Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Woxsen University's Sustainable Week aligned with ERS (Ethics, Responsibility & Sustainability), a core pillar of the top ranked institution. Organised at the campus, the week-long initiative fostered a culture of sustainability among its community. Entrenched with a series of engaging activities, Woxsen through this initiative aimed to educate, involve and inspire its students, faculty and staff to embrace sustainable living and drive positive impact. The Sustainability Week held last month, commenced by paying an ode to nature with a plantation drive and sustainability walkathon, providing an opportunity for participants to make a meaningful contribution towards preserving the environment. The event is designed to encourage individuals to step outside, get physically active and take charge towards mitigating their carbon footprint. The Walkathon enabled participants to learn about the latest sustainability indicators f
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): Sidhartha Pathi and Sathwik Reddy, B.Des(Hons.) - Product Design students at Woxsen University (All India Top Pvt. Design School, IIRF 2021), have contributed to the ongoing 'my UDAAN' project at IIT, Hyderabad. myUDAAN is an application that connects users to mobility products and services. This project is part of their two-month summer internship at IIT, Hyderabad. During this phase, Sidhartha & Sathwik played a crucial role in designing an ergonomic & battery powered clip-on called VGO. This is an external attachment that converts wheelchair into a safe electric three-wheeler. VGO has become one of the most important inventions in the motorized wheelchair category, that enhances both utility and mobility. This innovation also addresses the aspect of environmental responsibility as it is fully electric and can be charged at dedicated docking stations. This wheel chair is ergonomically designed and is compact
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): Woxsen University with its firm belief in developing its ecosystem and empowering the community around the campus, has launched Project Aspiration. Woxsen's Centre of Excellence - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion has conceptualized this project for the ambitious girls of Classes IX-XII, Telangana Model School & Junior College. Under Project Aspiration, few meritorious students are selected by the school principal to take part in 'Train the Trainer' workshop which commenced in the month of December, 2022. The training program was led by Postgraduate students of Woxsen University and mentored by Dr Kakoli Sen, Dean - School of Business & Dr Shubhendhu Patnaik, Cary Cooper Professor of Organisational Psychology. Over 3 weeks of training sessions, the girls were exposed to different aspects of future, developing SMART goals & learnt how to work towards achieving them. Professors from different schools at W
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Woxsen University has been selected as one of the prestigious PRME Champions for 2023, amongst the top 47 universities and institutions globally. Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact. The PRME Champions represent a group of dedicated business and management schools globally, committed to working collaboratively to deliver value for business and society at large. This year, 47 PRME Signatory Members, with a track record of impactful contributions in thought and action leadership towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), were selected to join the cohort by the PRME Secretariat from a pool of strong and diverse applicants. As a flagship programme of this body, the PRME Champions Programme provides faculty members, students and industry leaders with space for developing and sharing collaborative educational methods and a 'living lab' for ambitious n
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Woxsen University through its Honoured Chair Professorships has released a set of global initiatives in the form of competitions and hackathons such as James Stoner Sustainability competition. These competitions are either case-study based, project-based or presentation-based and are open to students from various universities across India. While rebranding and expanding its existing labs and academic infrastructure, these competitions will develop a larger connect between Ivy League best practices and Woxsen University. James Stoner Sustainability competition held at Woxsen University was based on the theme - What are the key drivers for successful realization of sustainability? The competition witnessed a huge participation from students across the Schools of Business, Design & Technology. Students divided into a team of four have presented their posters to Chief Guest - Carlos Scheel from EGADE Business School, Mexico.