About the program

In addition to their role in the dissemination of knowledge to students, educational institutions are instrumental in developing holistic and creative personalities among youth, nation-building and the development of human resources for a competitive economy. Educators must create an atmosphere that values excellence, give students autonomy and support, and provide leadership.

This management development program facilitates a dialogue about leadership excellence in higher education to keep pace with emerging demands and challenges. The program will also aim to give participants an integrated framework for developing leadership skills as well as useful tools that, in addition to helping them contribute to the institution and all its stakeholders – students, employers, the community, the government, and the country, will also help them become more competent, articulate, creative, inspirational, and credible.

The objectives of the program are:

1. To build an ecosystem to inculcate leadership skills in faculty members at levels early in their career to advance both individual and organizational goals;

2. To be a broad-based leadership development program (for all faculty across all levels);

3. To expand the pool of potential leaders for the range of leadership positions;

4. To prepare faculty to contribute effectively and proactively in collective decision-making, shared governance, developing initiatives, problem solving;

5. Training the best faculty through a rigorous selection process; and

6. Enabling institute administration to assess leadership quality of their faculty through this program.

Program duration: 

This open program is designed as a 3-day residential program to be conducted on the IIM Udaipur campus. Participants are required to travel to Udaipur to attend the program in person. Since it is a residential program, participants will be accommodated in a suitable hotel on a single occupancy basis.

Program content: 

  1. Communication, inspiration and empowerment

  2. Interpersonal communication and team building

  3. Visionary leadership

  4. Strategy formulation and implementation

  5. Leading and managing change

  6. Building institutional and individual excellence

  7. Understanding financial statements and processes

  8. Pedagogical innovation

  9. Fostering research excellence

  10. Digitalization and its effect on education

Pedagogy:

  • Case Discussions
  • Best Practices Sharing
  • Group Work and Presentations
  • Self-Reflection and Introspective Exercises.

Target audience:

This program is designed for emerging leaders who seek to play a more significant role in the success of their educational institution. The program is open for permanent faculty from any discipline with at least three years of teaching experience, central and state funded institutes, Institutes of National Importance, as well as UGC and AICTE-recognized universities, colleges, and standalone institutes.

Date & Venue:

Dates:

18 – 22 November 2024 (nominations closes on November 04, 2024)

Venue:

IIM Udaipur Balicha Campus, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001

Accommodation:

This is a residential program. Accommodation will be arranged by IIM Udaipur.

Registration Link:

https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/registration/Index

Program fee:

The Program is completely sponsored by ministry of Higher Education. Only travel to the city of Udaipur and venue (IIMU) has to be borne by the participant.

PROGRAM FACULTY

Sandhya Bhatia

Program Director

Prof. Sandhya Bhatia has been a faculty member in the Finance and Accounting area of IIM Udaipur since 2011. She is a qualified chartered accountant and a PhD holder. She also holds an MCom from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Rajasthan. She joined the Institute with eight years of experience in auditing and consultancy areas. She served as a board member at RSUCB Bank and acted as an expert director in the DPIP project, a joint venture of GoR and the World Bank. She has numerous research papers and case study publications in national and international journals.