OP Jindal University reopens its campus, resumes offline classes

According to the University, accommodation for students in these blocks follows international norms and the rooms are aesthetically furnished.

OP Jindal University reopens its campus, resumes offline classes

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has reopened its campus for faculty members and students. The campus has been reopened after a gap of two years. The campus was closed in March 2020 owing to the COVID-19 outbreak. With the collective effort put in by the faculty, students and staff and the digital governance led by JGU's Information Technology team, by December 2020, 24,000+ online classes were completed, 1250+ unique online examinations were conducted and 69,000+ assessments were submitted during this period.

As a fully residential University, approximately 8,000 students are pursuing various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the ten schools of JGU. The students will be returning to the campus to resume classroom learning. The press release has further stated that the University is fully prepared to welcome all the students and to accommodate them in the world-class student housing facilities available on campus. According to the University, accommodation for students in these blocks follows international norms and the rooms are aesthetically furnished. In addition, the campus provides recreational facilities including a gymnasium and other indoor and outdoor sports.

The schedule for the returning of students to the campus will be implemented in a phased manner with effect from Sunday, 27 February 2022 till Sunday, 6 March 2022. The faculty members who were teaching online and working remotely from India and around the world have also returned to the campus to resume classroom teaching.

The university progressively developed its infrastructure and built a one lakh square feet size state-of-the-art academic block; established computer labs for the purpose of data analytics, and training students in different languages during the period of lockdown. The windows-based devices have a language training software which is operated by Artificial Intelligence capable of teaching multiple languages such as English, Spanish, French, German, etc.

The University consolidated and augmented its sports facilities with the development of international standards cricket, football and hockey grounds, state-of-the-art cushioned, synthetic tennis and basketball courts with a massive floodlight system; built multipurpose Performing Arts Academy, which is a first of its kind for any university in the region. This Academy will serve the purpose of a Performing Arts Theatre, a Movie Theatre and a state-of-the-art Conference Hall, the Press Release added.

The University also built new student housing blocks. In addition to the development of infrastructure, the university started three new Schools and seventeen innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. During the tumultuous period of the lockdown, JGU received recognition as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India in addition to featuring in the QS World University Rankings and receiving special distinctions by the Times Higher Education for its digital innovation.

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