Alka Anil Mahajan
Mumbai, Maharashtra| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar |
| Project Title: | N.A. |
| Field of Study: | Higher Education Administration |
| Home Institution: | Mukesh Patel School of Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Host Institution: | University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN |
| Grant Start Month: | September 2023 |
| Duration of Grant: | Two weeks |
Brief Bio:
Dr. Alka Anil Mahajan is the Dean of the Mukesh Patel School of Technology, Management & Engineering, NMIMS University, Mumbai. With over 36 years of experience in teaching and administration, she is responsible for the academic administration of the school’s seven engineering campuses across the country. She earned her Ph.D. in electronics and communication engineering from the Delhi Technological University and is an active researcher with several publications in international journals and conferences proceedings. As a member of the Standing Committee on the scheme of Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges and Capacity Building of Women Managers, constituted by the Indian Ministry of Education, Dr. Mahajan played an instrumental role in preparing the 12th Five Year Plan of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Scheme and Guidelines on Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher Education. She serves on the editorial and reviewer boards of several international journals and is credited with introducing innovative pedagogical techniques to improve student learning and impacting academic administration through her resourceful ideas.