Bhopal, 27th April 2021: Jagran Lakecity University (JLU), central India’s Global University, established in 2013, recently concluded celebrations to mark eight years of its establishment. The Foundation Day of JLU celebrated with the theme of ‘Educating with a Vision’, featured a series of high spirited, virtual events led by the students, staff, and alumni. The university in addition to Foundation Day celebrations took the opportunity to launch JLUET; the Online Entrance Test for UG & PG degrees on offer at the university.
Some of the world-renowned personalities present included, Nirav Khambati, Partner at Kaizen Private Equity, who added that, “In such a short time, JLU has taken giant strides in the world of higher education and I have no doubt that in the future, JLU will scale and reach new heights”. Other eminent personalities included Prof. Col. Shishir Kumar, Director General, ImagineXP; Alpana Chaturvedi, CEO, My Logistics Gurukul; Jaideep Gupta, Founder, and CEO, Univariety; Kunal Sinha, Principal Consultant, WARC Advisory; Hal Serudin, Divisional Corporate Communication Manager, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Nishith KL Bhandarkar, General Manager, Wizcraft International Entertainment; Bhaskar Ranjan Das, Associate Director, AICPA and CIMA, among others.
In less than a decade, JLU recognised by the UGC, has become one of the fastest growing and one of the most awarded universities of Central India, having practice-based pedagogy at its core. JLU has also inked partnerships with more than 40 leading organisations and universities from all over the world. More recently JLU established the Jagran Wizcraft MIME school of Entertainment and Events; the first entertainment and events school of central India. Launch of Central India’s first Liberal Arts school, offering an inter-disciplinary approach to higher education is being prepared for launch in May, 2021. The University was previously awarded the QS IGauge E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitization (E-Lead) Certification 2020. It has been bestowed with several prestigious awards, such as ‘University of the Year’ by Government of Madhya Pradesh for five consecutive years from 2015 to 2019 and is recognized as a Global League Institution in 2015 at the House of Commons, London, UK, among others.
Hari Mohan Gupta, Chancellor, JLU attributed the success and accomplishments so far to the members of faculty and the students, he added that “In the present scenario, keeping in mind the pandemic, faculty members have made JLU proud with their constant efforts. The JLU family is blessed to have educators who are not only scholars and professionals in their field but have always strived for growth and improvement, to bring JLU where it is today. This success if not by chance, is a combined effort of all the individuals associated with us, and I want to congratulate them from the depth of my heart.”
With admissions open for the academic session 2021-22, JLU is currently offering 56-degree programs, JLU took the opportunity to launch the JLUET Online Entrance Test for UG & PG programs ranging from MBA, B.Des, BVA, M Des, BA LLB, LLB, LLM, B. Tech (H), M. Tech (H), BMS. JLU aims to present students with the right opportunities and extensive academic resources to match their passion. The state-of-the-art learning facilities will give students a cutting edge to grow professionally with skills that are interdisciplinary, global and industry-ready, in addition to offering 100% scholarships on merit basis. For more information, feel free to visit Jagran Lakecity University.
About Jagran Lakecity University
Jagran Lakecity University Bhopal is a private university established under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 and is based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. JLU Bhopal is one of the fastest growing and one of the most awarded universities of Central India having practice-based pedagogy at its core. Currently, the university is offering 56-degree program to more than 2500 students from 8 countries and 27 states of India. The university has numerous partnerships with top industries and international educational institutes, ensuring the students get great exposure both nationally and internationally. JLU Bhopal is the only participating university from Central India ERASMUS+ programme under the Tuning India Project, funded by the European Commission and is also currently the country chair for the Association of Universities of Asia Pacific (AUAP).
The University has been awarded the QS IGauge E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-Lead) Certification 2020, India Today and Outlook India has ranked Jagran School of Journalism and Mass Communication, JLU Bhopal as No.1 in Madhya Pradesh and top 15 in India in 2020 and has been bestowed with several prestigious awards, such as ‘University of the Year’ by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for consecutive four years in 2015, 2016 2017 & 2018 and is recognized as a Global League Institution in 2015 at the House of Commons, London, UK.
