The global environment is changing rapidly. In our own lifetimes, we have seen rivers turn black with pollution, forests disappear and the air become increasingly unbreathable. If the Earth’s systems collapse, so will our societies and our common futures. Sustainable development is an urgent and undeniable need today, to revive Continue Reading
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When Global Politics is Changing Dramatically, Here Are 5 Reasons Why the B.A. (Hons.) Political Science from JGU will be a Game-Changer
Politics is a powerful force—it can bring people together or tear nations apart. The whole world is witness to major political upheaval today. Increasing rivalry between superpowers US and China, the fragmentation of older durable alliances including Europe reeling from the aftermath of Brexit, significant shifts in geopolitical alliances across Continue Reading
Putting theory to practice: 5 advantages of pursuing the B.A. (Hons.) Social Science and Policy programme at JSGP
In its annual report published few years back, UNESCO had declared, “The Social Sciences have a critical contribution to make, in helping us understand, imagine, and craft a more sustainable future for all.” Today, that future is here, and the need for sustainable considerations is greater than ever before. Social Continue Reading
Reimagining Postgraduate Legal Education in India
Legal education has witnessed phases of incredible growth in India; but has the rapid rise of law schools come at a cost? Even as the country ‘boasts’ of over 1500 law schools and law departments, the reality for the majority does not look rosy. The almost uncontrolled expansion to simply Continue Reading
The rising relevance of multidisciplinary perspectives in political science education
Political systems across the world have witnessed significant changes in the modern times. Understanding the gamut of developments and tracing the course of political evolution in its entirety requires students of political science to analyse the world around them through a broader perspective. As contemporary world politics reinvents itself, so Continue Reading
5 Ways India’s First Global Policy School Is Reimagining Political Studies
The year 2020 marked the turn of the decade and was predicted to lead to new beginnings, perhaps dramatic paradigm shifts too. But no one would have raced to call it the watershed moment in history. We are not even halfway through the year and the world may have already Continue Reading
As climate & environmental crises reach a fevered pitch, you can bring the winds of change with a B.A. (Hons.) in Environmental Studies
An unusual bout of heavy rains and freak hailstorm hit New Delhi just two days after an international conference on ‘Environment & Sustainability: Critical Issues & Solutions’ organised by O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at India Habitat Centre, earlier this year. It was Continue Reading
Reimagining Postgraduate Legal Education in India
Legal education has witnessed phases of incredible growth in India; but has the rapid rise of law schools come at a cost? Even as the country ‘boasts’ of over 1500 law schools and law departments, the reality for the majority does not look rosy. The almost uncontrolled expansion to simply Continue Reading
Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education—Challenges & Opportunities
Usually, this is the time young students write entrance exams, consider which colleges to apply to in India, or make plans for studies abroad. But there’s nothing usual about the times today. The Covid-19 pandemic has shocked the world. The pressure on students and higher education institutions is high. Schools Continue Reading
Top Law Schools Across the World are Multidisciplinary—Here are 3 Reasons Why it’s the Best Way to Learn Law
Deepa T.M. walked into her first class at law school with the dream of graduating as the next Mike Ross. The thrill of corporate law so coolly captured in Suits, the American legal drama series, has caught the fancy of many starry-eyed youngsters. Yet each passing year of the five-year Continue Reading