December 2, 2024

International Faculty Development Programme

A one week International Faculty Development Program on Regenerative Design- Transcending Sustainability began today at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana organized jointly by department of Civil Engineering and GNDEC School of Architecture in collaboration with #Blue #Planet, Kolkata. The program will be organized from Dec 02 to 06, 2024. Dr. Jagbir Singh- #Head, #Civil Engineering Dept. gave the brief introduction about the program and the technical sessions that will be covering interesting topics like #Circular #Design Thinking, #Bio-Climatic Design, #Living Systems & #Regenerative #Thinking, #Sustainable Way Forward in Punjab and many more. The FDP was #inaugurated by Sh. Jitendra Jorwal, #IAS- #Deputy #Commissioner, Ludhiana, Dr. Sehijpal Singh- #Principal GNDEC, S. Inderpal Singh- #Director, NSET, Ms. Sangita Kapoor- CEO, Blue Planet, Kolkata, Sh. Naval Kishore, Senior Town Planner, Ms. Shilpa Sinha- Zonal Manager, Punjab & Sind Bank, Ar. Sanjay Goel- Principal Arrchitect, Designex, Ludhiana and all HoDs & Deans of GNDEC. Dr. Sehijpal Singh- Principal GNDEC welcomed all the guests, resource persons and all the participants.S. Inderpal Singh-Director, NSET congratulated all the organizers and participants to be part of this wonderful initiative. Sh. Naval Kishore, #Senior #Town #Planner discussed the current status of City Planning. The sessions of the FDP would be led by Ms. Sangita Kapoor- #Blue #Planet, Kolkata along with the #International #experts Mr. Craig Griffiths, Ar. Laurent Fournier, Mr. Nuno Da Silva, Er. Denise DeLuca and National experts Ar. Rajpal Singh, Ar. Sanjay Prakash. The workshop will feature hands on approach with number of team exercises to bring awareness about regenerative design. Ar. Akanksha Sharma- Head, #GNDEC #SoA presented a vote of thanks on the occasion.