Friday, 12 September 2014

International Affairs

Lovely Professional University has Partnerships and Tie- ups in both academic and non- academic areas with world class foreign universities and institutes across the globe including 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, etc. 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, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, etc. In Canada, LPU is partnered with Mount Allison University and Mount Royal University.
LPU holds membership of prestigious international organisations such as International Association of Universities (IAU),[18] France; Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU),[19] UK; Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs(ACBSP),[20] USA; The Institute of International Education(IIE), New York and Maldives Qualification Authority, Maldives.[21]
LPU has a dedicated International Students Division, which serves as a single point of contact for the international students for all their issues relating to visa, travel guidance, academic counselling or availing of student services on the campus. Services like Free Pick up Facility, Orientation Programme, Counselling, English Language Support, Accommodation, Transport, Campus Hospital, Physiotherapy Clinic, Gymnasium, Banks, Bank Loan Assistance, Library, Computing Services, IT Support are provided to the international students.
The University offers four major types of international programs: 1) International Twinning Arrangement Programs, wherein a student gets an opportunity to complete a part of his/her 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, to acquire proficiency and fluency in English language 3) Study India Programs for students studying abroad who are interested to visit and explore India's rich cultural heritage. 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.

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