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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

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
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

 
HoD : Prof. Sangeeta Sharma

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

Dr. V S

Nirban

Mrs. Rekha

Gade

HR Advisor

Dr. Tanu

Shukla

Mr. Salman

Mahmood

Food Corporatio n of India

International Exchange Student Details

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