COVER STORY

Grooming Innovators for the Dynamic Industry

The world has changed significantly after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the education industry has seen the most drastic changes at all levels. Technological solutions have paved the way towards remote functioning and gaining prominence in the time of crisis in the transformation of every aspect of life. These times have turned out

FEATURED LEADERS

Leading with the Crowd

Universities and colleges are expected to impart marketable skills that prepare students for the dynamic world of work. Students continue to graduate, and employers continue to hire new talent, which has been the norm for centuries now. In the...

Pursuing Excellence through New Norms in Higher Education

Undoubtedly, university leaders must have strong leadership skills to guide their institutions through crises related to shrinking enrollments, racial bias and discrimination, sexual harassment, financial solvency, admissions issues, and other serious challenges. Yet little has been written about the...

An Intrapreneur Achieving Excellence in Higher Education

The higher education sector is at an inflexion point. It needs to find more effective, efficient ways to educate students without sacrificing rigour or the human interactions and feedback that lie at the heart of quality education. And it...

MENTOR'S MANTRA

Demystifying the NEP 2020 and the Opportunities That Come with It

S.D. Shibulal, co-founded Infosys in 1981 and led the company in different capacities since its inception. He was a member of the Board of Infosys and was its CEO & MD between 2011 and 2014. Amongst his innumerable achievements...

STUDY ABROAD

International Higher Education Trends in 2021: What Lies Ahead for Study Abroad Aspirants?

IDP Education is a global leader in international education service. For over 50 years, IDP has played a significant role in international education by offering comprehensive counselling services to students and having placed more than 500,000 students into quality...

Study Abroad Trends 2021

Abhinav is passionate about the confluence of technology and services in education and firmly believes that both are critical to delivering results. He is furthering that passion at The WorldGrad and LINC Education by pushing the online learning agenda....

ACADEMIC VIEWS

Learning and Growing: How Online Degrees from Big Universities Can Bridge the Educational Gap

Dr Raj Singh is an academic administrator, teacher, consultant, trainer, speaker and academic entrepreneur. For 10 years, Dr Raj Singh has been the Vice-Chancellor of Ansal University Gurugram, Rayat-Bahra University (RBU) Mohali, G. D. Goenka University, Gurugram, Amity University...

Indian Universities Not Threatened by Emerging Ed-Tech Startup Trend!

Prof Asheesh Gupta is a Pro-Vice-Chancellor and member of the Academic Council of JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur. Asheesh earned a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1989 and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. Additionally, Asheesh received...

Tips to Keep Children with Learning Disabilities Engaged During this COVID Pandemic

Manju is a Commerce lecturer at The Aditya Birla Integrated School, Fort, Mumbai. She is a certified Youth Mental Health First Aider as well. Manju helps prepare students with learning disabilities for mainstream education.   Just when we were...

STUDENT STORIES

Mudit Dani: A Young Paddler Juggling Brilliantly Between Academics and Sports

Hailing from a family of businessmen and entrepreneurs, Mudit Dani chose a different path for himself and is already making rapid strides while marking his presence in the table tennis world for India. Mudit won his first table tennis...

Avantika Kampani: A 14-year-old Entrepreneur with a Tool that Enhances Newborns’ Capacity to Learn

“Think of Seekh as an investment into your child’s future,” says Avantika Kampani, a bright and curious student in Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, who launched a new holistic learning programme called Seekh from Day One with a mission...

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES

How is E-learning Shaping the Indian Education Industry Amid the Pandemic?

Based out of Pune, Maharashtra, Nishant Agarwal is the founder of Proctur, an organization dedicated to providing technologically backed educational solutions, focusing primarily on mass digitization in education. He is a product enthusiast and has more than 16 years...

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Hiring is Not the Start to Building a Diverse Workforce

The Author, Asif Upadhye, is a Director and Dark Knight at Never Grow Up, a Work Culture Consultancy with turnkey capabilities in areas of Employer Branding, Employee Insights & Well-being. With over a decade of experience in the HR...

Life Skills – A Training that Goes Beyond the Realm of Education

Manish Chowdhary, an alumnus of IIT Delhi & IIM Bangalore has multiple experiences across high growth enterprises in corporate development and management, In the last 3+ years as CEO, Manish has created a new scalable business and taken it...

Know Everything About Masters of Public Health

Kanishk Dugal is the COO of ICRI. With more than 16 years of experience, Mr Kanishk is a lead educator in the new age. He has several awards and honours to his name such as India Today Award and...

RECOGNITION

10 Most Influential Leaders in Indian Education

In many professions, it’s easy to overstate the importance of the job. But in the case of educators, it’s more likely that people will underestimate the importance of teachers in our society. For those who have dedicated their lives...

MANAGING EDITOR’S NOTE

The Crisis Managers of Indian Higher Education System

Unprecedented events bring profound changes and significant consequences on many levels – the pandemic has been a reminder. When the world went into a lockdown to control the spread of a virus, academicians were forced to adopt a new...

Prof Bala V Balachandran
Founder, Chairman of the board and Dean Emeritus
Great Lakes Institute of Management

Dr C Raj Kumar
Founding Vice Chancellor
O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed To Be University)

Dr CV Gopinath
Registrar
Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM)

Dr DNS Kumar
Vice Chancellor
Sushant University

Dr KN Subramanya
Principal
R V College of Engineering

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) MD Venkatesh
Vice Chancellor
Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Dr Niranjan Hiranandani
Provost
HSNC University

Dr Rupa Vasudevan
Chancellor
Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BESTIU)

Dr Satheesh Kumar Bhandary
Vice Chancellor
Nitte (Deemed to be University)

Dr Shalini Gupta
Vice Chancellor
Desh Bhagat University