The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), Deemed-to-be University, Hyderabad, has appointed Prof LS Ganesh as the new Vice-Chancellor. He is a senior academician and researcher who has worked for several reputed institutions in India and abroad at various positions, a release from the institute, said.
Prior to ICFAI, he worked as a Professor in the Department of Management Studies of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He has over three decades of academic experience in teaching, research, and intellectual services.
Earlier, Prof LS Ganesh served as an Associate Fellow in the Educational Planning Unit of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, and then as an Assistant Professor at IIM Bangalore. He has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Passau Germany, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, ISB Hyderabad, NIT Trichy, and other national-level and sub-regional Institutions, including the newly established National Rail and Transportation Institute at Vadodara.
Past work experiences
Given his continuing passion for research, he has published over 85 research papers in top-rated academic journals. These are cited often, earning him significant acclaim globally and nationally.
Many international organisations such as World Bank and UNDP, and national-level institutions and organisations such as MHRD, AICTE, NBA, ISRO, CII, FICCI, and MMA have utilised his expertise and services in some of their projects, programmes, and events.
He has led executive development and continuing education programmes for the most reputed multinational and national-level organisations and has delivered keynote addresses, seminars, and lectures to a wide variety of audiences ranging from business/industry leaders and professionals through scientists to school children.
During 2017-2018, he served as:
- A Member of the Board of Governors of IIM Trichy and IIT Palakkad
- A nominee of the President of India to the faculty selection committees for the Departments of Management at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) located in different states and union territories of India; Department of Liberal Arts at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad; and Department of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, and to the Executive Council, and the Court of the Indian Maritime University.
- Chairperson, Board of Governors, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode.