52
edits
Changes
add
K L University is consistently ranked as the best university in all of Andhra Pradesh and as one of the top 10 private universities in India. It has robust infrastructural facilities and a budding entrepreneurship cell.
== Priorities Fall 2017 (debut cohort) ==
# Design an Innovation Studio in the campus to foster innovative design and facilitate rapid prototyping.
== Priority #1 ==
=== Statement ===
How might we inculcate the entrepreneurial mindset from the first year itself and introduce more academic courses catering to innovation and entrepreneurship?
=== Solutions ===
# Student developed and led online courses that talk about topics not covered in academics.
# I & E talk series: A series of monthly/bi-weekly talks by seasoned entrepreneurs of the state/city via online webinars.
# Inspire Hour - A hour of TED talks/movies followed by discussions after working hours conducted weekly to inspire the students.
# Rural Internships and field trips integrated into academics to inculcate practical and innovative thinking.
# Innovation Grants/Awards: A series of awards and rewards given at the end of each semester for various topics like Most Innovative Paper, Most Innovative Project etc.
== Priority #2 ==
=== Statement ===
How might we streamline the student bodies and activities in the university and activate the dormant clubs with less proper direction and leadership?
=== Solutions ===
# Proper resource sharing between the groups so that the resource usage is increased and the student bodies have access to better facilities than they have.
# Club merchandising which not only stimulates college spirit but also a sense of responsibility.
# Make sure that students develop life-long transferable skills.
# Mapping branchwise opportunities of student activities and ensuring no collision.
# Encouraging student bodies to have team building activities and brainstorming sessions to attain the sense of team and leadership.
# Student Council: Introduce an ombudsman student council to regulate and oversee the plethora of student activity bodies in the university. Introduce Student Innovation Council as one of the branches of this council.
== Priority #3 ==
=== Statement ===
How might we Increase the awareness about the facilities and resources currently available at the University?
=== Solutions ===
# Awareness Sessions - Seniors conduct these sessions on existing facilities and resources that are present in the university.
# Auditory Course - A course with a series of videos which truly introduce the student to the university on a personal and professional level. Any opportunities that need to be grabbed and complex situations that freshmen may face will be addressed here.
# Amalgamate the resources provided by the university and government and present them in an efficient way.
# KLU Innovation Fellows: Internal students who will be acting as point of contact (POC) for all the resources available in the university.
== Priority #4 ===== Statement ===How might we increase awareness of trends in technology to students earlier so that they are able to learn in an effective/efficient manner?=== Solutions ===# 1st KLU Hackathon - Introduce monthly theme based hackathons to inculcate the feeling of building things faster and prototyping.# Webinars on latest technologies: Conducting webinars and short talks on emerging trends by featured students / alumni / industry professionals.# PiedPiper(A Tech Magazine) - Summarizes the latest trends in technology. Programming languages and software that need to be learnt.