Dr G.K. Prabhu is the President of Manipal University. He has been associated with Manipal Group for over two decades in various leadership roles. He was honoured with the national accolade, “Shri Shyam Lal Saxena Memorial Award” from the National Academy of Medical Sciences for his best-published work in Biomedical Engineering in 2007.

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What is your philosophy of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style? 

“My philosophy of leadership is to work with people and for the people”

My role is to facilitate and motivate team members. I am responsible to solve their problems no matter what it is. In my opinion, a leader is a facilitator and every leader should think the same. A leader must appreciate his colleagues for their successful ventures and take responsibility if they face any failure. 

How has Covid 19 impacted your university? 

“The major changes will reflect in the end results”

Under these pandemic conditions, the whole world is facing unanticipated challenges. At MUJ, physical attendance of students is still prohibited and will remain so till further government orders. The academic activities are going online, and students are attending online classes and other events like seminars, webinars workshops, technical training sessions, etc. Use of technology will enable the free exchange of ideas on the use of technology to enhance learning, assessment, planning, administration and so on, both for school and higher education. Online and digital education will ensure an alternative mode of quality education in the event of any unforeseen circumstances. 

How do you plan for the marketing and administration of your university? 

“Regular meets provide a thoughtful balance of putting together the statutory requirements”

The key programs we organize at MUJ are the annual retreat and curriculum conclave. The annual retreat program is the employee engagement conducted for visioning exercise and also to set a road map every year towards achieving the long-term goal of the university. The retreat helps the leadership teams to ideate on organization planning, reconnect and realign for better cohesion, communication, and innovation. In the curriculum conclave all internal stakeholders i.e. departments, faculty members, students participate and contribute with enthusiasm. External stakeholders like academic leaders, policymakers, industry experts and alumni come together and provide valuable inputs and ideas in academic endeavours. A roadmap for futuristic and visionary ‘Dream Curriculum’ gets formulated in the conclave. 

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Have you introduced any new programs at your university? 

“Adopting new teaching methodologies and relevant courses”

Being a new generation university is the USP of our institution. We are open to experiments and exercise what is best for the students. Keeping in view the high future demand in the area of data sciences and tourism in India, two new programs namely, B.Tech. in Data Science and Engineering and BBA in Hospitality and Tourism Operations are introduced from the academic year 2020-21. 

“MUJ became the first private university in Rajasthan to have NAAC A+ accreditation with a score of 3.28”

What would you like people to know about your university which they may not know? 

“The students are trained to have an interdisciplinary and global perspective”

With more than 100 collaborations with reputed national and international academic institutions and industries, the university offers a wide exposure and job opportunities to its students in countries like US, Germany, Spain, Poland, etc. Also, we have a Training and Placement cell that provides pre-placement soft skill training and prepares students for GATE/GRE/CAT and other competitive examinations to interested students. Manipal University Jaipur was selected as one of the Atal Incubation Centers by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India. 

What are some of the biggest challenges in the education sector? 

“One of the biggest challenges is to make students industry-ready”

The technology is rapidly changing and by the time students graduate and enter the market, the market comes up with new trends and technologies. So, here we need to focus on industry demand and skilled students. We are, at MUJ, ready to match the pace with generation Z by getting ready at every front, be it technology, academics, or culture. 

What are some plans that you're currently designing for university and/or students? 

“I want to see the university to be an achieve every possible height of success”

The University developed a 5-year strategic roadmap with annual milestones to achieve NBA Accreditation for key Engineering Programs by 2021and top 100 NIRF ranking by 2022-23. The current University NIRF ranking is in the range between 151-200. NBA and NIRF ranking will recognize the university with its innovations and achievements among higher learning institutions. 

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How do you tend to establish a healthy relation and environment in your institute? 

“I believe there must be very less perimeter between staff and a leader”

We at MU tend to establish a healthy relation and environment institute by adopting a policy of transparency. There must be two-way communication rather one-way. I must add that transparency and ethics are the hallmark of Manipal University Jaipur’s academic and administrative philosophy, which emulate the inspiration from its founding fathers.