Adamas University, Director: Dr. Shauli Mukherjee Interview

With a purposeful career in the education space spanning over more than 20 years, Dr. Shauli Mukherjee is serving as the Director at Adamas University, Barasat. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including National Quality Excellence Award, World Peace Award and National Education Leadership Award to name a few. Moreover, she has been associated with premiere educational organizations across India as well as globally in senior advisory capacity and honorary patron. Also, she is regularly invited to numerous national and international conferences, summits, and events to share her insights on the futuristic and transformative role of education. 

What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector? 

“Inspiration, motivation, transformation and creation”

I am a person who thrives on intrinsic motivation to touch, impact, inspire and create visible and tangible differences in people’s lives through the transformative and ennobling power of education. I am an extremely passionate and purpose – driven academician who have been relentlessly working in the education sector, and nurturing the creative and innovative genius and the unique talents and capabilities in our young learners. 

How would you describe your leadership style?

“Empowering new leaders and creating possibilities”

I strongly believe that a true leader is one who knows the way, shows the way and most importantly, goes the way. A leader takes people where they want to go but a great leader takes people where they don’t want to go but ought to be. The real role of leadership in education is to create a suitable climate of infinite possibilities and immense potentialities where the people would continue to evolve into the highest, truest and the very best versions of them. 

What do you think your roles and responsibilities towards the students are? 

“Constant development and learning to build a better future for all”

My primary responsibility as an educationist is to help enable the young learners to evolve into more confident, competent, dynamic and authentic versions of themselves leading this nation and world. I ensure my students should be holistically equipped to address the constantly emerging global complexities of the 21st century. We aim to create an environment for students that will not just equip them with the right kind of knowledge, but also develop them as well-rounded members of society. We instils the notion of lifelong learning through a vibrant culture of research and innovation, collaboration with industries, research centres and professional bodies to stay relevant and up-to-date, and inculcate ethical principles and develops understanding of environmental and social realities among the young learners. 

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

“Wide international collaborations and professional learning teaching environment”

Adamas University is rated the Best Private University in Eastern India and was established with the intention to provide a solution to all educational needs under one roof. The University is truly intellectually diverse in that it houses students and faculty from more than 25 countries. It has nine schools of study as well as a School of Professional Studies that prepares students for various competitive examinations such as IAS/IPS/WBCS and develops their skills. Adamas University has collaborations with more than 50 Universities spread across 18 countries regularly benefitting students from guest lectures by experts from International Universities, student exchange programmes and semester study abroad programmes. Faculty members benefit from research collaborations and faculty exchange programmes. 

What do you think should be the University’s top priority over the next 10 years?

“Global reputation with progressive pedagogy for education and research”

Adamas University envision is to become a highly respected global institute by imparting socially relevant education and creating new knowledge through research and innovation for the benefit of industry and society as a whole. We aspire to emerge as the choicest destination of excellence for the wider cross section of international learners, researchers and faculty members in the near future. Adamas University continuously strives to improve employability through futuristic curriculum and progressive pedagogy with cutting-edge technology, fosters outcome based education system for continuous improvement in education, research and all allied activities. 

What are some plans that you’re currently designing for international affairs?

“Interactive functioning and systematic forums to create an effective learning platform”

With a strong and robust international network, Adamas University immediately plans to go for virtual student and faculty exchange programmes with some of the most renowned international universities across the globe to effectively address the challenges posed by the current global pandemic. The University also aims to set up a state-of-art Student Facilitation Centre to facilitate and resolve the students’ academic and non- academic issues at one go under a single roof which will effectively reduce the response time and increase the satisfaction quotient of all the students. Also, Adamas University will soon incorporate the Net Promoter Score (NPS) by and for the students to voice their feedback, suggestions and opinions about their experience. 

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What are some of the biggest challenges you see for higher education?

“Addressing the changes of emerging global complexities and relevant attributes”

There is an urgent and pressing need to re-imagine and redefine higher education to suit the needs and demands of an ever-changing and constantly unfolding volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. We do not need mechanically trained minds loaded with facts and figures, systematically formulated to think alike or mere by-products of the industrial factory model of productivity, rather the minds which are capable of divergent thinking and out-of-the box ideation. We need to allow the young learners to utilize their time and energy effectively in following their curiosity, creating, sharing, exploring and experimenting with their novel and unique ideas. We also must allow the creative minds to not only seek innovative solutions to the problems but also to look out for inherent problems in existing solutions. 

Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth?

“Try to create a greater purpose for all”

There is absolutely no dearth of talents, capabilities and potentialities in today’s youth. Find your true vision to create a real difference in the lives of the people around you and ascertain the purpose of your life. Your purpose will eventually act as a strong magnet to pull people towards your vision. Your purpose will ultimately decide your destination. Follow your passion, believe in yourself and continue to dream big – and then even sky is not the limit for you.