Anant National University, Ahmedabad launches PhD Programme

Ahmedabad, 01st June 2021: Anant National University, Ahmedabad has launched PhD programme in Architecture and Design fields respectively. The programme invites candidates with interests in built environment, design excellence and creative practices. The programme seeks to contribute substantially to the less than adequate research output in the fields of architecture and design. 

The programme offers both part-time and full-time enrolment options to students and professionals. The programme consists of a uniquely designed coursework and research supervisory that can match the best offered anywhere in the world. The coursework focuses on research writing, research methodologies along with laying necessary emphasis on domain areas. This inter-disciplinary structure allows scholars to choose from a range of specializations of its research supervisors in architecture/design practice, design management, arts, cultural and heritage management, urban, cultural tourism, regional and local development studies and sustainability studies. Graduates of this programme will become thought leaders in their respective fields besides contributing towards solving the relevant challenges that the world faces today. 

The last date for application is 28th June, 2021 and the date of the entrance examination is 4th July 2021.

“Our PhD programme brings the rigour of research to the creative disciplines of design and architecture. We offer both inquiry and practice track so that research work facilitates problem solving and also new knowledge creation”. says Dr. Anunaya Chaubey, Provost.

Link – https://anu.edu.in/programme/research-masters-phd-programme-in-built-environment-and-design-excellence/

About Anant National University: 

Anant National University (AnantU), India’s first Design University, is located on a lush green campus in the World Heritage City of Ahmedabad. It was established as a private university in 2016 by an Act of Legislature of the State of Gujarat. AnantU aims to bridge the gap between contemporary socio-economic challenges and sustainable solutions through design thinking. Its widely acclaimed, international, and national faculty facilitate a holistic design education with a liberal arts perspective. The academic experience at the university focuses on developing the self, while simultaneously building domain expertise and providing industry exposure.