Parul University Int. Week 2025: Global Academic Collaboration

Parul University Hosts Record-Breaking International Week 2025

Vadodara, Gujarat ESTD 1989

International Week 2025 at Parul University Marks Largest Global Collaboration of the Year

Vadodara-based Parul University hosted the greatest global gathering of the year, International Week 2025, a vibrant celebration of global academic collaboration and cultural exchange. It was attended by representatives of 30+ leading universities and institutes around Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, New Zealand, France, Poland, South Africa, the UK, Australia and Uzbekistan, the largest ever attendance in the history of the event.

The week brought together professors, senior academic leaders, researchers, and international relations officers from diverse disciplines, including Engineering, Management, Applied Sciences, Liberal Arts, Design, and Public Health. Five international professors participated in guest lectures, workshops and collaborations with faculty under the Visiting Professor Program. The Indian Summer School Program hosted seven international students with one faculty member to spend a week in an academic and cultural immersion experience, and two students attended the Inbound Semester Exchange Program to spend one semester studying at Parul University.

This year’s edition marked the largest-ever participation, bringing together delegates from Charles Sturt University, Australia; University Canada West, Canada; University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany; Airlangga University, Indonesia; Birmingham City University, UK; Wake Forest University, USA; Wroclaw University of Science & Technology, Poland; Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; ITMO University, Russia. There were also guests from France’s OMNES Education, ESIGELEC and ISEN Yncrea Ouest; New Zealand’s University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington and Estero New Zealand, as well as South Africa’s Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, and Durban University of Technology. A strong representation of 18 delegates came from Uzbekistan’s reputed institutions including Asian Technology University, Karshi State Technical University, University of Information Management Technology, and National Metrology Institute of Uzbekistan.

Throughout the week, the representatives of various universities interacted with students and faculty of Parul University in interactive workshops, lectures, cultural performances, and discussions of shared projects. The program also made faculty exchange, joint research, curriculum development partnerships and cross-cultural learning experiences possible and helped demonstrate and highlight the traditional and academic strengths of India.

Dr. Preeti Nair, Director, International Relations, Parul University, shared, “The international week is our way of ensuring that students and faculty have a place where world views become a regular part of learning. The massive and diverse participation this year has seen new collaborations and academic exchange as well as cultural knowledge that will benefit our community long after the week is over.”

“International Week has never been simply an academic exchange; it is about making friends across borders and providing our students and faculty with access to the world to learn. This year we saw a huge participation, and it indicates the increasing status of Parul University as a centre of international education and cultural cooperation,” said Dr. Devanshu J Patel, President, Parul University.

By successfully hosting International Week 2025, Parul University reinforced its commitment to creating a globally connected campus environment, fostering cross-cultural education, and expanding its relationships with the top institutions around the world.