Snehal Nagarsheth Joins Anant National University as Dean, School of Architecture

Source: business-standard.com

Anant National University (AnantU) welcomes Snehal Nagarsheth as the Professor, Dean and Principal, School of Architecture. With over twenty years of experience in academia, Prof. Nagarsheth is an esteemed urban designer, architect, and interior designer. She formerly served as the Associate Professor at CEPT University, Ahmedabad.

“I believe it is important to nurture reflective and critical attitudes in the students of today to prepare aware and responsible practitioners who shape meaningful relationships between people and their environment. In today’s hyper connected-world, I look forward to fostering collaborative and inclusive thinkers and doers (makers) in an environment where Science meets Arts, and Aesthetics and Functionality are complementary. It is also our responsibility to instil respect for diversity, equity and ethical behaviour to ground the practices in human values,” says Prof. Nagarsheth at the commencement of her journey at AnantU.

Prof Snehal Nagarsheth will oversee the School of Architecture at AnantU and guide its 400 students and 20+ faculty towards excellence. Admissions for the five-year, full-time Bachelor of Architecture programme for the upcoming academic year 2019-20 are open now. Visit www.anu.edu.in to apply.

Anant National University is committed to nurturing solutionaries who design, build and preserve a more equitable and sustainable India. It envisions in becoming India’s leading private teaching and research university in the fields of built environment, design, and sustainability.

Anant National University, located in a lush green, 100-acre campus in Ahmedabad, is led by a cadre of eminent people from academia, business, and government, all of whom are leaders in their respective fields. The Governing Board includes Mr Ajay Piramal, President, Anant National University (Chairman, Piramal Group), Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Founding Provost, Anant National University (Founding Dean, Indian School of Business; Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University), Mr. Abhishek Lodha (Managing Director, Lodha Group), Mr. Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman, Network18; Chairman, Quality Council of India; Former Chairman, McKinsey & Co., India), Ms. Indira Parikh (Founder President, FLAME University), Dr. Sudhir Jain (Director, IIT Gandhinagar), and several others.