The University of Karachi is a public research university located in Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh,the university is a "Sindh Government University" and designed by Mohsin Baig as its chief architect.
Amitabh Mattoo is one of India's leading thinkers and writers on Modern and Contemporary History,Political science,International relations. He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009. He is Dean of the School of International Studies,Chair &professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and honorary professor of international relations at the University of Melbourne. Until 19 June 2018,he served as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir,with the status of a Cabinet Minister. Mattoo is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and was recently elected unanimously as its Deputy Chair. He was the founding CEO of the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne and served as chairman of the governing board of Miranda House,University of Delhi,the highest-ranked women's college in India,and served as Chair of Kirori Mal College earlier He has also been a member of the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. In 2002,he was the youngest person to be appointed as vice chancellor of a public university in independent India. Mattoo's advice on policy matters has been sought across political parties and across governments,including by Prime Ministers Atal Behari Vajpayee and Dr Manmohan Singh. Following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India,he has offered a political roadmap for securing the future of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been a persistent advocate of multiculturalism and of reconciliation between Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims.
The Comilla University is a public university located at Kotbari,Comilla,Bangladesh. The university was constructed on 244.19 acres of land at Shalban Vihara,Moynamoti. Comilla University is affiliated by University Grants Commission,Bangladesh.
Central University of Kashmir,formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir,is a central university located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir,India. It has been established in March 2009 through an Act of Parliament,"The Central Universities Act,2009" by Govt. of India. The university started functioning from May 2009. The Indian Institute of Ranking Framework (IIRF) placed it in 33rd rank among Central Universities category in 2024.
Talat Ahmad is an Indian Earth Scientist,former Professor at the Department of Geology,University of Delhi and served as Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Senior Scientist. He served as Chairman of Governing body which oversees Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun from 1 November 2021 onwards and served the office till 31 October 2027. Previously,he commenced his second stint as Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir on 6 August 2018 and served the office till 20 May 2022. Before that,he served as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia,he resigned from the post a few months short of his full term. He was shortlisted by a committee constituted by the governor to shortlist a panel for the post. He had earlier taken over as Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir from Professor Riyaz Punjabi on 1 June 2011 and served there until the year 2014. Prior to this,he was teaching Geology at the University of Delhi.
Saiful Islam is a Bangladeshi academic who is the current Vice-Chancellor of the American International University-Bangladesh. Previously he served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Dhaka International University - DIU. He was also the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Before,he worked as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Primeasia University.
Jehanzeb Khalil is a Pakistani academic,currently serving as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. He has also served as dean at the Hazara University and dean of Social Sciences at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. Khalil has got PhD in Pakistan Studies from the University of Peshawar. He is also a faculty member of the political science department at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.
Fatima Batul Mukhtar is a Nigerian academic,a professor of botany and the current Vice Chancellor of Azman University Kano. Her research interest are centered on "growth regulation,biostatistics,biotechnology and plant conservation". she was appointed Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutse by President Muhammadu Buhari. she served between 2016 and 2021.
Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe is a Nigerian academic and a professor of botany. He served as the 12th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos from November 2017 to November 2022.
Najma Akhtar is an Indian academic and academic administrator. She served as the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 12 April 2019 until 12 November 2023. She is also the first woman to hold the post in JMI. In 2022,she was awarded with Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Shirley Congdon is a British nurse and academic administrator who is the eighth and current vice chancellor of the University of Bradford,appointed in 2019. She has also chaired the Yorkshire Universities consortium since 2020.
Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello is a Nigerian academic. She is a professor of physiology and the 9th Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University.
Professor Akbar Masood is the Vice Chancellor at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Jammu and Kashmir. Before joining Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University,he served as the Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Kashmir. He has a Master of Sciences from Aligarh Muslim University and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research. He remained associated with the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Kashmir as a member of the faculty since 1988. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in February 2021.
Umaru Pate is a Nigerian professor of media history and an academic.
Barbara Atkinson is an American former educator,medical doctor,and university administrator. From 2014 until 2019,she helped create the UNLV School of Medicine. Prior to time at UNLV,she was the executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center for 10 years,and the executive dean for the University of Kansas School of Medicine for 12 years. Prior to moving to Kansas,Atkinson worked in Pennsylvania.
Rose Mwonya was appointed vice-chancellor (VC) of Egerton University in 2015,becoming the first woman to hold the position in the institution's 76-year history. She served in this role for five years,until 2021. Mwonya was one of 21 applicants for the position,and was selected after a rigorous selection process. She is a highly accomplished academic,with a PhD in Agriculture and Home Economics from Iowa State University. She has held a number of senior positions at Egerton University,including dean of students and deputy VC in charge of academics. As VC,Mwonya advocated for gender equality and women's empowerment. She also worked to improve the quality of education at Egerton University,and to increase its internationalization.
Renu Vig is an Indian academic and professor,who currently serves as the 14th vice-chancellor of Panjab University. She is the first woman vice-chancellor of Panjab University.
Rattan Lal Hangloo is an Indian historian and academic. He is formerly a professor and the head of the history department at the University of Hyderabad. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Allahabad and University of Kalyani. Born to a Kashmiri Pandit family in Kashmir,Hangloo completed his postgraduate studies at the University of Kashmir in Srinagar and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. After completing his post-doctoral studies,he worked at the University of Kashmir,the North Eastern Hill University,the University of Hyderabad,and the Central University of Punjab. He also served as a teaching faculty in several other universities outside India. Presently,he is an Honorary Vice Chancellor at Noble International University. He has written a number of books on history and provided his expertise on topics such as the nature of the state,agrarian economy,society and technology,political conflict,and the material culture of Kashmir and other Himalayan communities.
