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CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is part of the University Studies Abroad Consortium(USAC).[32] CHRIST (Deemed to be University) has collaborations with Western Michigan University, Catholic University of America and Baldwin Wallace University in the USA, Swansea University, Sheffield Hallam University, Liverpool Hope University in the UK, Griffith University in Australia, Lille Catholic University in France, University of Paris, University of Applied Sciences W rzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany, Zurich University of Applied Sciences and NHTV University of Applied Sciences in Netherland. MoU for exchange programmes were signed with six Korean universities in 2013.[21] There are also collaborations with the following organizations:
Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio
Centre for Social Action, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Cheshire Homes, India
Dream a dream Foundation
enParadigm
Headstreams, NGO working with Children and adolescents
IBM
Institute of Management Accountants
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
LETSCORP (INDIA) Private Limited Facilitating the extension activities including Career Mapping.
Make A Difference(MAD)
National Collaboration with Sangath, (non profit, non governmental: mental heathcentre at Goa
Nightingales Medical Trust
ROOTS an early intervention centre Providing orientation and training programmes for the teachers
Samarthanam Trust for the disabled
SAP
Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind
Swanthana, Daughters of St. Camillus
Teach For India
U and I
Value Base
India Gateway Programme[edit]
The India gateway program (IGP) is a short stay program designed for foreign students to experience India. Under this programme, students from a foreign university can visit and study in the university main campus for one semester under a stream that they prefer and approved by the university. In 2014, a batch of 150 Korean students from various South Korean Universities studied in the CHRIST (Deemed to be University).[33]
Libraries[edit]
Library Interior View
There are two libraries in the city campus: the main library and the 'Knowledge Centre' which is spread across the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth floors of the central block. University library stacks contains 2,20,589 books as of May 2015. Of which 31,703 are reference books. It also includes a good collection of law reports, whose total size is 10,089.Main Library, otherwise known as the UG library consists of 60,339 titles whereas the Knowledge Centre consists of 46,628 titles. Kengeri Library owns around 19,000 titles which are mainly from the engineering and management streams. Library is also subscribed to around 219 national and international periodicals and 198 journals. Of those, 41 are international journals.[21] The library is run by 6 dedicated full-time librarians and several other library assistants. The library database is completely digitized and is managed through Koha software. With the help of this open source management system, all the book issues and returns are recorded online. Users can access their library usage details and can pay their fines through their user accounts. Library uses state of art security systems to secure its collections and premises. 3M security scanners are installed and CCTV cameras are used to ensure the security of the library and its users.
Library Reference Section
Publications[edit]
The university has published over 220 books in Kannada, through Kannada Sangha, a non-profit organisation of the university promoting Kannada around the world and publishes six peer reviewed journals:[21] To make wider the base advance, a full-fledged Centre for Publications was started in the year 2001. Two quarterly journals- Artha-Journal of Social Sciences and Mapana-Journal of Sciences and four biannual journals-Ushus-Journals of Business Management, Tatva-Journal of Philosophy, Atna-Journal of Tourism Studies and CULJ-CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Law Journal. Through the Kannada Sangha, 233 books have been published over the past three decades. The focus of these publications is to inculcate the research culture through research articles, scientific papers, review articles, profiles and interviews that are drawn from universities, colleges and research organisations in India and abroad. The Centre also has to its cap several books on higher education, psychology, conference proceedings, Working papers, Monographs, annual report of the university etc.
Some of the notable works are:
Guhangari: A Book on Urban Wildlife, CHRIST (Deemed to be University). A naturalist's notes on the Biodiversity at the campus.
Life Scripts series, published in association with Orient Blackswan
MindScripts series, along with Orient Blackswan
Membership[edit]
The University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities.[34]
Key People[edit]
Alumni[edit]
Akanchha Karki, Actress, Theatre Director, Nepal [35]
Ankur Betageri, poet, fiction writer, art activist
Gokul Suresh, Actor
Annu Antony, Malayalam film actress who debuted in the movie Aanandam
Anto Philip, Co-Founder, Under25
Chetan K. Shiva, A special scholar[36][37]
Francis George, former Member of Parliament representing the Idukki Constituency. Chairman of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress
Gautham Karthik, Tamil film actor
Gautam Prakash,Co-Founder Reap Benefit
Jahnavi Kamath, film actress
K M Chaitanya, Kannada film maker, Theater director
Krishna Byre Gowda, M.L.A., Karnataka and President, Karnataka Youth Congress
Kuldeep Dantewadia, Co-Founder Reap Benefit, Ashoka Fellow [38][39]
Madhukeshwar Desai, CEO, Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration
Madonna Sebastian, Malayalam film actress who debuted in the blockbuster Premam
Meghana Raj, South Indian Actress
Nanditha Shwetha, Kannada actress and South Indian Model
Nicole Faria, Miss Earth 2010
Pearle Maaney, D 4 Dance Anchor, Actress and Model
Raj Chengappa, Editor-in-Chief, Tribune Group of Newspapers[40] Member of Parliament (Upper House)[41]
Reba Monica John, Malayalam film actress who debuted in the movie Jacobinte Swargarajyam
Rima Kallingal, Malayalam film actress
Sruthi Hariharan, Actress
Vineeth Vincent, beat boxer
Faculty[edit]
Prof. C. Srinivasaraju, Founder of Kannada Sangha[42]
Prof. P. Krishnaswami, Central Sahitya Akademi awardee for the translation of Purnachandra Tejaswi's Kannada novel Chidambara Rahasya, to Tamil[43]
Dr Sudha Murty, Chairperson Infosys Foundation[44]
Prof. Kurian Kachapally, Professor of Philosophy and Religion