Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional university

LPU
Seal of the Lovely Professional University[1]
Motto	Transforming Education Transforming India
Type	Private
Established	2005 (2005)
Affiliation	Secular
Chancellor	Ashok Mittal[2]
Vice-Chancellor	Ramesh Kanwar[3]
Director	H.R Singla
Academic staff	3500
Location	Phagwara, Punjab, India 31°15′13″N 75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367Coordinates: 31°15′13″N 75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
Campus	Urban 600 acres (2.4 km2) [4]
Colours	Orange and Black
Mascot	Sun of Knowledge[5]
Affiliations	UGC, AIU, NCTE, PCI, COA, BCI
Website	www.lpu.in

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private semi-residential university in North India created under the Punjab State Private University Act 2005 and recognized by UGC^[6] under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956.^[7] LPU offers around 200 programmes and courses at diploma, under-graduate, graduate, post graduate, and doctoral levels.The university has more than 25,000 students.^[8][9]

Situated on National Highway-1, at the entrance to Jalandhar City, the university offers separate residential facilities for male and female students. It has connections with universities and institutes in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, Poland, and Ghana for twinning programmes and student exchanges.

The university has received the recognition, approval and membership of the national statutory bodies UGC,^[6] NCTE, PCI,^[10] IAP, COA, BCI, AIU^[11] and international memberships of Association of Commonwealth Universities (UK), International Association of Universities (France), Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (USA), The Institute of International Education (New York).

Campus life

LPU's Division of Student Affairs (DSA) provides leisure activities. The Division designs culture, sports, services and other allied social activities and delivers these through different clubs. There is a mall within the campus that houses the in-campus Hotel Unihotel, along with a bowling alley and a state-of-the-art multi-gym at the top floor. There are various kiosks spread across the campus for varied needs. On October 4, 2015, Rwandan Ambassador visited Lovely Professional University campus.^[12]

Awards and rankings

• The Lovely Faculty of Technology and Sciences was ranked #12 on the CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011.^[13]
• LMA Vardhman award was given to Ashok Mittal, Chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU). The university got the best private university of the year award by ASSOCHAM for the year 2012.^[14]
• TV Channel Star News conferred National 'Outstanding B-School - North' Award and B-School Leadership - National' Award to LPU in 2011.^[15]

International Affairs

Lovely Professional University has Partnerships and Tie- ups in both academic and non- academic areas with foreign universities and institutes in USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, Poland, Ghana, New Zealand, Switzerland, China, Croatia, Spain, Mongolia, and Vietnam.

In USA, LPU has tie ups with San Francisco State University, University of North Carolina, Northern Illinois University, North Dakota State University, Washburn University, Troy University, Binghamton University, University of Missouri, California State University, University of Iowa, Otterbein University, Fayetteville State University, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa. In UK, LPU has tie ups with University of Sunderland, University of Wolverhampton, University of East London, University of Roehampton, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, University of Northampton, University of West London, Coventry University, Edinburgh Napier University. In Australia, LPU has tie up with University of South Australia, Murdoch University, Central Queensland University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In Canada, LPU is partnered with Mount Allison University and Mount Royal University.

LPU holds membership International Association of Universities (IAU),^[16] France; Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU),^[17] UK; Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs(ACBSP),^[18] USA; The Institute of International Education(IIE), New York and Maldives Qualification Authority, Maldives.^[19]

LPU has an International Students Division, which serves as a single point of contact for the international students for issues relating to visa, travel guidance, academic counselling or availing of student services on the campus.

The University offers four major types of international programs: 1) International Twinning Arrangement Programs, wherein a student completes a part of studies at LPU and the remaining part with LPU's partner Foreign University under articulation arrangements. 2) English Language Programs for international students, from Non-English speaking Countries or those where English is not the first language. 3) Study India Programs for students studying abroad. 4) Study Abroad Programs where the LPU students study a part of the programme in a university (LPU's partner university) in a different country and earn the academic credits from that university which are clubbed/added to the credits from LPU.

Memberships

The University is recognized by University Grant Commission (UGC) and is member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU). It is also a member of other prestigious global organisations such as International Association of Universities (IAU), France; Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK; Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs(ACBSP), USA; The Institute of International Education(IIE), New York and Maldives Qualification Authority, Maldives.^{[16][17][18][6][20]}

Violence on campus

In April 2011, during a football game a student was beaten by opposition team members and died a few hours later in hospital. The beaten student was from Mizoram and the three accused were Sudanese and Tanzanian.^[21] The racial aspect of the crime led to near-rioting on the campus, destroying a number of kiosks and cars. Tension continued with the university closed for three days, and with police being pelted with stones by angry students.^[22] LPU Pro-Chancellor Rashmi Mittal described the attack as, "students didn’t take the spirit of the game in a positive manner".^[23] The university's management have also been criticised for ignoring earlier racial attacks.^{[24] [25]}

References

External links

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