Ten-Member delegation of eminent professors and researchers from Australia’s La Trobe University reached the Lovely Professional University campus for strengthening academic & research collaborations. Delegates deliberated upon deeper academic collaborations in their respective domains and for student mobility programmes between the two universities. Welcoming the elite visitors, Head Division of International Affairs Mr Aman Mittal made a presentation on internationalization plan at LPU. Important discussions were also held upon future collaboration in joint research projects with LPU scientists and researchers. On this occasion, Senior Executive Dean Dr Dharam Buddhi informed delegates about various research activities, achievements and research strategy adopted at LPU. Illustrative, LPU already has collaboration with La Trobe University in various academic parameters.
Massive Australian delegation included Prof Kok-Leong Ong, who held panel Discussion and faculty interaction; Dr David Walker and Dr Thomas John Mcnamara, both of whom had group discussion with LPU MBA students; Associate Professors Simon Egerton & Andriy Olenko talked about partnership between the two universities; Dr Sandra Leggat informed about joint research and student mobility programmes; Dr Peter Barnard interacted with Ph D students & researchers; Senior Lecturer Dr Vipul Patel guided LPU students about Civil Engineering prospects; and, Regional Director- South Asia and Africa (La Trobe International) Mr Amit Malhotra, Mr Saurabh co-ordinated for partnership discussions.
Visiting members represented Schools of Business; Psychology & Public Health; Molecular Sciences; Computer Sciences & Info Tech; Civil Engineering; Humanities & Social Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; and, Department of International Development programme. Important panel discussion was held on “Future of jobs”, for which students always stay interested and curious to know what future jobs are going to demand from them. Highlighting, La Trobe University is ranked among the top 1.2% of worldwide universities by Times Higher Education Rankings-2019.
A leader in analytics education, Prof Ong, who has till date attracted over $620,000 in research grant related to data analytics research, mesmerized LPU business students through his expertise. He has served in 50+ Program Committees of International Conferences related to analytics. His work on using analytics to improve community well-being has also been featured by the European Commission in Science for Environmental Policy. In fact, La Trobe University is investing in research leadership and research teams, building on existing strength areas including life sciences, water management and policy, planning and communication.
