India is one of the few countries in the world that is blessed with rich cultural heritage, one of the oldest human civilizations, and highly hard working pool of young people seeking new knowledge and education to raise India's stature to the top three economies in the world. This requires the development and proliferation of quality higher educational systems in India.

In addition, educational institutions of higher learning are called upon to serve as economic engines of local and global economies and must provide highly trained and globally competitive workforce of the future.

Lovely Professional University provides friendly and inviting atmosphere in the classroom where students are comfortable in sharing their thoughts, opinions, and questions with the class teacher as well as among themselves. LPU faculty fosters the interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning in the class room and prepares students for future challenges.

Profile

Ramesh Kanwar is the Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department (ABE) at Iowa State University. He received his B. Tech and M. Tech degrees from India and Ph.D. degree from Iowa State University, USA. He joined the faculty of Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor in 1983 and was promoted to full professor in 1991. He has worked as a consultant for the World Bank, European Commission, Global Environment Facility, UNDP, USAID, NATO, FAO, and many foreign governments and universities. These global opportunities have taken him to more than 50 countries.

He was awarded Doctorate Honoris Causa in 2007 by the Trakia University of Bulgaria and an Honorary Doctorate degree in 2000 by the Georgian Agrarian University in Tbilisi, Georgia. He has received numerous awards including John Deere Gold Medal and Engineer of the Year Award from the ASABE; Sakai Science and Technology Award and Distinguished Service Award from the Asian Association of Agricultural Engineers; and Outstanding Young Engineering Faculty Research Award, Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, and International Service Award from Iowa State University. He has authored more than 500 publications including  167 refereed journal articles, 10 book chapters, and 90 conference proceeding papers.