On Saturday, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla inaugurated the new MIT-WPU School of Design building on the university grounds in Kothrud, Pune.
On Saturday, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla inaugurated the new MIT-WPU School of Design building on the university grounds in Kothrud, Pune. Several significant individuals attended the event, including famous Indian designer and Padma Bhushan awardee Shri Rajeev Sethi, among others.
The multi-story structure features specialized floors for several departments of Design, Visual Arts, Interior Design, and more, as well as state-of-the-art lecture rooms with world-standard labs and multimedia capabilities that enable cutting-edge research and new-age learning.
Chief Guest Shri Om Birla congratulated the students at the institute and gave his ideas on leadership, democracy, governance, and peacebuilding while speaking to the audience. “The founding principles of MIT – World Peace University are Bhartiya Sanskriti, Sanskar, and Vichar. With the new thinking and innovative minds of the youth in the coming years, India will soon become Vishwaguru,” he said.
“Pune is a land of valiant fighters, rulers, and citizens who gave their lives for the love of the country. We now have heroes from the fields of law, technology, design, science, and philosophy who are making significant contributions to the establishment of New India,” Shri Birla remarked.
While speaking to the audience, Chief Guest Shri Om Birla congratulated the students at the institute and shared his thoughts on leadership, democracy, governance, and peacebuilding. He said “MIT-WPU has been working for the past 40 years to establish an order that promotes equality in society. We support operating the institution in accordance with the teachings of well-known philosophers, scientists, and academic leaders.”
“The WPU School of Design also teaches the chemistry of the mind and the ethics of design, which promotes Indianness and the rich culture of India,” Shri Karad added.
*Image Source: India Education Diary