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    Developing

    world-class

    tertiary

    educational

    institutions

    Jio Institute                                           Infrastructure                                                 Academics                                               thinking, communication skills, new-age pedagogy,

    Jio Institute has completed the development of its             The academic goals of Jio Institute are in line with    research opportunities and industry immersions.
    Vision                                                  facilities at the Ulwe Campus, including facilities            the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)               Committed to the pursuit of both scholarly quality
    such as classrooms, offices, hostel, laboratories, a                                                                   and relevance to the industry, the Institute's faculty
    Jio Institute is a multidisciplinary higher education                                                                  of offering accessible and equitable Quality
    gymnasium, a world-class athletic track, an open-air                                                                   members come from prestigious Indian and
    facility founded by the Reliance Foundation                                                                            Education (Goal 4).
    amphitheatre and multi-use open area. The masterplan                                                                   international universities and corporations, including
    Institution of Education and Research (RFIER) in
    for the Jio Institute Dronagiri Campus, designed by            Jio Institute began its academic operations in
    Navi Mumbai, India.                                                                                                                                                            Georgia State University, Northwestern University,
    Sasaki, a Boston-based globally recognized firm                July 2022 with two Post Graduate Programmes,
    University of California, and University of Houston,
    The Institute strives to be an exemplary Indian         specializing in university campus development, has             PGP in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    academic institution of international repute.           been finalized.                                                and PGP in Digital Media and Marketing                  among others, as well as Google, Tableau, Fractal,
    and the Allen Institute of AI.
    Communications. The programmes received
    applications from 25 Indian states and 14 countries.    The Institute strives to bring global scholars and

    Selected students came from 18 Indian states and        thought leaders to India. Lectures are organized with
    Union Territories and four countries outside India,     eminent scholars and leaders from institutions such as

    and represented diverse socio-economic backgrounds.     Caltech, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon, and
    They also came from multiple functional and industry    University of Melbourne, among others, and with

    backgrounds, with over four years of experience.        industry leaders from Adobe, Deloitte, Godrej,
    More than 25% of the PGP students were women.           Google, NASSCOM, Ogilvy India, SBI General,
    Scholarships were awarded to 28% of the students,       among others.

    out of which 48% were women.
    Jio Institute has begun accepting applications for its
    The Institute takes a holistic approach to education by   PGP Class of ’24, for the current programmes as well

  introducing modules that focus on design and research   as a new one, PGP in Sports Management.
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