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Economic Times

had some good things to say about NIIT University.  The article highlighted the core principles of NU: to deliver seamless education, create a research culture, build strong industry-linkages and create great careers for students, even while leveraging on existing strengths in technology. It spoke of innovative practices at NU – the range of courses offered, the constituents of the advisory committee, even the cooling system on campus! It pointed to the fact that NIIT University has chosen to focus on fostering research and will be offering Ph D and M Tech programs along with under-graduate level courses like B Tech.  This is an indication of its innovative approach. Also, the courses offered are the ones which are rooted in the emerging areas of knowledge society. The article talks about cutting-edge technology on the NU campus, like a Wi-Fi enabled facility, and synchronized learning technologies which allow students to overcome the boundaries of distance and connect with faculty in different parts of the world. NU has used innovation in the infrastructure of the campus as well. In wake of the global warming concerns, the NU campus has been made into a green campus, where special earth-air tunnels for cooling are being attempted to minimize the use of electricity for cooling. Moreover, the campus is only accessible via a pedestrian promenade. To bring the students closer to nature, the buildings have also been designed and constructed at different heights and elevations, following the natural contours of the land. NU has already taken this Green Campaign beyond the campus boundaries and has planted about 2000 trees on the hillocks in the surrounding area.