with Certificate of Appreciation for his instrumental role as SPOC for the SWAYAM-NPTEL Local Chapter.

Prof. Ramakrishna received a rare gesture of appreciation from Institute of Town Planner, India for his invaluable contribution as an author of the paper, in 72nd NTCP held on January 5-7, 2024.

Mr. Ganesh Pandey was awarded with medal for successfully completing the Pune-Hyderabad-Pune International LRM Cycling comprising of challenging 1200 km route in 86 hours and 8 minutes, well within the allocated time of 90 hours. The Event organized by the PCMC Cyclist Club from February 22nd to February 26th, 2024.