December 13, 2017, New Delhi: Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor of Shiv Nadar University was felicitated as the Visionary EduLeader of India by ‘Re:think India’, a nationalist think-tank which catalyzes multi-faceted conversations within various thematic sectors spanning Academia, Industry and Government. Sri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India, was present at the felicitation ceremony. Dr. Ghosh was recognized for her contribution in championing a learner-centric higher education ecosystem at Shiv Nadar University, anchored research and innovation, flourishing on progressive interdisciplinary, driven by an outstanding faculty, and supported by national and international academic partnerships.
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University said, “I am a scientist and researcher myself. Shiv Nadar University has given me an opportunity to build an institution on the foundation of research and holistic, multidisciplinary education, in line with the unique vision of the Founder of the University. This award is an acknowledgement that our work is in the right direction. The University has to drive the ecosystem of research & innovation in the society, and assure quality delivery for the Nation and the Globe. I thank Rethink India, and accept this honor in all humility, on behalf of everyone associated with the ambitious dream of Shiv Nadar University.”
Dr. Ghosh holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, New York, where she worked as a Rush Rhees Fellow, chosen for “outstanding scholarly ability and the promise of exceptional contributions to scholarship and teaching.” Her research interests are in Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Optics, Laser Physics, Nonlinear Optics, and Quantum Information. Her pioneering work with Prof. L. Mandel on two-photon interference (using the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion) has yielded a new direction in quantum optics and quantum information, in the creation and use of a source of entangled photon pairs, and of single photons, at the forefront of research today.
About Shiv Nadar University
Shiv Nadar University is a multi-disciplinary, student-centric research-focused university offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. SNU’s integrated multi-disciplinary undergraduate curriculum provides students a strong foundation in the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, technology and engineering studies, arts and communication and management, while enabling them to gain mastery of a subject of their choosing. Taught by world-class faculty, undergraduate education at SNU is designed to develop students with the breadth of vision, knowledge, skills and attitudes required to succeed in the careers of the 21st century. SNU is an institution set up and funded by the Shiv Nadar Foundation.
About Shiv Nadar Foundation
The Shiv Nadar Foundation (www.ShivNadarFoundation.org) has been established by Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL – a $7.5 billion leading technology and healthcare enterprise. The Foundation’s mission is to contribute to the process of national development and social transformation by establishing institutions and undertaking new initiatives in the fields of education and culture. The Foundation is committed to the creation of a more equitable, merit based society by empowering individuals to bridge the socio-economic divide through philanthropy based transformational education.
The Foundation set up the SSN Institutions (www.SSN.edu.in) in 1996, comprising the SSN College of Engineering (already a highly ranked private engineering college in India), in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Foundation has also set up VidyaGyan, a residential leadership academy for meritorious rural children, at Bulandshar and Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. In addition, the Foundation runs the Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), an international multi-disciplinary university with strong research orientation located in Greater Noida in India’s National Capital Region and the Shiv Nadar School (www.shivnadarschool.edu.in), a network of progressive urban schools across India aimed to provide children with education that creates lifelong learners. The Foundation has also set up the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (www.knma.in), India’s largest private philanthropic museum in modern and contemporary art with the vision to take art to the common public.