President's Office
The President’s Office of CEPT University is responsible for overall coordination of various initiatives and specifically charged with overseeing activities being undertaken under the leadership of the President, Dr. Bimal Patel.
INITIATIVES UNDER THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:
1. Reimagining CEPT University
Upon completion of fifty years of CEPT University since its beginning as School of Architecture in 1962, the Board of Management of the University mandated the faculty and staff of the University to examine all aspects of the University in the context of challenges to be faced in the coming decades. Following this introspective exercise, it was mandated that the University make plans, where necessary, for restructuring, renewal and rejuvenation.
The University undertook a thorough participatory introspective exercise aimed at reimagining the University and prepared an action plan. The University’s Board of Management ratified this action plan in February 2013.
While a number of initiatives have been announced under this plan and progress has been made on many fronts, this is a long-term process and is currently one of the key initiatives of the President’s Office.
2. Professional Regulations Mission
CEPT University is focused on educating professionals in the field of Human Habitat. Some of these professions are regulated through professional regulations such as The Architects Act (1972) or The Engineers Bill (proposed). As the profession undergoes change, these professional regulations, which not only affect the practice of the profession but also the education, need to be reviewed and revised appropriately.
The Professional Regulations mission at CEPT University aims to clarify the issues and debates surrounding these various professional regulations and help bring about implementation of these ideas in the existing or proposed regulations.
Currently, the Professional Regulations Mission is involved with review of the Architect’s Act of 1972 for which the Council of Architecture has proposed an amendment.
3. Gender Parity Mission
CEPT University is committed to creating an educational environment that equally supports and nurtures men and women of the CEPT community. In order to accomplish the above goal of having a gender inclusive educational and work environment, CEPT University has constituted a group called the Gender Parity Mission
Policies, guidelines and initiatives under the Gender Parity Mission are applicable to/ inclusive of all members of CEPT University.
The Gender Parity Mission focuses on initiatives such as sexual harassment policy and guidelines for action, employment policies, sensitization initiatives with students, faculty and staff, review of educational content and pedagogy, professional mentoring, review and upgradation of infrastructure and facilities within CEPT campus, etc.
OTHER INITIATIVES & ACTIVITIES BEING COORDINATED / SUPPORTED BY THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:
1. Campus renewal
2. Outreach and Alumni Relations
3. Facilitating choice based learning
INITIATIVES UNDER THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:
1. Reimagining CEPT University
Upon completion of fifty years of CEPT University since its beginning as School of Architecture in 1962, the Board of Management of the University mandated the faculty and staff of the University to examine all aspects of the University in the context of challenges to be faced in the coming decades. Following this introspective exercise, it was mandated that the University make plans, where necessary, for restructuring, renewal and rejuvenation.
The University undertook a thorough participatory introspective exercise aimed at reimagining the University and prepared an action plan. The University’s Board of Management ratified this action plan in February 2013.
While a number of initiatives have been announced under this plan and progress has been made on many fronts, this is a long-term process and is currently one of the key initiatives of the President’s Office.
2. Professional Regulations Mission
CEPT University is focused on educating professionals in the field of Human Habitat. Some of these professions are regulated through professional regulations such as The Architects Act (1972) or The Engineers Bill (proposed). As the profession undergoes change, these professional regulations, which not only affect the practice of the profession but also the education, need to be reviewed and revised appropriately.
The Professional Regulations mission at CEPT University aims to clarify the issues and debates surrounding these various professional regulations and help bring about implementation of these ideas in the existing or proposed regulations.
Currently, the Professional Regulations Mission is involved with review of the Architect’s Act of 1972 for which the Council of Architecture has proposed an amendment.
3. Gender Parity Mission
CEPT University is committed to creating an educational environment that equally supports and nurtures men and women of the CEPT community. In order to accomplish the above goal of having a gender inclusive educational and work environment, CEPT University has constituted a group called the Gender Parity Mission
Policies, guidelines and initiatives under the Gender Parity Mission are applicable to/ inclusive of all members of CEPT University.
The Gender Parity Mission focuses on initiatives such as sexual harassment policy and guidelines for action, employment policies, sensitization initiatives with students, faculty and staff, review of educational content and pedagogy, professional mentoring, review and upgradation of infrastructure and facilities within CEPT campus, etc.
OTHER INITIATIVES & ACTIVITIES BEING COORDINATED / SUPPORTED BY THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:
1. Campus renewal
2. Outreach and Alumni Relations
3. Facilitating choice based learning