Padmashree Anjolie Ela Menon Inaugurates New Campus of KK Modi International Institute in Noida
Noida: KK Modi Education Group (KKMEG) & Stratford University inaugurated the New Campus of KK Modi International Institute, Noida on Saturday morning, April 28, 2018.
Padmashree Anjolie Ela Menon and a leading contemporary Artist, Mr. S. Lakshminarayanan, Retd. Eminent Civil Servant & Advisor to Corporates, along with Dr. Richard Shurtz, President, Stratford University did the honour of inauguration. Also present at the inauguration were Mr. K K Modi, Chairman, Modi Enterprises and Ms. Charu Modi, Vice-Chairperson & CEO, KKMII-Stratford University.
The new KKMII campus in Delhi NCR’s Noida, comprising five floors of built up area, and spread over 50,000 square feet, is designed to inspire innovative and stimulating practices, learning foster growth, and kindle in student a spirit of exploration. In the specially designed ‘creative learning space’, the campus also boasts of a wide range of artworks, socializing spaces to facilitate exchange of ideas and knowledge between students and faculty while staying aesthetically true to the surrounding environment. Easily accessible by metro and other forms of public transport, the campus is also near the city’s bustling markets and business centres.
The KKMII institute stands apart with the innovative and niche courses like Happiness course that which has already been covered in Mumbai mirror article. With its Harvard Business study modules, the institute has found success in high corporate placement in companies like Genpact etc. The institute also has a tie up with Virginia Commonwealth University for Masters Degrees and boasts of many cultural exchanges to enhance experience and learning.
Speaking at the event, Ms Charu Modi said, “K.K. Modi International Institute has evolved to transform lives through not just international level education for working professionals and students but as a creative space, a melting pot of culture, inspiring learning, innovation and creation. Our Happiness course is one such example. Our partnership with Stratford University, USA, provides us the best of both worlds, the international educational methods with strong Indian values – An American University with an Indian soul.”
KK Modi Education Group (KKMEG) is a self-financed group of institutions established by eminent visionaries with a vision to provide value driven education of global dimensions. It offers higher education to students & professionals of different countries. The Group constitutes K. K. Modi International Institute (KKMII) and K.K. Modi University (KKMU). KKMII is in a joint venture with Stratford University, USA which grants American degrees, and therefore has the distinction of being the first American university in India. KKMU will be green field Indian University granting its own degrees approved by UGC.