Ahmedabad University Opens a Conversation on the Future of Engineering in Hyderabad

Ahmedabad University hosted an open house in Hyderabad, where experts highlighted the need for interdisciplinary engineering education and introduced the Liberal Tech model, which integrates technical learning with arts, sciences and humanities to meet evolving global demands.

Hyderabad: Ahmedabad University hosted an Open House in Hyderabad for parents, students, school counselors, and heads of institutions for a candid conversation on how engineering education needs to evolve, and what a more thoughtful approach to it looks like.

The panel comprising Dr. Sunil Kale (Dean SEAS, PhD – Stanford University), Dr. Sridhar Dalai (Assistant Professor, PhD – IIT Bombay), and Parth Sarwate (Director – UG Admissions and Financial Aid, EdD Boston College) addressed the growing gap between how engineers are trained today and what the world genuinely demands of them.

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The panel underlined that in a world where AI, climate, healthcare, and urban infrastructure are deeply interconnected, single-discipline thinking is no longer sufficient.

A significant part of the conversation centred on Ahmedabad University’s Liberal Tech model — an approach to undergraduate engineering education that integrates technical depth with a broad liberal curriculum. Unlike conventional BTech programmes, students are encouraged to engage with the arts, sciences, and humanities alongside their core engineering coursework.