Shyam Menon appointed vice chancellor of BML Munjal University

GURUGRAM: BML Munjal University (BMU) announced that Professor Shyam Menon has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of the university. He took charge from Professor Manoj Arora from September 8, 2022.

Menon is a practitioner of institutional development and renewal in higher education. He joined as the Executive Vice President of BML Munjal University in March 2022, and he has been working closely with faculty and developing and implementing the overall strategy for the University, the institute said.

Prior to joining BMU, he was a professor at the University of Delhi for almost three decades where he also served as the Dean, Faculty of Education. He was also the founding Vice Chancellor of Dr BR Ambedkar University Delhi, in which capacity he served for ten years laying the foundation of a leading public university dedicated to the social sciences and transdisciplinary studies.

Shyam Menon said, “I am elated and humbled at the same time that the management has entrusted me with the important responsibility of leading the University. My predecessor Professor Manoj Arora has done some stellar work and I am here to take the baton forward. The entire team of BMU will continue to build an environment that nurtures and grooms the students to become leaders of tomorrow, endowed with competence and wisdom and adherence to core values. BMUwill continue to disrupt the status quo in the higher education system in India through our multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial and research propelled programmes and courses. I am excited to embark on this journey along with a highly motivated team.”

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He has been on the advisory board of several reputed international journals including Comparative Education and Asia Pacific Journal of Education. He had served on the Task Force on Access and Equity in Higher Education constituted by the International Association of Universities, UNESCO. Recently, he served as the Chairman of the Commission for Reforms in Higher Education constituted by the Government of Kerala.

Addressing the development, Swati Munjal, President, BML Munjal University said, “I welcome Professor Menon as the Vice Chancellor of BMU, I am certain with his experience and expertise he will lead us to higher realms in the higher education space. I wish him a successful innings with BMU.”