{"id":12414,"date":"2020-01-11T17:28:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T11:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-440531-1379741.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=12414"},"modified":"2020-01-11T17:28:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T11:58:07","slug":"assam-don-bosco-university-is-conferred-with-engaged-university-of-the-year-2020-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=12414","title":{"rendered":"Assam Don Bosco University Is Conferred with \u2018Engaged University of the Year 2020 Award\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8671\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-440531-1379741.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/logo_atp-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"39\" title=\"\">ASSAM TIMES POST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Sonapur, January:<\/strong> Assam Don Bosco University won the \u201cEngaged University of the Year 2020 Asia Pacific (Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence) Award\u201d on January 10 2020. This prestigious international award is conferred by the\u00a0Accreditation Council\u00a0for Entrepreneurial &amp;\u00a0Engaged Universities\u00a0(ACEEU), Science Park, Netherlands. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The award recognizes the University&#8217;s monumental work in community engagement and social service \u2013 higher education making a change in the lives of people around the University campus. Don Bosco University won the award against stiff competition from the final shortlisted institutions across the Asia-Pacific region including Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), Fuzhou University (China), Melbourne Polytechnic (Australia), Singapore University of Technology (Singapore), University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia) and Australian Catholic University (Australia).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pro-Vice Chancellor of Assam Don Bosco University, Fr (Dr) Joseph Nellanatt received the award, on behalf of the University, at a gala ceremony held at Taj Resort &amp; Spa, Kochi, Kerala on January 10, 2020.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Vice Chancellor, Fr (Dr) Stephen Mavely, saw in the award \u201ca validation of the University\u2019s engagement in \u2018Service Learning\u2019 \u2013 a unique feature of Don Bosco University that integrates academic inputs, relevant community-centred activities followed and preceded by structured reflection in an intertwined partnership. It combines a learning process that results in academic, civic and personal development while, at the same time, tackling the challenges affecting the wider society\u201d. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The University was established in 2008. Don Bosco University is a project of the\u00a0Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)\u00a0executed by Don Bosco Society, Azara, Guwahati. Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati is the \ufb01rst University in India of the worldwide Don Bosco Society, present across 132 countries serving 9 million young people. In October 2018, the University was awarded \u2018University of the Year\u2019 (among universities in India in existence for 1-10 years) by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) at the 14th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2018 held in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASSAM TIMES POST Sonapur, January: Assam Don Bosco University won the \u201cEngaged University of the Year 2020 Asia Pacific (Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence) Award\u201d on January 10 2020. This prestigious international award is conferred by the\u00a0Accreditation Council\u00a0for Entrepreneurial &amp;\u00a0Engaged Universities\u00a0(ACEEU), Science Park, Netherlands. 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