Ahmedabad University

Ahmedabad University is a private university in Gujarat, India. Established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society, it comprises three schools and seven centres.

History
The sponsoring body of Ahmedabad University is Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a non-profit educational trust located in Ahmedabad. AES and its leaders have played significant roles in the founding of national institutions such as Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design, Physical Research Laboratory, and CEPT University. The Trust is also responsible for supporting institutions such as MG College of Science, LD College of Arts, HL College of Commerce, LM College of Pharmacy, AG Teacher's College and LD Institute of Indology, amongst others. In 2009, the HL Institute of Commerce and BK Majmudar Institute of Business Administration were consolidated under Amrut Mody School of Management which is one of the Schools of Ahmedabad University.

Campus
Ahmedabad University campus is located in Navrangpura area, which is commonly known as 'University area' of Ahmedabad city. The Ahmedabad University is a part of 250 acres owned by the Ahmedabad Education Society (AES). In Phase I of this development, about 60 acres have been earmarked for academic buildings and student amenities. The master planners for the university are HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. The office of the Vice Chancellor is housed in building which served as the residence of VKRV Rao, a prominent Indian economist, politician and educator, and a former Principal of H L Commerce College, one of the Colleges under Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).

Schools and Centres
Ahmedabad University comprises three schools and seven centres:
 * Amrut Mody School of Management
 * School of Arts and Sciences
 * School of Engineering and Applied Science
 * Centre for Heritage Management
 * VentureStudio
 * Centre for Learning Futures
 * Global Centre for Environment and Energy
 * Centre for Inter-Asian Research
 * Ahmedabad Design Lab
 * International Centre for Space and Cosmology

Student Amenities and Activities
Student activities are centred in the new University Centre building. This 2,25,000 sqft building was designed by SPA Design, New Delhi and was inaugurated during the 13th Foundation Day. The rectangular building is situated within 60 m of the academic buildings. It is intended to be the space that students go to whenever they have free time. The interior staircases are patterned on the stepwell design that forms the logo of the University.

The ground floor has a cafeteria, a book store and reading/study spaces. The first floor has indoor sports halls that can be used for conferences and other events also. Above that is an exclusive faculty lounge and club, the student placement and career counselling. The rooftop sports a jogging track and a futsal court.

Admissions
The university follows a holistic review process for admissions to all its courses. For UG courses, SAT scores are considered. For Engineering, students can apply through the ACPC process of Gujarat Government or through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Score. For joining the university through the former process, the student should be a domicile of Gujarat. Those students who are not a domicile of Gujarat can apply with their JEE scores.

The university offers a Financial aid programme through merit and need-based scholarships. The need-based scholarships provide a partial waver of tuition fees and even a complete coverage of educational costs (including tuition and study materials, hostel and mess charges). Merit Scholarships are offered as well, in recognition of academic achievements of the students.

Collaborations
Ahmedabad University has entered into collaborations with several international research universities for academic development. These include:

Stanford University's Center for Design Research to help develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem through VentureStudio

Olin College of Engineering, USA for accelerating project-based learning specifically in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

University of Valladolid, Spain and University of Ferrara, Italy for working with the Centre for Heritage Management in developing programmes and research activities in the area of heritage. University of Bradford to promote student and faculty exchange and joint research.

Rennes School of Business, France and Amrut Mody School of Management for students' exchange of BBA and Integrated MBA programmes.

MoU between Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego and Amrut Mody School of Management for close cooperation.

They also feature a scholarly journal in collaboration with Sage Publications known as the Journal of Heritage Management.