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International Academia and Research Committee (IARC) was established in September 2020 under the aegis of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences by the BITS Pilani administration. The main purpose of this committee is to enable and facilitate productive long-term as well as short-term academic research collaborations with various international universities, research institutes and think tanks. As part of this mission, IARC is organizing monthly Webinars through inviting academic researchers and scholars of international repute to share their work with our faculty and the student body. IAR committee thus far has conducted international webinars with academic researchers coming from various countries, with a view to proactively engage with the state-of-art international research trends and processes.

Webinar Series

International Academia and Research Committee (IARC) Webinars (2020-2021) Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus)

Webinar Month/DateProposed byName of the SpeakerUniversity/Institutional AffiliationCountry of WorkMOU with BITSResearch area/Title of the Webinar
26-11-22Prof. Sangeeta SharmaArpan BumbLondon Business SchoolHolland & BarrettNADigital Anlaytics and Applications : An Industry Perspective
21-3-22Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Dr. Bas ArtsWageningen UniversityNetherlandsNAForest Governance : Hydra or Chloris
7/2/2022Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf. James MulhollandNorth Carolina State UniversityUSANAFrom Archive to Page : Academic Writing and Research in the 21st Century
10/12/2021Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Walter A. RosenbaumDepartment of Political Science, University of FloridaFlorida, USANoGrow Where You're Planted: Bringing Sustainability to the Campus
3/12/2021Prof. Sailaja NandigamaDr. Naciba ChassagnonESSCA School of Management, LyonFranceNoEnvironmental Studies for the 21st Century
30-11-21Dr. Veena RamachandranDr. James D. Frankel Hong KongNoOrigins and Trajectories of Islam in China.
25-11-21Dr. Chintalapalli VijayakumarDr. Maggie CharlesOxford UniversityUKtbcAcademic Writing for Higher Degree Students
28-09-21Dr. Mohammed Afzal PDr. Chih-ming WangAcademia Sinica, TaiwanCurrently a Visiting Professor at Harvard Yenching Institute, USANoUnpacking the Nation in/as the State of Crisis: A Transnational Reflection on the Impact of the Pandemic in Taiwan
14-08-21Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf. James D. ProctorProfessor of Environmental Studies and Director of Environmental Studies, Lewis & ClarkLewis & Clark, Oregon, USANoThe New Ecotypes
28-04-21Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf.Niraj Prakash JoshiHiroshima University, JapanHiroshima, JapanYesAgriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits
6/5/2021Prof. Sangeeta SharmaProf. Janice YoderKent State University USAKent, USANAAsking “So What?” about our Scholarship: Why Values Matter when Planning, Doing, and Disseminating Research
15-03-21Dr. Anupam YadavProf. Aleksandra DerraInstitute of Philosophy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, PolandTorun, PolandNAFeminist Studies as an Attempt to Build Complementary Knowledge: The Case of Disease
23-02-21Prof. Hari NairProf. Harsh PantKing's College, London and Observer Research FoundationEngland (currently on sabbatical at ORF, Delhi)NoInternational Relations
28-01-21Dr. Madhurima DasDr. Payoshni MitraBirkbeck College, University of LondonUnited KingdomNAGender, Sexuality, Race, Intersectionality and Sports Activism in Global South
20-11-20Dr. Veena RamachandranDr Selbi HanovaUNICEF, TurkmenistanTurkmenistanNAMultilateralism, Regionalism and Sovereignty
22-10-20Prof. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Severine van BommelUniversity of QueenslandAustraliaYesGovernance of Complex Agri-environmental Systems and Development Interventions: An Interpretive Approach
 
HoD : Prof. Devika Members - IARC : Prof. Kumar Sankar Bhattacharya, Prof. Hari Nair, Dr. Sunita Raina, Dr. Madhurima Das
Coordinator - IARC : Prof. 
Sailaja Nandigama
 

The Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus, endeavors to contribute to industry engagement through interaction with experts from industry. The broader agenda of the activities of the includes but not limited to connect the HSS Department, students and faculty, with industry experts, policy makers, practitioners and administrators to foster collaborative learning, curriculum development, skill development, entrepreneurial encouragement. The main activities that the AIIC plans to undertake include webinar series, invited talks and panel discussions.

 

Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) – Webinar Series

Webinar date

Proposed by

Invited by

Speaker

Affiliation

Topic

26-3-22

Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC)

Dr. Sushila Shekhawat

Sandeep Sharma

Morgan Stanley

Building and effective career roadmap and importance of soft skills in career growth

23-12-21

Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC)

Dr. Virendra Singh Nirban

Mr. Prannay Kumar

Head Media & Communications, Telangana State Innovation Cell

2021 Century Skills Requirements of Industry

27 March 2021

Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC)

Dr. Tanu Shukla

Dr. L N Venkataraman

Department of Policy Studies, TERI-SAS

Academia-Industry Interfacing for a 21st Century Employment Readiness-Humanities Perspectives

Dr. Madhurima Das

Mr. Masoom Sachdeo

Rebel Foods

Dr. V S Nirban

Mrs. Rekha Gade

HR Advisor

Dr. Tanu Shukla

Mr. Salman Mahmood

Food Corporation of India

 

International Exchange Student Details

Student's NameID.No.PhD SupervisorProfessor/s in-chargeYear & Duration of International CollaborationProgramme, University & CountryOngoing/ CompletedMoU with BITS
Aayushi Malhotra2017PHXP0042PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2022 (August)Taoyaka Program Onsite Training 2022CompletedYes
Mayuresh Vijay Bhise2017PHXF0418PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2022 (August)Taoyaka Program Onsite Training 2022CompletedYes
Ruchika Sharma2019PHXP0426PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2022 (August)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Shruti Majumdar2020PHXF0462PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2022 (August)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Aayushi Malhotra2017PHXP0042PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Mayuresh Vijay Bhise2017PHXF0418PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Ruchika Sharma2019PHXP0426PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Neetika Mahajan2020PHXP0111PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Anjali Punia2020PHXP0037PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Merylin Das2020PHXP0033PProf. Sailaja NandigamaProf. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University)2021 (January- September)ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Punita Raj2020PHXF0428PProf. DevikaProf. K.S.Sangwan and Prof. Christoph Herrmann (TU Braunschweig)2021-2022 (Nov-Jan, visited in person 11-19 nov, 2021)IGCSM- TU BraunschweignCompletedYes
Shivangi Priya2014PHXF007PProf. Pushp LataProf. Pushp Latafrom August 2016 to May 2017Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in the University of UtahCompletedNo
Vidhi Agarrwal2013PHXF0431PProf. Hari NairProf. GS Chauhan18-29 August 2018ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, JapanCompletedYes
Shrija Srinivasan2016PHXF0411PProf. Sushila ShekhawatProf S.K.Choudhary18 -25 August 2019ILDP International On-site Training AdvancedCompletedYes