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World Universities Summit 2024| “Universities of the Future: A Global Partnership For Social Justice and Sustainable Development”| 19th – 21st February , 2024

Jindal-Melbourne Joint Conference |”Envisioning Shared Futures of Education: Australia and India’s Global Potential” | 18th-19th September 2023

Research seminar on the Promotion of Science at Ochanomizu Women’s University by Dr. Yuki Ohara on 19th June 2023

Liam Detering from Deakin University in Geelong, Australia, delivered a talk on 10 February 2024 titled “The Public Diplomacy Imperatives of Understanding International Students: Aspirations and Expectations: An Australia-India Case Study.”

Rebecca Tapscott a Lecturer in Politics at the University of York, delivered a talk on “Research Ethics in the Social Sciences: Understanding Global Trends and Their Implications” for IIHEd lecture series “Thinking Thursdays” on 8 February 2024.

Organized following doctoral student seminars for progress report- Vikas Manoria, Aparna Chakraborty and Tenzin Dolma

Worskhop organized for internal JGU faculty in collaboration with CLIP (Centre for Learning and Instructional Pedagogy)

Launched and Conducted one BiWeekly Reading and Discussion Session on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education on 12th August for doctoral students, and faculty members.

Conducted two seminars (PhD fieldwork update) by Sayani Chatterjee and Gauri Khanna on 30th August and 23rd September respectively

IIHEd organized the World Universities Summit during May 2021. It also co-sponsored the STAR Scholars Network Global Conference 2022 and A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections awards ceremony.

Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR) 2021 Global Conference Organized virtually from 10-12 December 2021, the conference theme was “Higher Education for the Greater Good: Leadership and Institutional Resilience”. This was a refereed global academic conference conducted annually by the STAR Scholars Society.

World Universities Summit-2021, IIHEd organized The WUS-2021 virtually from 21st to 23rd July 2021. It focused on the theme “Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social Responsibility and Community Impact”.

2022 STAR Global Conference Charting the Way Towards the Knowledge Economy and Society 7-8 December 2022 Co-organised by STAR Scholars and the University of Mauritius

World Universities Summit-2023, IIHED faculty members also worked with the Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies to organize the 2023 World Universities Summit on the theme:- “Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social Responsibility and Community Impact in G20 Countries”

Xiuying from Xiamen University, China & Dr. Mousumi Mukherjee, O.P. Jindal Global University shared the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to promote global citizenship and international understanding for tackling such global problems in the age of sustainable development and the challenges to education during Global Citizenship and International Understanding, Fall semester, 2021.

Pandemic Education and Viral Politics The Case for Academic Plagiarism Education, Book discussion ,Prof. Tina Besley & Prof. Michael Peters, 27 May 2021

The Case for Academic Plagiarism Education ,Webinar, 21 May 2021, Prof. Michael Peters

Beyond Virtue: The Politics Of Educating Gratitude and Humility, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 29 April 2021, Prof. Liz Jackson, Department of International Education, Education University of Hong Kong

Cultural Diplomacy and PhD Role in Strengthening the Indo-Russian Relations ,Virtual Discussion, 23 April 2021, Prof. (Dr.) Vladimir G. Sherov-Ignatev, St. Petersburg State University; Prof. (Dr.) Tatiana Belousova, JGU

Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualications: Policy Implications, Trade-Offs and The Way Forward, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 8 April 2021, Eldho Mathews, Unit for International Cooperation, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi

Community-Based Programs to Tackle Environmental Education and Covid-19: A Case Study From Millburn, New Jersey, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 25 March 2021, Radhika Iyengar, Earth Institute, Columbia University

Navigating ‘Shomoyscapes’ and Faculty Life in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thinking Thursdays Research, Seminar 19 August 2021, Dr. Riyad A. Shahjahan, Associate Professor, Michigan State University, Tasmin A. Ema and Nisharggo Niloy, Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka

National Education Policy & The Future of Indian Universities ,2021 National Education Day Lecture, 11 November 2021, Prof. (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, VC, JGU

International Education in the middle of Global Pandemic International Education, Week Special Roundtable, 18 November 2021, PhD & PhD Students from different universities

The Indian Odd: Women’s rising education & declining labor force participation, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar , 25 November 2021 , Ms. Gauri Khanna, PhD scholar, IIHEd

Articial Intelligence (AI), Neoliberalism and the Human Condition in the 21st Century, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 9 May 2021,Tony Kashani, Iranian-American Author, Educator, Cultural Critic and Philosopher of Technology

Motivations and mobility experiences of international students in India, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 18 August 2022, Dr. Shekhar Tokas, SGT University, Gurugram

What is Wellbeing Education? Why Should We Care? , Special Lecture, 5 September 2022 ,Dr. Lindsay G. Oades, Director and Professor, Centre for Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne.

Exploratory study of micro-credentials in India, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 15 September 2022, Prof. Ram B. Ramachandran, Professor & Vice Dean, Jindal School of Banking & Finance, JGU

A temporal gaze on work-life balance in academia: Time, gender, and transitional episodes in Bangladeshi women faculty narratives, Thinking Thursdays Research Seminar, 13 October 2022, Dr. Riyad A. Shahjahan, Michigan State University; Naseeb Kaur, Michigan State University; Tasneem A. Ema, University of Dhaka

Temporality and Academic Mobility ,Visiting Scholar Seminar, 3 February 2023, Dr. Riyad A. Shahjahan, Michigan State University

Walking the talk: Women academics in higher education and their research ,IIHEd and The Gender Studies Group (on occasion of International Women’s Day) 2022 ,8 March 2023, Ms. Gauri Khanna, PhD scholar-IIHEd; Dr.. Saumya Uma, JGLS; Dr. Kaveri Ishwar Haritas, JSGP; Dr. Albeena Shakil, JGLS; Dr. Nisha Nair, JGLS & Fellow-IIHEd

Ethical internationalization in Higher education and the need for understanding “South-to-South” student mobility ,Visiting scholar seminar ,7 March 2023 ,Dr. Miguel Antonio Lim, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Institute of Education

International Women’s Day Roundtable Discussion, IIHED Special Women’s Day Commemorative Event, 13 March 2023, Dr. Upasana Mahanta, Dr. Mousumi Mukherjee, Dr Ruchira Sen, Ms. Rita Iorbo, Ms. Sanchita Sinha Roy, Ms. Aparna Chakraborty, Ms. Gauri Khanna , O.P. Jindal Global University

  • Research Webinar on “Quality of Research & Research Metrics” by Professor (Dr.) Ashish Bhardwaj, Executive Director, ORBIT on 28th May 2020.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Internationalization of Higher Education in Kerala: A performance Audit” by Dr. Tatiana Belousova, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, IIHE, JGU on 5 March 2020.
  • Second “Commonwealth Futures workshop: Gandhi Future Series” in collaboration with Association of Commonwealth Universities and British Council on 8-12 February 2020.
  • Book Discussion on “Internationalising the University: A Spiritual Approach” by Kalyani Unkule, Associate Professor, JGLS and Director (International Affairs and Global Initiatives), JGU on 7 November 2019.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Scaling Transformative Education Programs: Government & NGO Synergy” by Dhir Jhingran, Executive Director Language and Learning Foundation on 24 October 2019.
  • JGU’s 10thAnniversary Commemorative Conference on “Universities of the Future: Global Aspirations and Local Imperatives” on 27-28 September 2019.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “The Future of Work, Education and Society in India” by Sabeena Mathayas, Education Specialist, National Skills Development Corporation on 26 September 2019.
  • 1st “World Youth Congress on Kindness” in collaboration with UNESCO-MGEIP on 20-23 August 2019.
  • Third Aspire India Scholars Programme, Jindal Global Summer School from 2-16 June 2019.
  • Book Discussion on “College: Pathways of Possibility” by Dr. Saikat Mazumdar, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Ashoka University on 13 May 2019.
  • Panel discussion on “Inequalities of Access: Intersectional Barriers to Higher Education in the Indian and the International Context” by Anjali Thomas, Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick on 11 April 2019.
  • Panel Discussion on “Drafting a Handbook on Global Citizenship Education for Indian School Teachers” by Dr. Mousumi Mukherjee (JGU), Dr. Sangeeta Pethiya (NCERT), Mr. Akash Saini (UNESCO-MGIEP) on 14 March 2019.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Through the Lens of History: Globalisation and the Contested Terrain of Education” by Akash Bhattacharya, Junior Research Associate, Max Weber Stiftung, India Branch Office on 7 March 2019.
  • Roundtable Discussion on “The Role of Internet and Social Media in Higher Education Space” in collaboration with Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter on 27 February 2019.
  • Collaborative Workshop on “Clustering: From the Big Bang to the Current Globalization” by Professor (Dr.) Anil K. Bera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) on 15 January 2019.
  • Afghan Faculty Training Programme in collaboration with Ball State University and funded by US Aid on 9 January – 15 March 2019.
  • Conference on “Promoting a Culture of Excellence in Universities: Role of Rankings and Benchmarking” in collaboration with ORBIT on  18-19 November 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Fee Wars: Understanding Parents’ Associations Through Their fight for Fee Regulation of Private Schools in India” by Ms. Joyeeta Dey, Erasmus Mundus Masters in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) on 8 November 2018.
  • TISS-AESDII JGU-CECRAS Northern Conclave for Building CSR Partnerships on 1-3 November 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “How Foreign Are Foreign languages” by Dr. Shruti Jain, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director (GERMAN), JGU on 4 October 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Does Humanism have a Future in Education” by Mr Stephen Chatelier, Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia on 6 September 2018.
  • Second Aspire India Scholars Programme, Jindal Global Summer School from 3-17 June 2018.
  • THE-IIHEd Conference on “Developing World Class Universities in India: Role of Data Benchmarking” in on 2 May 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Equity and Efficiency in Higher Education” by Mr. Deepanshu Mohan, Assistant Professor, JSIA and Ms. Anamika Srivastava, Assistant Professor, JGLS on 26 April 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Children and Education in Armed Conflict” by Dr. Sanjeev Rai, Senior Education Specialist, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan on 19 April 2018. 
  • Release of Thinking Thursdays Working Paper Series and Research Seminar on “Challenges of Transnational Research Collaboration in Australian Higher Education” by Professor (Dr). Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Global Studies in Education, University of Melbourne, Australia on 2 April 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Challenges of Women Leadership: Challenges and Way forward” by Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Director, Genpact Centre for Women’s Leadership, Ashoka University on 8 March 2018.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Teaching/ Knowing/Doing: Vilem Flusser, Ngugi was Thiong’o and Decoloniality” by Dr, Frank G. Karioris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Director, Centre for Critical Gender Studies, American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 8 February 2018.
  • International Research Symposium on “Other Ways of Knowing and Doing: Globalizing Social Science Knowledge in Higher Education” in collaboration with OCIES, IOCES, WCCES and UNESCO-Chair in CBR & Social Responsibility in Higher Education on 11-12 December 2017.
  • Launch of QS University Rankings BRICS 2018 and QS-IIHEd Roundtable discussion on “Building World Class Universities in India” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 22nd November 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “Discipline-Specific Pedagogy: Bridging Empirical Research Experience with Classroom Discourse” by Rohee Dasgupta, Associate Professor and Executive Director, Centre for European Studies (CES) and Convener, Jindal Centre for Israel Studies (JCIS) JGU on 16 November 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar on “From World-Class Universities to Institutions of Eminence: Issues and Challenges” by Francisco Marmolejo, Lead Global Solutions Group on Tertiary Education, Lead Education Specialist, India, The World Bank Group on 26 October 2017.
  • Multi-Stakeholder Conversation Series: Guest Lecture by by Dr. Vineeta Dutta Roy, Associate Professor and Head CSR, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTEC) on “The Role of Higher Education Institution in Corporate Social Responsibility in India” on 27 October 2017.
  • Multi-Stakeholder Conversation Series: Guest Lecture by Mr. Navin Singh, Senior Associate, SoulAce Consulting Pvt Ltd. on “Theory & Practice of Contemporary Corporate Social Responsibility” in India on 6 October 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Dr. Kumar Suresh, Professor and Head, Departmental of Educational Administration National University of Planning and Administration, New Delhi on “Equity and Diversity Management in the Institutions of Higher Education” on 5 October 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Dr. Nehginpao Kipgen, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), JGU on “The Rohingya Conundrum and its Significance for International Studies in Higher Education” on 21 September 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Mr. Shailendra Sigdel, Statistical Advisor for South Asia UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on “Sustainable Development Goals and Mandates of UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)” on 14 September 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Ms. Wafa Singh, India Research Coordinator, UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research & Social Responsibility in Higher Education on “Gauging the Impacts of Community University Engagement Initiative in India” on 31 August 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Dr. Jakob William Ørberg, Co-founder and Manager, Centre for Higher Education Futures, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark on “Intertwined Narratives of Higher Education in India: Reconceptualising Educational Spaces and Policies in Emerging Indian Knowledge Economy” on 27 July 2017.
  • Inaugural Aspire India Scholars Programme, Jindal Global Summer School from 16-30 June 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Professor Meenakshi Thapan, Faculty of sociology and coordinator, D.S. Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education, University of Delhi on “Contemporary Relevance of J.Krishnamurti’s World-view and Educational Thought” on 11 May 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Dr. Hannah Marie Morris, Faculty, Young India Fellows Programme, Ashoka University on “The Role of International Faculty in Indian Higher Education” on 4 May 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Group Captain V. Krishnappa (Retd.), Doctoral Research Fellow, Jindal Global Business School on “Pedagogies of Difference: A Processual Framework for Re-orienting Professional Education” in the 21st Century on 27 April 2017.
  • Thinking Thursdays Series: Research Seminar by Brigid Freeman from the Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne on “Good Practices in Institutional Policy: An International Comparative Perspective” on 13 April 2017.
  • International Conference on “Universities of the Future: Knowledge, Innovation and Responsibility” on 18-20 March 2017.
  • One Week In-Service Training Programme for the Faculty Members of State Universities and Colleges of Haryana on “Teaching, Research, Academic Leadership and Governance” on 16-20 January 2017.
  • Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Universities Summit 2015 on “Why Emerging Economies Need World- Class Universities” on 2-4 December 2015.
  • Conference on “The Future of Universities in India: Comparative Perspectives on Higher Education Reforms” for a Knowledge Society on 21 March 2013.