SPPU to offer 3 year BA course in Gems and Jewellery soon
Savitribai Phule Pune University signed MoU with Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery, Mumbai for offering a 3 Year Bachelor of Arts in Gems & Jewellery Designing. This event took place in the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hall in the SPPU campus.
The MoU was signed in the presence of SPPU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nitin Karmalkar, Pro-VC Dr. N. S. Umrani, Registrar Dr. Prafulla Pawar, IIGJ Mumbai Chairman Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Director -Skill Development Center Dr. (Capt.) C. M. Chitale, IIGJ Head of the Institute Mr. Sanjoy Ghosh, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Dr. Manohar Chaskar, Physics Dept’s Head Dr. Suresh Gosavi , SPPU’s Technology Dept.’s Head Dr. Aditya Abhyankar, , Head,IDSS Interdisciplinary School of Science Dr. Avinash Kumbhar and other distinguished guests from both the institutions.
This collaboration between Savitribai Phule Pune University and the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery, Mumbai now gives recognition to the importance of research and development in the gems and jewellery sector in India and marks the first step in providing formal education and training in this fast growing sector. The partnership between the two institutions will help to further the cause of a skill-based education in gems and jewellery in India
The courses to be offered to students by the SPPU/IIGJ combine shall be a highly skill-based, career-oriented and R & D focused programme. It is especially designed to enable and empower young professionals with a passion for jewellery designing, arts and craft to handle every aspect of the jewellery trade in the future.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Nitin Karmalkar said,’B. A. As ‘Gems and Jewellery Design’ is a job oriented course, it is definitely a great opportunity for students after 12th standard. Currently, the field of gems and jewellery design has attracted the attention of entrepreneurs from all over the world. Besides, Savitribai Phule Pune University is well-known in the field of research, so I hope that in the future, the university will also do excellent research in the field of ‘Gems and Jewellery Design’.
Speaking on the occasion, Kirit Bhansali, President, Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ), Mumbai said,’B. A. In Gems and Jewelry Design ‘is an innovative course. For students interested in this field, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future in the industries related to gems and Jewellery design. We are very happy to be associated with Savitribai Phule Pune University. The Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery(IIGJ) was set up IN 2002 through combined efforts of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India. The main intent for setting up IIGJ was to provide world class professional training for the jewellery industry.
IIGJ Mumbai’s contribution to this collaboration shall be in sharing with SPPU Pune more than 26 well-trained and experienced faculty members, a state-of-the-art manufacturing workshop and a 50-station digital design software laboratory offering the latest technology. IIGJ takes pride in nurturing its students to self-discover their own space in a jewellery career.
The SPPU/IIGJ combine is poised to be the most innovative and dynamic jewellery training university course in the country. The 08SPPU/IIGJ policy shall always be ‘students first’ and it will seek to do everything it can to create a memorable and life-expanding experience for its students.
