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 the Only Woman in the Coal Supply & Logistics Business, JGLS Alumna, Nikita Hora Shares Her Journey to Success
In 2017, I finally mustered the courage to bid adieu to my legal job and join my father’s business. I take immense pride to be the first woman in the ‘Coal Supply and Logistics’ business in India. Living in world that is still orthodox in many ways, the journey of Continue Reading
Landmark and Transformative Initiative in Indian Higher Education: JGU Announces 100 New Fellowships for the Master’s and Ph.D. Graduates of 2020
The Teaching & Research for Intellectual Pursuit (TRIP) Fellowship Programme to Support High Quality Academic Careers Amidst Covid 19 Disruption Monday, 20 July, 2020: O.P. Jindal Global University has announced an unprecedented policy initiative for developing an academic career plan for 100 JGU graduates (Master’s and Ph.D.) of its 2020 batch to receive Continue Reading
JGLS alum Manasi Chaudhari’s start-up, Pink Legal brings legal awareness to women across India
“Gender inequality affects all of us, in a small or big way, every day, starting from our own homes. One of the ways we can combat this is by using our legal knowledge and position to bring a positive change in society,” believes Manasi Chaudhari. The Jindal Global Law School 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