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.
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus) Workshops/Invited Talks organised by the Department
S.No. | Webinar Date(s) | Proposed By | Name of the Speaker | University / Institutional Affiliation | Country of Work | MOU with BITS | Research Area / Title of the Webinar |
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1 | 17–26 March 2025 | Prof. Pushp Lata | Prof. Pradeep Trikha | Director, IQAC, JRN Vidyapeeth University Udaipur Former Director, International Students' Affairs at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur |
London | NA | Capacity Building of Researchers in Advanced Academic Writing Skills: Navigating the Path to Quality Publication |
2 | 19 March 2025 | Prof. Sangeeta Sharma | Dr. Binod Mishra | IIT Roorkee | London | NA | Job Interviews: Strategies for Success |
3 | 12 March 2025 | Prof. Sangeeta Sharma | Arpan Bumb | Senior Product Analyst, Wise | London | NA | How to Design an Effective CV and LinkedIn Profile |
4 | 27 February 2025 | Prof. C Vijayakumar | Prof. C Vijayakumar | BITS Pilani | India | NA | Review of the Literature: Constructing Credible Argument in ELT Research |
5 | 13 February 2025 | Prof. Pushp Lata | Dr. Suman Luhach | Associate Professor of English, School of Law, Bennett University, Greater Noida | India | NA | Parliamentary Debates for Effective Public Speaking: Special Focus on Asian Parliamentary Debate |
6 | 25 November 2024 | Prof. Veena Ramchandran | Hitesh J. Rajpal, I.F.S. Director ICWA |
Indian Council of World Affairs | India | NA | Panel Discussion on India’s Foreign Policy Post-G20: Exploring New Discourses and Trajectories |
7 |
23 November 2024 |
Prof. Pushp Lata | Mr. Kirt Raj Phagna | Deputy Manager – North India, Sage Publishers | India | NA | Workshop on Enhancing Scholarly Research: Sage Journals Awareness & Research Methods Product Demonstration |
International Academia and Research Committee (IARC) Webinars Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus)
S.No. |
Webinar Month/Date |
Proposed by |
Name of the Speaker |
University/Institutional Affiliation |
Country of Work |
MOU with BITS |
Research area/Title of the Webinar |
1 |
10/3/2025 |
Dr Prateek |
Dr Ardalan H Talab |
Nyenrode Business University, Netherlands |
India |
NA |
Interorganisational Knowledge Collaboration |
2 |
27-02-2025 |
Prof. C Vijayakumar |
Prof. C Vijayakumar |
BITS Pilani |
India |
NA |
“Review of the Literature: Constructing Credible Argument in ELT Research” |
3 |
28/09/2024 |
Prof. Pushp Lata Prof. Prateek |
Prof. Shamila Janakiraman |
Assistant Professor, Learning Design & Technology, College of Education, University of Hawaii, |
USA, |
NA |
Workshop On Conducting a Systematic Literature Review |
4 |
26-11-22 |
Prof. Sangeeta Sharma |
Arpan Bumb |
London Business School |
Holland & Barrett |
NA |
Digital Anlaytics and Applications : An Industry Perspective |
5 |
21-3-22 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof. Dr. Bas Arts |
Wageningen University |
Netherlands |
NA |
Forest Governance : Hydra or Chloris |
6 |
7-2-22 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof. James Mulholland |
North Carolina State University |
USA |
NA |
From Archive to Page : Academic Writing and Research in the 21st Century |
7 |
10-12-21 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof. Walter A. Rosenbaum |
Department of Political Science, University of Florida |
Florida, USA |
No |
Grow Where You're Planted: Bringing Sustainability to the Campus |
8 |
03-12-21 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Dr. Naciba Chassagnon |
ESSCA School of Management, Lyon |
France |
No |
Environmental Studies for the 21st Century |
9 |
30-11-21 |
Dr. Veena Ramachandran |
Dr. James D. Frankel |
|
Hong Kong |
No |
Origins and Trajectories of Islam in China. |
10 |
25-11-21 |
Dr. Chintalapalli Vijayakumar |
Dr. Maggie Charles |
Oxford University |
UK |
tbc |
Academic Writing for Higher Degree Students |
11 |
28-09-21 |
Dr. Mohammed Afzal P |
Dr. Chihming Wang |
Academia Sinica, Taiwan |
Currently a Visiting Professor at Harvard Yenching Institute, USA |
No |
Unpacking the Nation in/as the State of Crisis: A Transnational Reflection on the Impact of the Pandemic in Taiwan |
12 |
14-08-21 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof. James D. Proctor |
Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of Environmental Studies, Lewis & Clark |
Lewis & Clark, Oregon, USA |
No |
The New Ecotypes |
13 |
28-04-21 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof.Niraj Prakash Joshi |
Hiroshima University, Japan |
Hiroshima, Japan |
Yes |
Agriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits |
14 |
06-05-21 |
Prof. Sangeeta Sharma |
Prof. Janice Yoder |
Kent State University USA |
Kent, USA |
NA |
Asking “So What?” about our Scholarship: Why Values Matter when Planning, Doing, and Disseminating Research |
15 |
15-03-21 |
Dr. Anupam Yadav |
Prof. Aleksandra Derra |
Institute of Philosophy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland |
Torun, Poland |
NA |
Feminist Studies as an Attempt to Build Complementary Knowledge: The Case of Disease |
16 |
23-02-21 |
Prof. Hari Nair |
Prof. Harsh Pant |
King's College, London and Observer Research Foundation |
England (currently on sabbatical at ORF, Delhi) |
No |
International Relations |
17 |
28-01-21 |
Dr. Madhurima Das |
Dr. Payoshni Mitra |
Birkbeck College, University of London |
United Kingdom |
NA |
Gender, Sexuality, Race, Intersectionality and Sports Activism in Global South |
18 |
20-11-20 |
Dr. Veena Ramachandran |
Dr Selbi Hanova |
UNICEF, Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan |
NA |
Multilateralism, Regionalism and Sovereignty |
19 |
22-10-20 |
Prof. Sailaja Nandigama |
Prof. Severine van Bommel |
University of Queensland |
Australia |
Yes |
Governance of Complex Agrienvironmental Systems and Development Interventions: An Interpretive Approach |
Coordinator - IARC : Prof. Prof. Prateek
Members - IARC :Prof. Madhurima Das, Prof. Anupam Yadav, Prof. Veena R, Prof. Susan Haris
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 |
18-02-2025 |
Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) |
Prof. Tanu Shukla |
Prof. Chetan Basavraj Singai |
Dean School of Law, Governanc e, and Public Policy, Chanakya University |
26-3-22 |
Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) |
Dr. V.S. Nirban |
Sandeep Sharma |
Morgan Stanley |
23-12-21 |
Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) |
Dr. V.S. Nirban |
Mr. Prannay Kumar |
Head Media & Communic ations, Telangana State Innovation Cell |
27-Mar-21 |
Academia-Industry Interfacing Committee (AIIC) |
Dr. Tanu Shukla |
Dr. L N Venkatara man |
Departmen t of Policy Studies, TERI-SAS |
Dr. Madhurima Das |
Mr. Masoom Sachdeo |
Rebel Foods |
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Dr. V S Nirban |
Mrs. Rekha Gade |
HR Advisor |
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Dr. Tanu Shukla |
Mr. Salman Mahmood |
Food Corporatio n of India |
Student's Name | ID.No. | PhD Supervisor | Professor/s in-charge | Year & Duration of International Collaboration | Programme, University & Country | Ongoing/ Completed | MoU with BITS |
Aayushi Malhotra | 2017PHXP0042P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2022 (August) | Taoyaka Program Onsite Training 2022 | Completed | Yes |
Mayuresh Vijay Bhise | 2017PHXF0418P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2022 (August) | Taoyaka Program Onsite Training 2022 | Completed | Yes |
Ruchika Sharma | 2019PHXP0426P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2022 (August) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Shruti Majumdar | 2020PHXF0462P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2022 (August) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Aayushi Malhotra | 2017PHXP0042P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Mayuresh Vijay Bhise | 2017PHXF0418P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Ruchika Sharma | 2019PHXP0426P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Neetika Mahajan | 2020PHXP0111P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Anjali Punia | 2020PHXP0037P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Merylin Das | 2020PHXP0033P | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama | Prof. Sailaja Nandigama (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Niraj Prakash Joshi (Hiroshima University) | 2021 (January- September) | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Punita Raj | 2020PHXF0428P | Prof. Devika | Prof. K.S.Sangwan and Prof. Christoph Herrmann (TU Braunschweig) | 2021-2022 (Nov-Jan, visited in person 11-19 nov, 2021) | IGCSM- TU Braunschweign | Completed | Yes |
Shivangi Priya | 2014PHXF007P | Prof. Pushp Lata | Prof. Pushp Lata | from August 2016 to May 2017 | Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in the University of Utah | Completed | No |
Vidhi Agarrwal | 2013PHXF0431P | Prof. Hari Nair | Prof. GS Chauhan | 18-29 August 2018 | ILDP programme - Hiroshima University, Japan | Completed | Yes |
Shrija Srinivasan | 2016PHXF0411P | Prof. Sushila Shekhawat | Prof S.K.Choudhary | 18 -25 August 2019 | ILDP International On-site Training Advanced | Completed | Yes |