In this rapidly changing world, a world-class transformational education experience is what today’s youth aspires to obtain. Excellence in teaching and research standards and holistic learning for societal improvement is the endeavour of all leading universities. Three eminent Harvard University faculty members presented their views on ‘Building World-Class Education: What Lessons Does Harvard Offer?’
In a Q+A, Ishani Premaratne, Harvard College ‘15 talks about GrowLanka, which has developed a mobile job alert system to give employers a direct line of access to job seekers, and empower women through employment.
“An urban time-bomb.” That is how Rahul Mehrotra of the Harvard Graduate School of Design described the explosive growth of contemporary cities across South Asia.
The South Asia Institute at Harvard University offers two opportunities for scholars and practitioners to continue their research at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
SAI has released its inaugural publication about health challenges and innovations in South Asia. Click here to view the digital book.
This year the Frugal Innovation Forum will focus on two hot topics in development: data and mobile money. The agenda is action packed, with a welcome dinner and two days of debates, Ted style talks, workshops and plenty of time for networking. Participants include leading practitioners, researchers and activists working on digital financial services and data.
Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Institute and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School spoke to Business Today about how Indian companies can work with colleges to nurture talent.
SAI organized a talk in Kolkata, India by Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University, followed by an interactive session and lunch. The event, generously hosted by Gaurav and Parul Swarup at their elegant Alipur home, was well attended by Harvard alumni from Kolkata, as well as friends of the Swarup family.
Harvard University will be well-represented at the upcoming Contemporary South Asian City Conference (Pakistan Urban Forum). Harvard is sending a team of scholars, students and doctors to represent Harvard at the mega-conference.
The Club’s Annual Dinner will feature Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif as the keynote speaker.
On December 9th, SAI hosted a film screening of The Good Road, which is India’s official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 Oscars. SAI caught up with the director to discuss his film and the direction of Indian cinema.