Johns Hopkins Delegation in New Delhi

  • India’s Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, met with a delegation from Johns Hopkins University.
  • Dharmendra Pradhan discussed opportunities for academic and research collaboration.
  • Discussions are underway regarding establishing an offshore Johns Hopkins University campus in India.

New Delhi, India, November 17, 2024 — Union Minister for Education, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, met today with a high-level delegation led by Mr. Ronald J. Daniels, President of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The delegation also included officials from the Gupta Klinsky India Institute (GKII), an internal unit of JHU focused on fostering collaboration between the JHU community and Indian partners through research, education, policy, and practice.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary of Higher Education, Mr. K. Sanjay Murthy, and senior officials of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of External Affairs.

Mr. Pradhan emphasized the transformative opportunities created by the National Education Policy 2020, which has opened doors for academic collaborations and advancements in India’s education sector. He appreciated Johns Hopkins’ commitment to building strong partnerships with Indian higher education institutions and contributing to the global knowledge exchange. It includes dual and joint degree programs, the two-way mobility of students and faculty, and research partnerships in emerging fields like data science, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge technologies. He highlighted the potential of these collaborations to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among students in both countries.

The discussion focused on enhancing academic and research partnerships between JHU and leading Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The delegation actively explored the possibility of establishing an offshore JHU campus in India.

The visit by Mr. Daniels and the delegation underscores the increasing importance of educational cooperation between India and the United States. During their multi-city tour of India, the delegation will visit several university campuses and engage with key government officials, academic leaders, and embassy representatives. Their goal is to strengthen Johns Hopkins University’s operations in India and enhance efforts toward internationalization.

The 12-member delegation included several distinguished academicians and administrators. Notable members included Fritz W. Schroeder, the Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations; Alexander Triantis, the Dean of the Carey Business School; Judd Walson, the Chair of the Department of International Health at the Bloomberg School; Sridevi Sarma, the Vice Dean of Graduate Education at the Whiting School of Engineering; Jon Goldstein, the Senior Associate Director of Development for International Programs; and Amita Gupta, the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University and Co-Founder of the Gupta-Klinsky India Institute (GKII).

Notable Indian-origin faculty from JHU, including Mathuram Santosham, Professor of Pediatrics and International Health, and Chirag Parikh, Professor of Medicine, also participated.

Source: Ministry of Education, Government of India

President Biden congratulates the New President of the National Press Club Washington DC.

Washington, DC, February 04, 2021 — President Joe Biden congratulated Lisa Nicole Matthews on becoming National Press Club president.

“I am confident you will lead with integrity, promote fact over fiction, and work tirelessly as part of the institution’s all-female leadership team, to keep The National Press Club strong and vibrant during these challenging times,” Biden wrote in his January 30 letter. “I am encouraged by your commitment to increasing the diversity and inclusiveness among members and, in turn, to help bring our fellow Americans closer together.”

Matthews, who received the letter just before being sworn into office on January 30, wrote the following response as a letter to Club Members:

“Greetings Fellow Members,

“I was about to give one of the most important speeches of my life last Saturday, as I addressed you at my Inauguration as 114th President of the National Press Club. Moments before, I received a letter from Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States of America. It’s not every day that you receive a letter from the President. It was a letter of congratulations. It was warm in its tone – just the kind of thing you might expect from President Biden. But for me, there was more to this letter than a friendly President to President congratulation.

“To hold a letter from the President offering congratulations to me and urging me on to great things at the institution of the Press Club was full of meaning for me.

“As for President Biden, we have a membership card with his name on it, and I look forward to the day when COVID has been defeated, and he can walk over to receive it so we can add his picture to the wall of presidents. He has our best wishes, as do all presidents. We wish him the best as we hold him to account. In this way, we both go forward, as do our country and our democracy.”

Legendary CBS News anchor Dan Rather swore in Lisa Matthews of the Associated Press as the 114th president of the National Press Club on January 30, 2020.

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, with 3,000 members worldwide representing every leading news organization.

— Surender Hastir is a Member of The National Press Club since 2012.

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