Krea University inducts its first cohort of undergraduate students

Sri City/Tirupati: Krea University, a leading liberal arts and sciences university pioneering 'Interwoven Learning', today inducted its first cohort of undergraduate students at its School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences at Sri City. 114 students were selected for the first undergraduate class after a first-of-its-kind comprehensive admission process. Post a weeklong orientation, which will give the students a strong grounding in the values of the university and offer them an opportunity to meet and interact with leading achievers from various walks of life, the classes for these students will commence on 19th August 2019.

Krea University's unique admission process that goes beyond strong scholastic abilities, ensured a diverse set of students with extra-curricular interests in sports, music, dance, culture, and community service. With a gender ratio of 55:45 (Girls, Boys), the students come from over 18 states of India and with varied backgrounds and interests including student entrepreneurs; budding authors; promising cricketers and swimmers. In keeping with the University's need blind admission and need-aware financial assistance process, close to half of the class has been offered some form of financial assistance and over 10% of the class are first generation college students.

Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor & Member of the Governing Council, Krea University said "At Krea you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself and create your own path. To essentially forge your own history. With the emergence of artificial intelligence and bigdata we are going to see a host of new jobs which have not yet being invented. We need to educate and prepare ourselves for the jobs and careers which are yet to come into existence. This along with significant advancement in travel and telecommunications and stress on the environment such as resource depletion, increased greenhouse gases, extinction of species will throw up opportunities and challenges where we can make a real difference. I urge you to take advantage of our unique undergraduate programme, put together by some of the finest minds in the world, to not only achieve academic excellence but social wellbeing".

In his special address, Mr. R. Seshasayee, Chairman, Executive Committee & Member of the Governing, Council, Krea University said "The mission of Krea is to develop students into problem solvers. No solution of the recent past has happened because of one person; it was a result of knowledge from different branches coming together to solve the problem".