Leap- 15 Days Programme Schedule (This is the tentative program schedule, subject to change. Some of the speakers mentioned are yet to be contacted) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Leap- 15 Days Programme Schedule(This is the tentative program schedule, subject to change. Some of the speakers mentioned are yet to be contacted)
Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment
Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM
Day 1 Welcome note and introduction
Speakers: i) B Venkatesh Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy & Governance, TISS ii) Shalini Bharat, Director, TISS
Strategies and skills for effective leadership and management - I (Fundamentals of transformational leadership)
Speaker: Anurag Kumar, Director, IISC Bangalore
Lunch Interface between academia and administration: Challenges and how the two can harmoniously co-exist
Speaker: Dr. M.S. Ananth, Former Director, IIT Madras
Strategic planning and data driven decision making
Speaker: Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch, Professor, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Day 2 Use of effective communication strategy (Building clear and sound pathways of internal communication for effective institutional governance)
Speaker: Sanjiv Mehta, CEO, Hindustan Unilever Limited
Stress and time management for multi-tasking leaders
Speaker: Raghunath Medge, President- Mumbai Dabbawala Association
Emotional intelligence for academic leaders
TBD
Managing difficult people
Speaker: Om Prakash Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India
Day 3 Nurturing talent in an institutional structure and preparing them for future leadership positions
Speaker: Errol D’Souza, Director, IIM Ahmedabad
Motivating staff: Insights from case studies
Speaker: Prof. Krishna N. Ganesh, Director, IISER, Tirupati
Improving accountability of staff: Strategies and insights
TBD
Group work-I
Day 4 Nurturing talent in an institutional structure and preparing them for future leadership positions
Speaker: Errol D’Souza, Director, IIM Ahmedabad
Motivating staff: Insights from case studies
Speaker: Prof. Krishna N. Ganesh, Director, IISER, Tirupati
Improving accountability of staff: Strategies and insights
(Speaker to be decided)
Group work-I
Day 5 Immersion Visit (IIT Bombay/IISER Pune/University of Bombay/IGIDR/ TIFR)
Day 6 Engaging stakeholders: Understanding stakeholder perspectives and mastering the art of negotiation
Speaker: G. Parthasarathy, Chancellor, Central University of Jammu
Managing conflicts with external stakeholders
TBD
Effective team building in a university context
Speaker: Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras
Managing diversity for equity and excellence: Case study
Speaker: Shalini Bharat, Director, TISS
Day 7 Balancing Autonomy and Accountability for effective governance
Speaker: Urjit Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Institutional excellence, distributed leadership and diffusion of authority
Speaker: Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairperson, Atomic Energy Commission of India
Engaging with multiple levels of management to increase accountability and maximize transparency
Speaker: Bharath Visweswariah, Director of Investments at Omidyar Network
Managing effective public relations and building the institutional brand
Speaker: Prasoon Joshi, CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman (Asia Pacific)
Day 8 Outsourcing, procurement and tendering : Strategies for transparency and efficiency
(Speaker to be decided)
Ensuring effective documentation: Overcoming the current challenges (Participatory session)
(Speaker to be decided)
Harnessing technology for improved university governance
Speaker: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-Founder, SocialCops
Group work-II
In-country Schedule (10 days)
Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM
Day 9 Creating a sustainable campus : Insights from case studies
(Speaker to be decided)
Gender sensitivity, inclusiveness and affirmative action
Speaker: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Former Principal, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
Establishing and operating an effective grievance redressal system
Speaker: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-Founder, SocialCops
Reporting task- II
Day 10 Reporting Task Reporting Task Lunch Concluding SessionSpeaker: Arvind Panagariya, Professor at Columbia University
Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM
Day 11 Institutional research: Data and systematic decision making
Speakers: i) Pam Grossman, Dean, GSE, University of Pennsylvaniaii) Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch, Professor, GSE, University of Pennsylvaniaiii) Dr. B Venkatesh Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy & Governance, TISS
Institutional excellence through better governance
Speaker: Prof. Matthew Hartley, Executive Director, Penn AHEAD, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Creating a research and innovation ecosystem
(Speaker to be decided)
Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship: Creating ecosystems for innovation hubs and start up facility
Led by: Pennovation, University of Pennsylvania
Day 12 Planning and budgeting for Institutional excellence
Speaker: Peter Eckel, Senior Fellow & Director of Leadership Programs, University of Pennsylvania
Understanding financial management: Effective budgeting practices
Speaker: Chief Finance Officer, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Indicators of financial health of HEIs, assessing financial health of HEIs
(Speaker to be decided)
Strategies and skills for effective leadership and management - II (Visionary leadership in higher education: From Vision to Strategy)
Speaker: Laura W. Perna, Executive Director, Penn AHEAD, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Day 13 Understanding academia-industry linkages
TBD
Need and strategies for industry collaborations
TBD
Immersion Visit (Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania)
Day 14 Understanding student-centric issues- I (Psychology of young adults and teacher-student relationship)
TBD
Understanding student centric issues- II
TBD
Promising practices for improving student learning outcomes
(Speaker to be decided)
Vocational education and improving employability
Speaker: David Finegold, President, Chatham University
Day 15 Developing a robust international partnership: A case study approach
Speaker: Alan Ruby, Senior Scholar, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Talent enhancement through internationalisation
Speaker: Alan Ruby, Senior Scholar, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
Programme finale task (if any)/ Experience sharing
(Speaker to be decided)
Concluding session
Out-of country Schedule (5 days)
University of Pennsylvania | Stanford University | Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania