Wednesday, 16 February 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
UPES announced the launch of its School of Liberal Studies and brought together renowned academicians from diverse fields to deliberate on the need to redefine liberal studies. Robert Lensink from Groningen University, CEO of MirraU Nawtej Dosanjh, senior project officer t UNESCO MGIEP Nandini Chatterjee Singh and other experts and academicians were among those who expressed their views during the launch.
Speaking on the launch of School of Liberal Studies, the university vice chancellor Sunil Rai said, “The School of Liberal Studies is a giant step forward in making UPES a truly trans-disciplinary university. The new school seeks to revolutionise the education process and further our vision as the ‘University of Tomorrow’ to create well-rounded individuals and leaders driven by excellence and empathy.”
School of Liberal Studies dean Shubhashis Gangopadhyay averred, “With the best of faculty, multiple clubs and chapters, a learner-centric approach and the robust eco-system being provided by UPES, we are confident that our students will be the drivers of change. The world needs change makers who can provide plausible solutions by understanding a problem from diverse perspectives, initiating a dialogue, shaping policies, and propagating positivity.”
