Centre For Cosmopolitan Studies
The Centre for Cosmopolitan Studies was started in2020 in the campus of CPA College.The programme known as UPDATE GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME explores cosmopolitanism, which encompasses global societal complexity, individual experiences, and the openness of a just society. It promotes a social science approach that emphasizes individual experiences in understanding contemporary social and cultural and professional environments, aiming to illuminate the ethical dimensions of citizenship in a diverse and dynamic society.
Th Update is a parallel programme along with the Degree programme. It comprises 10 interactive sessions in each year with Natural Camp, Yoga, and visits to Central Universities. The classes are engaged by well-known trainers of the area. It also organizes seminars and conferences, hosts visiting scholars, provides studentships, and publishes research findings.
The programme sets out to develop along with the curriculum the following set of skills generic across all disciplines, which would help the student to respond to the changing needs of employers and to support their career planning activities into the future:
- Knowing yourself: Identifying values, skills, interests and other personal attributes. Reviewing previous experience and analyzing these components in the form of a summary statement or record.
- Researching opportunities for employment and further study: Seeking and assessing relevant information. Identifying sources of help and support.
- Decision-making: Obtaining feedback on ideas for careers development. Identifying personal priorities and constraints. Integrating self-assessment with the options available.
- Goal-setting and taking action: Writing and implementing an action plan.
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing to achieve objectives. Reviewing progress and identifying learning points.
- Seminars/Class sessions
- Careers’ Evening
- Mentoring Programmes
- Development of Transferrable skills through Work Experience and Internships