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Visit of MKBU to PDPU
School of Liberal Studies invited Post-Graduate department of English of Maharaja Krishna Kumar Bhavnagar University- MKBU as part of its outreach initiatives . More th th than 50 students , 3 faculties and 4 of�ce personnel visited PDPU campus on 6 and 7 March , 2017 . There were a series of academic session , co-curricular activities and faculty interaction in these two days .
The academic sessions included panel discussion on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Education , Feminism and Gender Studies and Globalization and its impact . Dr . Ranjana Harish was invited to deliver a lecture on feminism and feminist literature for the students of Bhavnagar University .
There was also a cultural programme in which students of SLS and MKBU performed dance , mono-acting and singing . A special sports activity was organized at the sports complex of PDPU for the students and faculties of both the universities wherein everyone participated with enthusiasm . The students of MKBU also had the experiential �avour of what type of creative and hands-on courses the students of Liberal Arts practice . They were taught to prepare mugs with designer stickers and each student carried a mug as a memento from PDPU . There was also a session of faculty interaction wherein the faculties of both the universities exchange their best practices and research areas and endeavours .
Dr . Nigam Dave the Director and Dean of SLS took the initiative of this outreach activity and coordinated also . Dr . Pradeep Malik , Dr . Ashwin Dave , Dr . Sitakanta Mishra , Dr . Chaitnaya Vyas , Dr . Sanjay Pradhan , Dr . Harmik Vaishnav , Dr . Urmi Satyen , Ms . Niyati Trivedi , Ms . Neeta Khurana were the experts in various panel discussions . Mr . Phalgunkumar , Ms . Hetal Vasani and Ms . Khushali Purohit facilitated all the activities and arrangement were PDPU facilitated the guest students and faculties and staff of MKBU by providing boarding and lodging . The activity was highly appreciated by the management of PDPU as �rst of its kind and also by the students and management of MKBU .