Jalandhar: In an era of rapid globalization, a grand 'Global Village' Fair was organized at Lovely Professional University through AIESEC-a global students organization. Student-Representatives from more than 20 Countries including Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Ivory-Coast, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, China etc. exhibited rich and varied Culture of their respective countries. They had formed their separate stalls to interact with the students from 25 states of India and 15 other countries of the university. They shared with them about the peculiarities of their culture, creed and civilization through different manners and methods.

Inaugurating the 'Global Village' the Chancellor of the University, Mr. Ashok Mittal said: "Through Global Exposure only we can produce human resource for the industry that has the capacity to interact and work in a global environment. Under the same vision LPU decided to host this mega event in the campus. In addition, our University also has tie-up with more than 20 foreign universities of US, UK, Canada & Australia to provide Indian students the opportunity to study and work on global land. More over, this image of a global university has also attracted more than 200 students from different parts of the world including Indonesia, US, UK, Nigeria, Tanzania and other 10 countries to the campus." He further added, "We are very hopeful that such initiatives will help in making LPU as India's first Global University."

In this grand fair, through the stall of Switzerland it was well exhibited that Swiss people love basic food items including a huge selection of bread, dairy products, vegetables etc. Students explained about special bread 'Zopf' & "Birchermüesli"- an unprocessed food. Traditional Swiss Folklore Music 'Alpsegen'& Yodelling was also shared with onlookers. The students of Poland let aware through the Opera Performances about the great culture of their country. At the stall of China, the rich Chinese culture was explained. A commonly practiced traditional Chinese form of exercise 'Tai Chi' - a combination of aerobic exercise, stretching, and stress relaxation, was liked by all. The Turkey Stall displayed art and craft through tiles, pottery, carpet, Jewellery, & that of Mauritius exhibited Sega Dance & Music of great comfort. Similarly, the students of rest of the participating countries displayed the best of their heritage.

 Four of the students from the University Nishant, Dhruv Singla, Apurva Rawat, & Saloni from AIESEC say: "Providing a platform for youth leadership development, this Fair offered us all a great opportunity to be perfect global citizens. Interaction with a vast galaxy of foreign students has enabled us to learn different language skills, international work-experience and respect for cultural divergence. These are very essential for us to become globally fit as the world salutes those who have a diverse experience."

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