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KT Rama Rao unveils four mega facilities at Woxsen University

Dec 17, 2021 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #KT Rama Rao, #Ms. Sabitha Indra Reddy, #Navin Mittal, #Woxsen University

Mr. KT Rama Rao, Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries, and IT & Commerce, Govt. of Telangana unveiled on Thursday four new facilities at Woxsen University at Kamkole, Sanga Reddy.

The facilities include Bloomberg Finance Lab-which is said to be among the largest in India; Central Library of 70,000 sft area-perhaps one of the largest in India; Ten acred Megs Sports Arena- considered amongst the best sports infrastructure in South Asia and & 75,000 sft High-Tech Academic Block.

These new additions are sectoral first and student-centric state-of-the-Art facilities.

Ms. Sabitha Indra Reddy, Minister of Education of the state also graced the inauguration of the newly added state of the art infrastructure.

Speaking on the occasion immediately after the inauguration Mr K. T Rama Rao said Woxsen is no less than any world-class University in the west. it is truly amazing. This is my first visit and it is truly amazing. I was told that I have to see it to believe it.

What I liked the most besides many other things is its emphasis on Research. You can not push innovation without good strides in Research and producing world-class entrepreneurs. Most of the renowned private institutions have taken this step and Woxsen is treading in the right direction with its focus on research.

I found students to be very confidence in my interactions with them. Woxsen currently houses1200 students at its residential campus and I wish them all the best in their goal to achieve15000 soon.

Appreciating his world-class Vision, Mr. K. T Rama Rao mentioned to Mr. Praveen K. Pula, Founder & President of the University, that he must continue to invest in Telangana and the government of Telangana is always with you.

To the 50+ business leaders who were part of the inauguration, Mr KTR urged them to explore the German model of apprenticeship and support Woxsen by offering practical exposure to the students while studying.

Ms Sabitha Indra Reddy expressed her happiness adding that the way Woxsen is grooming their students to face the growing world with so much confidence is commendable.

Earlier welcoming the gathering Mr. Praveen K. Pula, Founder & President of the University said

“Woxsen’s Campus has always been reckoned as an architectural marvel, the addition of these highly equipped, advanced facilities takes it into a different league for students pursuing Higher Education, that not many in India can boast of.

We started this journey in 2014 with a burning ambition to make it one of the top world-class institutions. In this journey, we have achieved many milestones. Our students stood 3rd in India, 5th in Asia and 25th in the world in Bloomberg Global Challenge.

We are in the process of building Asia’s largest sports facility by 2026. We believe that sports and education go hand in hand with building good corporate leaders. We will not rest until we make it global top 50, said Praveen K. Pula

Local MP, MLAs, Mr Navin Mittal, Commissioner College Education; Venkatram Reddy of Higher education, corporate captains and others graced the occasion.

Woxsen is one of the first private Universities of the Telangana spread in sprawling 200-acre land. This residential campus houses 1000 plus students from across India and abroad.

The four world-class facilities will provide global standards & a quality learning experience for the students, ending their quest for exploring foreign universities for their Higher Education, disclosed Mr. Vishal Khurma, CEO, Woxsen University said.

B-School turned private university, Woxsen, a name to reckon with in the Indian educational space was established in the year 2014 with a vision to disrupt the education space in India.

“The new infrastructure, adds Mr. PraveenK. Pula, is created in pursuit of offering a world-class education and holistic development to students studying across varied domains at the campus. The new enhanced learning spaces will also bring a strong focus to facilitate Applied Learning and Nurture Innovation”

Among the new attractions, one important addition is the Bloomberg Finance Lab. With 20 Bloomberg terminals, Woxsen University’s Bloomberg Finance Lab is amongst the largest in India. Out of over 5000 B-Schools that exist in our country, only a handful stand to offer this exclusive Lab facility.

Backed by the world-renowned Bloomberg L.P., the lab is of profound significance for students pursuing finance. Woxsen has taken it a notch higher by offering Bloomberg Lab integrated programs that provide a gateway to real-time learning and practice on global financial markets. It allows financial management faculty to bring the real world into the classroom and provides students with the same platform used by the world’s leading banks, corporations and government agencies to enhance their academic studies.

The other addition is Woxsen’sLibrary and Self-Learning Facility. It is perhaps one of the largest in India, built on an expansive 70,000 Sq.ft of area. This fully digitized & automated library facility provides students access to over 15,000 books, journals and 33000+ online resources.

This heralds a new generation of self-learning centres in higher education, it is added.

The third adddition is ‘The League’, a mega Sports Complex, which can be claimed as amongst the best sports infrastructure in South Asia. From two 5-a-side Football Fields with FIFA Quality Pro Synthetic Turf to a Box Cricket arena with a Pitch to ICC-Standard Cricket Ground and others, The League is spread over 10 acres, accommodating a wide range of sports facilities not many campuses offer.

A world-class indoor stadium is on the anvil. It will have 8 Badminton Courts of BWF (Badminton World Federation) standards with Maple Wood Floor and Yonex Mats; Squash Courts complying to WSF standards, various table sports including Billiards and Pool lounge.

Woxsen’s all-encompassing Academic Block is a real jewel in its crown. It spans over 75,000 Sq.ft and houses the latest labs and studios along with contemporary lecture theatres and classrooms. Facilitating applied learning and real-time knowledge are the advanced labs that range from AI & Robotics Studio, Analytics &Behavioural Labs, Design Studios, Architecture Studios and many others.

Education, Technology

Course5 Intelligence to Collaborate for Applied AI Research with BITS Pilani and Woxsen University

Dec 2, 2021 by Agency 0 Comments #Ashwin Mittal, #CEO, #Course5 Intelligence, #Dr. Hemachandran K, #Program Chair, #Woxsen University

India: Course5 Intelligence, one of the leading pure-play data analytics and insights companies in India, has entered AI-based research partnerships with BITS Pilani, one of India’s premier universities focused on higher education and research in engineering and the sciences, and Woxsen University, one of the top private universities in India with a strong focus on research in Business Studies, Technology, Arts & Design, and Architecture & Planning. The company believes that these partnerships will foster industry-academia collaboration and nurture talent in emerging technologies through real-world research while helping Course5 Intelligence to continue to provide differentiated and market-leading solutions and products.

Course5 Intelligence offers multiple solutions in digital, customer, and marketing analytics to its clients. Understanding customer behavior and applying new sets of granular features to improve AI Models is an ongoing goal for the company. As part of the current alliance with BITS Pilani, Course5 Intelligence is sponsoring a 3-year sponsored research program for applying Cognitive Neuroscience techniques and Multimodal Deep Learning to understand consumer behavior, attention, memory, and consumer decision-making journey. The research will involve the application of concepts from Behavioral Economics (BE), Brain-Machine Interface (BMI), and Deep Learning to enhance Course5 Intelligence’s current offerings and create innovative solutions and products.

As part of the alliance with Woxsen University, Course5 Intelligence will provide faculty and students with internship projects around multiple use cases in customer and marketing analytics. Areas of research will include the use of Sentiment Analysis to identify the sentiments of existing customers and improve Net Promoter Score (NPS), Intent and Theme Identification in voice-of-customer data to identify the precise reason behind customer complaints, and Data Matching using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision.

Ashwin Mittal, CEO of Course5 Intelligence, commented on this venture, “Cognitive Neurosciences is the next frontier in advancing leverage of customer analytics and AI techniques for corporations. This program will drive that agenda forward for us and for the industry. Course5 Intelligence constantly endeavors to support academia and make students industry-ready. By offering complex real-world problems for joint research and development, we believe this program will cross-leverage expertise and drive synergies between academia and industry.”

Commenting on the alliance, Dr. Hemachandran K, Program Chair, MBA (Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), Woxsen University said, “We aim to provide best-in-class exposure to our students through industrial research projects, enabling them to upskill themselves to be industry-ready from Day 1 of their course”. Dr. Raul V. Rodriguez, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Woxsen University, added, “Through this partnership, Woxsen aims to bridge the gap between industry and academia through various initiatives such as student and faculty internships and projects.”

Course5 Intelligence has global clients across industries, including Technology, Media and Telecom, CPG and Retail, and Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals.