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         UoS India provost                                                   Delhi NCR’s several new genre
                                                                           private universities – Ashoka, Jindal,
                                                                           Shiv Nadar, Munjal among others
               ROF. (DR.) ELOISE PHILIPS is                                – are set to experience the sting of
               the newly appointed Aca-                                    competition, a welcome development
         Pdemic Provost and Associ-                                        in the national interest.
         ate Vice-President (International)                                        Paromita Sengupta (Bengaluru)
         of the University of Southampton
         (UoS) Delhi campus in Gurugram,                                   Public schools
         India. A founding member of the
         UK’s prestigious research-intensive
         Russell Group of universities,                                    evangelist
         UoS (estb.1862) currently has five
         campuses in Southampton, one in                                          ONAL JAYARAM is the
         Winchester and another in Malaysia.                                      Vadodara-based co-founder
         Newspeg. On July 16, UoS formally                                 Mand Director, School of
         inaugurated its state-of-the-art cam-  Philips: transnational experience  Education and Systems Change of
         pus sited in Gurugram’s Internation-                              the Piramal School of Leadership
         al Tech Park. Equipped with modern   international management degree   (PSL, estb.2010), an initiative of the
         amenities including fitness centres,   programs. Our parent university’s   Mumbai-based Piramal Foundation,
         food halls, sports zones, and a cricket   global reputation has been mainly   the philanthropic arm of the Piramal
         ground, the campus also offers a   built on research. Therefore, our   Group (annual renenue: Rs.9,782
         student hub, social and collaboration   intention is to establish UoS as a hub   crore).
         areas, a well-stocked library, private   of innovation and research excel-  Currently, PSL’s 169 staff and
         study spaces, and IT labs. The new   lence in India,” says Philips.   284 Fellows are spread across seven
         campus will welcome its first batch   Well aware that tuition fees may   regions in India, working to catalyse
         of 150 students later this month.  be high by Indian standards, UoS   positive change by developing
         History. An advanced nursing and   India has instituted two fully merit-  leadership skills of teachers and
         clinical practice postgrad of Cov-  based annual presidential scholar-  students in government schools
         entry University, also awarded a   ships and made provision for need-  through its specially designed
         doctorate in healthcare research by   based scholarships, and bursaries to   programs. They are also working
         Birmingham University (UK), Prof.   support meritorious students from   towards promoting “positive
         Philips brings with her a wealth of   economically weaker sections.   masculinity” among male students
         transnational academic experience.   “Moreover, through industry-  through specially designed courses.
         She has played a pivotal role in es-  academia partnerships with profes-   Newspeg. In early June, a three-day
         tablishing Birmingham University’s   sional consultancy services firm   Summer Camp christened UDAAN
         Dubai campus where she currently   Deloitte and Investec, an interna-  for promoting emotional awareness,
         serves as Head of Health, Wellbeing   tional bank and wealth management   self-exploration, empathy, grati-
         and Human Science programmes.    multinational, we will be providing a   Jayaram: special leadership programmes
         Earlier she served with distinction as   plethora of internships and expe-
         Associate Dean at Aston University,   riential opportunities to develop
         Birmingham (UK).                 industry-ready graduates,” promises
         Direct talk. “UoS India will offer   Philips.
         students globally recognised UK   Future plans. Ambitious plans have
         degrees at almost half the price   been drawn up for UoS India, which
         (Rs.12-19 lakh per year) of studying   is clearly here to stay. “We intend
         in the UK, and a curriculum enriched   to enhance student enrolment to
         with internships, placements and   5,000 over the next five years. This
         entrepreneurship opportunities to   may require expanding the current
         enhance their life skills and employ-  campus in Gurugram or moving to a
         ability. Our initial study programmes   larger campus in the area. Academi-
         will be in accounting and finance,   cally we will introduce new courses
         business management, computer    every year to reach our target of 30
         science, and economics at the under-  multidisciplinary study programs,”
         grad level, and postgrad finance and   says Philips.

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