CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

"The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education" - John Legend CHRIST (Deemed to be University) was born out of the educational vision of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an educationalist and a social reformer who devoted his entire life with a vision to serve the marginalized and underprivileged. To carry on the vision of this idealist has been one of the uncompromised responsibilities of our institution. Receiving education without financial barriers can alleviate poverty in the long run. Christ University (Deemed to be) Univerity, Lavasa is striving persistently to uphold the mission of our noble St Chavara by never turning down a chance to contribute to the alleviation of poverty regardless of how invisible an impact it creates in the long run. To ensure a positive impact for the staff that has helped us achieve where we are at present, our Campus provides free-of-cost tuition for children of staff from low-income groups. Several teach...

As part of International Yoga Week, The Department of Data Science at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized a webinar on AWARENESS TOWARDS YOGA on 26 June 2021 at 5.00 PM.   The department has started this initiative in 2021. The resource person for the event was Ms Arpita Ghosh.  The activity began with an introduction to the resource person, Ms Arpita Ghosh. She started the session by talking about the history of yoga and its importance in day to day activities. The activity started with basic meditation techniques and asanas. To spread awareness about yoga and keep our mental health steady during the continuous pandemic state, the instructor performed some activities that can be done anywhere and at any point of the day to reduce stress and calm down the inner self. She showed different yoga techniques to meditate and reduce stress. It was a practical session in which the attendees participated in the activity simultaneously with the instructo...

The Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, in collaboration with Women in Big Data (WiBD), organized an expert talk on 'Exploring the impact of Analytics in Business' on 3 June 2021 from 4.30 PM - 5.30 PM. The resource person for the event was Dr Bindu Narayan, Senior Manager, EY. Around 52 participants consisting of students and faculty members, attended the event.  The event commenced at 4:30 PM, with office bearers Ms Prathna Khanna and Ms Shreya Nunna welcoming the audience. Dr Fr Jossy P George, Director and Dean, CHRIST(Deemed to be University), Pune, addressed the gathering with a welcome note.  To begin with the programmes, the speaker for the day, Dr Bindu Narayan, was introduced.     Dr Bindu Narayan began the talk by giving a brief introduction on "What is Analytics?". She proposed a definition as the scientific process of transforming data into insight for better decisions. She diligently explained the conce...

The Centre of Excellence, CyberPeace Foundation and Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organised a Social Awareness Program on “Basics of Online Safety and Digital Literacy”. It was held on 24th June 2021 from 11.30 AM to 1 PM to engage in the topic of safe online practices and understand the digital medium.  The talk started with MC Simran Singh, 1 Year BSc Data Science Student welcoming the audience to the event. This was followed by Dr Kedar Vishnu, who delivered the welcome address. The MC engaged in an interactive session with the audience members asking their opinions on online security and practices.  The resource person of the event, Ms  Janice Verghese, Manager - Communications and Training with the CyberPeace Foundation, was introduced.  Ms Verghese started the session by introducing the concept of an introduction to Digital Literacy. She covered the various ways in which data is collected and stolen. She elabor...

School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Pune Lavasa, organized a Quality Improvement Program for its faculty members on ‘Digital Transformation and Its impact on Academics’ from 26 th June 2021 to 2 nd July 2021. The introductory talk was given by Fr Director & Dean, CHRIST, Lavasa, Dr Fr Jossy P. George on “Date with Data.” It focused on the relevance of data and its use in creating logic. The talk was followed by the keynote address given by the HoD of the MBA department Dr. Binu P. Paul. It was a thought provoking session on disruption due to digital transformation in education sector, changing models of teaching & learning and the role of educator in new environment. The first session was a two days’ workshop on ‘Design Thinking’ conducted by Mr. Ayan Bandopadhyay, the Master Educator of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The workshop revolved around the importance of Human Centeredness in problem solving. The issues with the traditional ap...