Chandigarh [India], October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture celebrated the 135th birth anniversary of the master architect Le Corbusier by organising an event "Commemorating Le Corbusier'' at the university's Exploretorium. Senior Architect Shiv Datt Sharma, Founder and Principal Architect, SD Sharma & Associates; and Ophelie Belin, Director - Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh; were the chief guests for the event and Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, was the guest of honour. The event commenced with the inauguration of the exhibition 'Footprints - Caricaturing Corbusier's Journey' and a talk recapitulating Corbusier's journey by Prof Kanika Bansal, Dean, Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture. Senior Architect Shiv Datt Sharma, who had the fortune of working alongside Corbusier on the planning and design of Chandigarh city, presented a "Trip Down the Memory Lane" by sharing some of hi
Chandigarh [India], September 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Deakin University, Australia announced the establishment of a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY HUB at Chitkara University, Chandigarh. The announcement was made to commemorate India's 75 years of Independence and almost three decades of Deakin's engagement in India. Over the past years, Deakin University through its office in New Delhi has setup innovative models of study with Chitkara University in software and mechatronics engineering. These study pathways facilitate Indian students to study two years of Deakin University's licensed curriculum at Chitkara University before transferring for the remaining two years onshore at Deakin University in Australia. The DEAKIN UNIVERSITY HUB will act as the central point of all engagement activities for the pathway programs and will be established in Chandigarh at Chitkara University's campus. The hub aims to foster collaboration and deliver the key objective of the Indian Government's Natio
Working towards the achievement of goal of “Sustainable cities and communities”, Chitkara University has established a Sustainable Smart City Research Lab with support from the National Science and Technology Council and the National Chung Cheng University of Taiwan.
Chandigarh [India], September 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Working towards the achievement of Goal 11 of the UN SDGs which is 'Sustainable cities and communities', Chitkara University has established a Sustainable Smart City Research Lab' with support from the National Science and Technology Council and National Chung Cheng University of Taiwan. The lab has been established as a part of a 4-year project with the objective to develop an "International Competence" in terms of both AI techniques as well as on-site deployment. There is a definitive plan to deploy at least one application to at least one city in India for which project coordinators have chosen Chandigarh. One of the important goals of the research lab is to establish a connection with the Chandigarh City administration and try to implement Sustainable Smart City Applications in the City of Chandigarh, including Environment Pollution Detection and Smart Traffic Management. At the heart of the UN's shared bluep
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): The grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) held at Chitkara University in collaboration with Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Government of India concluded today.