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Ms Chandra Banu is currently serving in School of Management of Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science as Associate Professor since 2015.

Before that she served in Government of India , Ministry of Defence in various capacities as Civilian Officer belonging to Armed Forces Head Quarters Civil Service (AFHQCS). She dealt with Human Resource Planning for Officer Cadre of the Indian Army when she was instrumental in introduction women officer commissioning in the Indian Army. She received the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation. She was dealing with Indian Army’s expenditure budget for four years streamlining the system of monitoring and control of the budget. For her exemplary services she received Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation for the second time.

She has also served Defence Research and Development Organisation and Airports authority of India utilizing her expertise in Project Management and Human Resource Development. in all she has 32 years of service in Government of India. She is an alumni of University of Bradford and did MBA during 1998-99.

Dr. C. Kezi Selva Vijila is currently working as the Controller of Examinations at the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from Anna University Chennai. She has 27 years of experience in Teaching, Research, and Administration. She was heading the ECE department at Karunya University Coimbatore. Dr. Vijila assumed the Principalship of the Christian College of Engineering and Technology in 2010.

Dr. Vijila has a passel of publications under her belt. Her publications in National and International journals have received wide acclaim. She has produced 10 Ph.Ds within a short span. She received the Young Women Scientist Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu for her pioneering work in the field of Engineering and Technology.

Head Women Empowerment Cell, Head – DrKCG Verghese Higher Education Leadership Management Centre , Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, (HITS) Padur, Chennai, India.
Member of Board of Studies, Member of Academic Council Meeting, HITS
Professional Body Member: President of ELTAI Kancheepuram Chapter, IATEFL, ISEL
Teaching Experience: 33 years

Research contributions:
36 Publications in reputed journals and 20 publications in Scopus Indexed journals and 80 citations to her credit. Presented papers related to Higher Education in the QSAPPLE Conference held at Philippines, Johannesburg, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Malaysia. She also presented at International Conference at Thessaloniki, Greece organized by Aristotle University. During the pandemic she presented in ICBL2020 conference – International Conference in Canada – October 2020, organised by Mcmaster University Canada, 2021 and Virtual Conference on Higher Education at Ankara Turkey, 2022. Participated as an eminent speaker during the Panel Discussion regarding Challenges in Higher Education Institutions at the 14 th World Education Summit, held at Mumbai, in 2018 and WES Summit, Delhi in 2019 and received the best speaker award. Organised 35 webinars as President of ELTAI, Kancheepuram chapter.
Organised national level English competitions and encouraged student of all colleges across nation. Organised several events as Head of Fempower Centre, HITS and Higher Education events as Head of Dr KCG Verghese Higher Education Leadership Management Centre.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL)

•  Life Time Achievement Award for teaching excellence during the GTEA conference awards 2022
•  Toastmaster Awards: Competent Communicator and Advanced Communicator Bronze, Silver and Gold. Received High Performance Leadership Certificate Toastmasters International 2020
• Completed Open English Programme, Professional Development for Teacher Trainers, sponsored by US Govt. January – March 2021
• Distinguished Women Administrator in recognition of my role, outstanding contributions, significant achievements and sustained excellence in the field of Language and Higher Education, March 2016 by VIWA (Venus International Women Awards)
• Best Senior Scholar Award during the first International Young Scholars workshop conducted in collaboration with American Society of Public Administration in the year 2017 at HITS for mentoring the scholars and also publishing a paper “Flipped English classroom an innovative pedagogy”
• Best Teacher Award in the year 2017, as one among South India’s Best teacher in recognition of Teaching Excellence presented by Indian Express Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Express.
• Reviewer of 2 International Journals (Scopus Indexed) International Journal of Educational Investigation and International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
• Received several letters of appreciation during University events during Republic day, Annual Day for contribution as Editor, Head rankings ad coordination for Golden Jubilee Celebrations of HITS.

Dr Jacek Lewandowski is Campus Director for Coventry University Wroclaw and the Managing Director of a Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE) based in Poland. He is an Experienced Lecturer and Researcher with a background in information technology with a PhD focused in Biomedical Computing, Sensor Networks and Pattern Recognition.

In his time as director of Wroclaw campus, Jacek has setup and is running the first overseas branch Campus of Coventry University in Poland. Working close with local authorities, business and NGOs, Coventry University Wroclaw has become an economic development partner for the region. In light of the recent war in Ukraine Jacek has spearheaded a scholarship that will help refugees fleeing war and other conflicts to continue their studies, demonstrating the commitment to support the wider global community in times of need and ensuring access to education.

Additionally, As an innovative, enterprising and entrepreneurial business-engaged university, through Wroclaw campus Jacek continues to support development of strategic-level collaboration with businesses on a local, national and global scale. Some of the partner organisations Wroclaw campus works with include Collins Aerospace, IBM, regional special economic zones or government foundation for The Platform for the Industry of the Future (FPPP).

Jens Müller received his diploma degree for electrical engineering and the doctoral degree from TU Ilmenau, Germany, in 1992 and 1997 respectively. From 1997 to 2005, he held managing positions in development departments at Micro Systems Engineering GmbH, Berg, Germany. His responsibilities included research and development of medical implants (especially heart pacemakers) and general substrate and packaging development (e.g. LTCC, flex-circuits, Chip Scale Packaging).

In 2005, he returned to Ilmenau University of Technology to establish the junior research group “Functionalised Peripherics”. In July 2008 he was assigned full professor for the Electronics Technology Group at the same university. Since 2021 he has been the Vice President International Affairs and Transfer.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samak Kaewsuksaeng is the Vice President for Research and Innovation of Thaksin University, Thailand. He is an expert in post-harvest technology. He was a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan and many esteemed universities in Korea, and USA. Furthermore, he was granted for training course on “the Postharvest Physiology, Pathology and Handling of Fresh Commodities” Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Israel. He has 13 years teaching experiences and has published numerous research papers in national and international publications.

Paul is an experienced Director of Innovation, with a background in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare, utilities, and higher education. With significant experience of leadership, organisational change and strategy implementation, Paul has a deep understanding of supplier/client management, building value propositions, collaborative partnerships, innovation management, and the development of large-scale projects.

The Enterprise & Innovation Organisation (EIO) at Coventry University are responsible for establishing strong links between the University’s academic expertise, and a wide breadth of public and private sector organisations across global markets. Active in a range of sectors (including manufacturing, mobility, healthcare, and the creative economy), individual members of the EIO are typically involved in the writing of bids, tenders, and business plans, IP commercialisation, sales & account management, and marketing/PR.

Paul is a CMI (Chartered Management Institute) approved coach and mentor, with current board level and external advisory responsibilities as a Non-Executive Director with Feraru Dynamics, and Board Member of the European Business & Innovation Network (EBN).

Professor Akito Takasaki received his Dr. Eng. from Tokyo Institute of Technology and his DSc. from Hiroshima University. His professional career started as a researcher at Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and also a researcher at OECD Halden Reactor Project, Institutt for Energiteknikk, Halden, Norway. He then moved to Department of Mathematics and Physics, National Defense Academy, and has been employed at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) since 1996. Now, he has been a vice president of SIT since 2021. He received a Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej from Ministry of Higher Education of Polish government in 2011, and the title of Honorary Consul from AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland in 2017.

He was a visiting Professor at Department of Physics of Washington University in St. Louis (USA) and at Faculty of Energy and Fuels of AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland).

He has published about one hundred fifty scientific papers on mechanics of materials, and materials science and engineering fields. He was a trustee of Materials Research Society of Japan and an academic advisor of ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network. Since 2021, he has been serving as a chairman of board of directors of Japan University Consortium for Transnational-education, where he promotes international higher education in Japan for students from southeast Asian countries.