Webinar: COVID 19: Opportunity of Innovation for Universities and Colleges by Collegedunia

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About This Webinar

As a part of our continuous strive to add value to students’ and institutions' journey, CollegeDunia is launching CD Connect Webinar Series where we are inviting education stalwarts to contribute to insightful discussions around the rapidly evolving higher education world. The CD Connect webinar will be open to education industry professionals to attend, participate and contribute.

Agenda

In such a short time, how did Higher Education Institutions prepare teachers and students to effectively use the digital platforms?
Will Higher Education Institutes in India continue their journey of Digital Adoption after we come out of the Pandemic?
What are the innovations in Education that happened during the Pandemic we can take with us after the pandemic too?
How did Higher Education Institutes adapt to the challenges of Covid in India?
In wake of Covid, traditional methods of examinations are not successful. Can changing the process of examination and Grading be a longer and more effective solution?
How much change does the training of teachers would require in the future for the Digital Adoption journey and what should be the approach to that?
How far away is India from implementing versions of AI in education
Q&A Session

Presenters

Collegedunia

Dr. Anil Parkash Sharma

Director | Ideal Institute of Management & Technology, GGSIPU

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Parkash Sharma is Director of Ideal Institute of Management and Technology, Delhi, India. Prior to this he has been Principal of various schools.

He holds Masters Degree in five subjects i.e.; Psychology, Education, English, Business Administration & Astrology and LL.B from CCS University, Meerut.
He received his Degrees from Punjab-University Chandigarh, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar and Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi.
He has done his doctorate in Education from Jiwaji University, Gwalior.
He has total teaching experience of 29 years.
His specialization includes various fields such as Industrial Psychology, HRD, Education, English, Education Technology, Yoga, Guidance & Counseling.

Amazingly, he can also write languages such as Tamil, French & German.
He already has various published books to his credit and three of his books are going to release soon.

He is Guest Editor of ABDC Journal, Scopus Indexed, International Journal of Business and Globalization Inderscience Publishers, Member of National Editorial Board of Journal of Progressive Education and Coordinator, Education Programme GGSIPU.
He has been a keynote speaker in various personality development programmes.
He has been a Resource person in different Universities and Colleges (Conferences, Seminars, Webinars,Workshops etc.)
He has published 9 books & around 50 Articles & Research Papers has been presented/published in different books and Journals.
He has attended more than 100 Seminars,FDPs, Conferences & Workshops.
He has organized more than 40 Seminars/FDPs/Conferences/Workshops/PDPs/FPDPs etc.
Additionally he has attended various NSS camps.

Mr. Yugank Chaturvedi

Director General of CPJ College of Higher Studies & School of Law, Delhi

Present Designation- Since July-2012:
Director General of CPJ College of Higher Studies & School of Law, Delhi- a reputed, Management, IT, Commerce & Law College affiliated to GGSIPU.

From 1997-2012:
Was an entrepreneur for 15 years (1997–2012) and successfully managed his organisation in Foreign Exchange, Human Resource Management & Training.

From 1987-1997:
Having 10 years of Corporate experience wherein occupied high positions with leading MNCs in India & abroad.

1985-1987:
Post-Graduation in Economics from prestigious Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

1981-1984:
Graduation in Economics (Honours) from Hindu College, University of Delhi

1981:
XII Schooling from Bal Bharati Public School in Medical Stream with Merit

General:
A prolific Orator, he has travelled widely and has been delivering orations & speeches on a plethora of subjects & skills. Before joining CPJ, he has been associated with a number of leading Educational institutes in their Orientations, Personality Development Programmes etc.
As Director General to CPJ College, Mr. Chaturvedi also heads the GENESIS (Generating Students Interest in Improvement of Skills) Cell and is instrumental in bringing an all round development of the students by engaging their participation in a number of Skill Development & PDP Sessions, Workshops, Mock Interviews, Group Discussions etc. so as to get them gainfully placed with leading MNCs, Indian Corporate, Legal Firms, KPOs & LPOs etc.

Prof Sudip Sanyal

Professor and Dean - Engineering & Technology | NIIT University

Dr. Sudip Sanyal is Professor and Dean – Engineering & Technology. Prior to joining NU, Dr. S Sanyal was Dean (Faculty Affairs), Member of Senate, Member of Board of Governors, Dean (R & D) and Chairman Grievances Cell at Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Allahabad and subsequently Director, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at BML Munjal University.
Dr. S Sanyal has worked as faculty in leading universities like Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Allahabad, Banaras Hindu University & University of Roorkee. He is a Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University.
He has over 36 years of Teaching and Research experience. His areas of research are Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval and Cognitive Modelling
Apart from other awards and recognitions, Dr. S Sanyal has been selected as Consortium Member for development of robust document analysis and recognition system, MCIT, 2006 – 2014. Internationally, he is recognized for best software award CICLing 2012.

Mr. Rakesh Tayal

Vice Chairman | PIET

Mr. Rakesh Tayal is the Managing Director of PIET (Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology). He has studied Multinational Finance at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff UK. Apart from this, he has completed his studies from Hansraj College, Delhi University and MASD public school Panipat.

Mr. Manoj Madhavan Kutty

Director (Admissions & Outreach, International Affairs and Administration) | SRM University, Sonepat

Manoj joined SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat as the Deputy Director, Admissions & Coordinator, International Relations in 2017. Previously, he had been concentrating on Domestic Student Recruitment, Marketing Strategies & Planning, and Enrolment Management in the Admissions Department. Currently, being the Director (Administration & International Relations), he shoulders the responsibilities of establishing International Academic Partnership, organizing International events/ conferences, Recruitment of International Students, and exploring areas of research/Industrial Collaboration with Global Institutions and heads the office of international relations. On the administrative front, he would streamline operations, ensure that administrative functions run smoothly, eliminate wastage by resource optimisation, and improve the organization’s financial standing through accurate expenditure monitoring and budget forecasting.
Manoj is a polymath: having worked in IT Company (FLDEC systems private limited), been an entrepreneur (Thulasima Care Pvt. Ltd.), and served in an automotive company (DICV Pvt. Ltd. – Mercedes Benz) before exploring the education vertical. He volunteered the NGO movement – ‘BakthiSakthi’ in Malaysia, worked towards deprived Tamil community by giving free courses on technical self-employment and motivational classes for the needy students. After his Bachelors in Technology (IT) from Anna University, his managerial calling enabled him to pursue his double Master of Science programme – Masters in International Strategic Management, University of Bradford, U.K; an MSc in International Business Management, Kozminski University, Poland; He also obtained Erasmus+ Scholarship for International Business at RWTH School of Business, Aachen, Germany. Mr. Kutty is conversant in English, German & Polish, apart from Tamil, Malayalam & Hindi and always ready to deliberate about social phenomenon.

DR. MAHESH SHARMA

Dean Students Welfare & IQAC Coordinator in Ideal Institute of Management and Technology (School of Law)

Dr. Mahesh Sharma is an Associate Professor, Dean Students Welfare & IQAC Coordinator in Ideal Institute of Management and Technology (School of Law) affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India. He holds Masters Degree in 2 disciplines i.e. Computer Science & Computer Applications. He is an Ph.D. in Computer Science. He has been honoured with many awards – “Pride of the Institute” for the years 2014 – 15, 2017 – 18 & 2019 – 20, “Excellence of the Institute” for the years 2015 – 16 & 2016 – 17 and also he has been awarded with an International Award on 21st November 2020 by Global Triumph Foundation as “Best Educationist”. He has been Keynote Speaker at Middle East College (Oman), V S Niketan College (Nepal), different Universities / Colleges & Session Panelist in so many Academic Programmes. Also he has attended around 400 Seminars/FDPs, FPDPs, Workshops, Conferences & Webinars.

Dr. (Prof) Mona Gulati

CEO, United group of institutions

Ms. Mona Gulati is a social entrepreneur. She has worked for who has raised a ray of hope for the students from the underprivileged sections of the society. She scouts for talent in the underprivileged sections of the society and takes pride in letting it blossom with all the encouragement it deserves. She has been passionately engaged in English training to help students from poor families acquire important communication skills for better employment prospects.

She has also been actively engaged in helping women become self-reliant by empowering them for years. She has been felicitated by various organizations including Chhattisgarh Government and HRD Minister Upendra Kushwaha and Smt. Smriti Irani ji.

Ms. Mona Gulati is currently leading United Group of Institutions, Greater Noida as Chief Executive Officer. She is a dedicated Ph.D. scholar from Kalinga University, Raipur. An MBA graduate from Symbiosis, Pune in the year 2010 and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Allahabad in 1995, Ms. Mona has an ability to imbibe fresh and innovative management ideas to manage and regulate the working culture and environment of the institutions.

Dr. Naga Swetha Pasupuleti

Director - International Research & Collaborations, Shri Venkateshwara University,

Dr. Naga Swetha Pasupuleti, did her PhD & Masters in Civil Engineering specializing in Civil Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA and Post -Doc from IIT Madras and have about 14 plus years of work experience. Her specialization & areas of expertise include Civil Engineering, Academics, International Research Collaborations, Mentoring, Training, and Skill Development. She has worked in various parts of the globe - USA, Africa, UAE.

She has expertise in
► Business Development
► Administrator, Institution Builder and Educationist
► International Collaborations Expert
► Expertise in Industry relations, trainings
► Expert in strategic alliances
► Curriculums and Course Development Expert
► Digitalization of Education
► Expertise in Implementation of International Exchange Programs, Global Curricula
► Expertise in NAAC NBA Accreditation and
► Outcome Based Education
► Quality Education Strategist & Specialist
► Good administration, academic and research skills and abilities

She has hands-on experience in a wide range of tools – GIS, R, Transcadd, Synchro, HCS, Vissim, Corsim, SPSS, Timberline etc., She has published several papers in national and international journals and conferences. And authored many book chapters. She has also edited several books and is a member of professional bodies as ASCE, IEEE, Indian Road Congress, ISTE, IRED. And has filed 5 patents . Apart from technical interests and topics, she has delivered lectures on OBE, Role of Mentoring, importance of internationalisation, Capacity Building, inclusive education systems. She has organized several international conferences and workshops. She has been awarded several times for her good administration abilities and strategic planning. She is widely known as crisis solver and team builder.