Ashoka University Ppens Pre-Applications to its Undergraduate Programme

Ashoka University opens pre-applications to its undergraduate programme, scheduled to commence in August, 2014!

With a selection process that matches international standards, taking into account academic rigour, personal essays and extracurricular achievements, we are looking for the brightest students for our founding undergraduate batch.

Log on to www.ashoka.edu.in/ashoka-admissions and start your application now!

Listening to Shakespeare: A Workshop by Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris

Date	Friday, the 22nd of November, 2013
Time	9:00 am to 12:15 pm (followed by lunch)
Venue	Young India Fellowship campus Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adchini, New Delhi 110 017
Eligibility	Class XII Students
To Register	www.ashoka.edu.in/EventRegistration

Many of us suffer, or have suffered from, a fear of reading Shakespeare. His language is the main obstacle we face in understanding his plays and poems. This is not surprising: even though Shakespeare wrote in English, his English is in many ways very different from ours.

But consider the possibility that what Shakespeare says is far less important than how he says it. After all, Shakespeare wrote his plays to be heard, not read.

This workshop will give you a set of tips for how to listen to Shakespeare. By paying attention to the sounds of certain speeches from plays like The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello andThe Tempest, you will recognize how Shakespeare communicates crucial information about his characters.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to flaunt a no-fear Shakespeare!
 

About the Instructor

Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris is Professor of English at Ashoka University and was a Professor at George Washington University, USA prior to joining Ashoka. He did his B.A. and M.A. from University of Auckland and Ph.D. from the University of Sussex. He specializes in the literature and culture of early modern England, particularly the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as well as European travel narratives about the early modern orient and the Americas.

Prof. Harris is also the associate editor of Shakespeare Quarterly.

Ashoka University inks MoU with University of Michigan

NEW DELHI, NOV 13:  

With a vision to provide Indian students with Ivy League quality education, Ashoka University on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Michigan, US.

The pact entails sharing of innovative teaching methods and course design, opportunities for faculty development and exchange, mutual visits of fellows and research scholars and student exchange programmes.

The MoU was signed by Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan, and Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder and Trustee of Ashoka University.

Mary Sue Coleman said in a statement, “We see India as a land of opportunity where a young population is eagerly seeking to stamp its presence on the world map.”

Sinha said: “With an objective to learn from the best, we have partnered with University of Michigan to emulate its academic pedigree and explore opportunities for learning, research and training for students and faculty.”

About Ashoka University

Ashoka University is a philanthropic initiative by some of the most eminent scholars and visionaries of our time. They have come together to provide deserving Indian students a well-rounded liberal education comparable to the celebrated Ivy League institutions and other great universities of the world, at just a fraction of the cost.

The quality of higher education in India is found inadequate to meet the demands of a rising number of high school graduates. With an increasing focus on specialization setting in very early in existing major programmes, it is also proving impossible for students to explore different options before they can choose any one stream in particular. This has led to young talent seeking out universities abroad for their undergraduate education, at a huge financial cost.

Contact Us

Admissions Office No. 2, Green Avenue Street Pocket D-3, Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110070 (India) (O): +91 11 65652645 (M): + 91 9560784184 Website: www.ashoka.edu.in

Young India Fellowship Campus Young India Fellowship Campus Sri Aurobindo Society Campus, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini, New Delhi - 110017 (India) Tel. : +91 11 6565 2643 Website: www.youngindiafellowship.com

The Ashoka Crossover Series

The Ashoka Crossover Series is a series of events organized by Ashoka University in the lead-up to its opening in August 2014. The events will explore the intellectual foundations of Ashoka University and attempt to cross the divide between the academic and the public, introducing general audiences to some of the most interesting, startling and innovative developments in contemporary scholarship.

The Ashoka Crossover Series foregrounds the most distinctive feature of a liberal education: the pursuit of critical thought across diverse subjects normally regarded as separate from each other. How might a work of literature, for instance, broach questions normally asked by sociologists, psychologists, or even physicists, for that matter?

Each lecture, even as it emerges from one particular discipline, will thus cross over into others, seeking to make accessible ways of thinking that will be of interest to anyone curious about the world of ideas.

Contact Us

Admissions Office No. 2, Green Avenue Street Pocket D-3, Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110070 (India) (O): +91 11 65652645 (M): + 91 9560784184 Website: www.ashoka.edu.in

Young India Fellowship Campus Young India Fellowship Campus Sri Aurobindo Society Campus, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini, New Delhi - 110017 (India) Tel. : +91 11 6565 2643 Website: www.youngindiafellowship.com

Imagining the Indian University of the 21st Century: A Contest of Ideas

Do you have a vision for the ideal Indian University of the 21st century which you aspire to be a part of? What courses would you take in such a University? How would the teaching be? Will it be any different from what you experience now? What would your dream campus look like? What are the activities you would have within and without the curriculum?

In short: How do you envision the 21^st century University in India?

Share your ideas on this question with us by writing them down in an essay, or by painting a picture or putting them in an illustration, clicking a photograph, or maybe even recording your own song!

Irrespective of the medium, structure your thoughts in a narrative that you think will best explain your vision of the new-age Indian university and send them to us.
 

Why you should participate

Selected candidates and their schools will be entitled to exciting prizes and opportunities including a chance to participate in The Ashoka Winter Programme.

The Ashoka Winter Programme

A jury comprising eminent faculty members at Ashoka will select fifty compelling entries out of a final shortlist of a hundred. Entries will be evaluated based on:

• Clarity of thought
• Thoroughness of analysis
• Inventiveness in concept
• Effectiveness of communication

Selected candidates will get to attend The Ashoka Winter Programme, a three-day critical thinking, creative expression and leadership summit where the brightest students from senior high schools across the country will engage with renowned academics, artists, intellectuals and leaders in an environment of intense thought, discussion and learning. The event will be held in New Delhi on the 17^th, 18^th and 19^th of January, 2013.
 

The 'Popular Choice' Contest

In addition to applying for the Winter Programme, you can also choose to submit your entry for the Popular Choice contest. Students across the country will vote for their favourite entries. The ten most popular entries will receive year-long subscriptions to acclaimed magazines including

• Granta
• Harvard Business Review
• Practical Photography

Make your School proud!

We recognize the role of educational institutions in nurturing critical thought, creative expression and innovative design in its students. To acknowledge schools’ contribution to students’ excellence, we will have awards for exceptional schools.

Five schools with the most number of entries in the last shortlist (of hundred) will

• be conferred the title of an Ashoka University-recognized ‘Institution of Liberal Learning’
• receive a complimentary box-set of collected works of Academic Council members and Faculty at Ashoka University, for their school library
• receive a certificate of recognition signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University
   

Deadline for acceptance of entries is 11:59 PM, Saturday, the 30^th of November, 2013.

Ashoka University Open House in the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad from 4 PM to 6 PM on November 10, 2013!

AshokaUniversity Open House in the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad from 4 PM to 6 PM on November 10, 2013!

The session will be hosted by one of our founders Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha (also Founding Dean, ISB), our faculty member Prof. Kranti Saran (Ph.D. Harvard University) and Mr. Ajit Ranganekar, the current Dean of ISB. We invite all students of class XI and XII and their parents to attend the event, to know more about Ashoka and our admissions process as we commence with the Pre-Application round for the undergraduate batch of 2014!

RSVP: Sanchit Sharma <sanchit.sharma@ashoka.edu.in> or +91 99697 65605

In the run up to opening admissions in November 2013 for our Founding undergraduate batch to commence in August 2014, we bring to you the Ashoka Open House Series.

An Ashoka Open House is an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to ask us crucial questions about college education, and about choosing a particular institution or discipline. Its unique design will allow them to directly interact with the founders, faculty and admissions team at Ashoka, as well as Young India Fellows from the past and present batches. Following a great interaction with students and parents in New Delhi and Mumbai, we look forward to conducting such events in all major cities across India. We welcome one and all to participate and also share their ideas in building the University.

Upcoming Event details
 

	Hyderabad
Date	Sunday, 10th of November, 2013
Time	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (will be followed by high tea)
Venue	Indian School of Business campus Gachibowli Hyderabad 500 032
Hosted by	Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha (Founder and Trustee, Ashoka University; Founding Dean, ISB) Dr. Kranti Saran (Faculty, Ashoka University; Ph.D. Harvard University) and Mr. Ajit Ranganekar (current Dean, ISB)
Open for	Students of Class XI, XII and their parents, teachers and counselors

Contact Us

Admissions Office No. 2, Green Avenue Street Pocket D-3, Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110070 (India) (O): +91 11 65652645 (M): + 91 9560784184 Website: www.ashoka.edu.in

Young India Fellowship Campus Young India Fellowship Campus Sri Aurobindo Society Campus, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini, New Delhi - 110017 (India) Tel. : +91 11 6565 2643 Website: www.youngindiafellowship.com