Ajay Piramal Inaugurates Anant National University’s New Student Housing, Interacts with Foundation Year Students

Ahmedabad: Ajay Piramal, President, Anant National University, inaugurated the university’s most most up-to-date building, Student Housing 2 (SH2), in the presence of key members of the university leadership. He also interacted with the B.Des Class of 2028, the largest cohort in the university’s history.

The event marks a serious milestone in the university’s commitment to providing a vibrant living experience for its students. The newly built SH2, designed by Ahmedabad-based Arya Architects, has a built-up area of 14,000 square meters and a capacity to accommodate nearly Five hundred residents.

It offers world-class amenities, including thoughtfully designed air-conditioned rooms, well-equipped pantries serving nutritious meals and lounges to review and unwind. To ensure student safety, the place of dwelling has CCTV cameras installed in all common areas, and Anant’s security personnel guard the premises around the clock.

The Class of 2028 has brought together 478 students from four nationalities, 30 Indian states, 283 cities and 468 schools. Interacting with them, Mr. Piramal encouraged students to follow their passion and use their creativity to design solutions for global impact, something that Anant National University prepares them for.

He said, “India is a young us of a, and you are the future. That you just may perhaps make a difference with your design thinking and develop solutions so to be unique to India and globally relevant. Anant offers that chance and scope an even approach to create impactful solutions. The range of this cohort exemplifies who we are as a college.”

The inauguration of SH2 represents a serious enhancement of the university’s infrastructure, reflecting its dedication to fostering a supportive and innovative learning environment.

The University’s seventy eight-acre campus will soon have three new academic blocks designed by HCP Design, RMA Architects and Sangath Vastushilp LLP. These academic blocks shall be like future tech centres, complete with robots, laser cutters, 3D-printers and other emerging technologies.