Chandigarh University's 10th International Faculty Development Program

 Chandigarh University's 10th International Faculty Development Program Draws Participation of 130 Global Academicians from Over 100 Universities Across 40 Countries

 Chandigarh University hosted the 10th edition of its International Faculty Development Program 2026 (IFDP–2026) with participation of more than 130 renowned academicians, researchers, scientists and academic leaders from over 100 universities across 40 countries. Organized with the objective of advancing the internationalization goals envisioned under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the program serves as a global platform for academic engagement, knowledge exchange and cross-border collaboration providing a global platform for students and faculty members to gain exposure to global academic expertise and emerging research trends.

This edition of IFDP has brought together experts from 58 QS-ranked universities, including six academicians from institutions ranked among the world's Top 20 universities. The program is also being attended by 37 scientists featured among the world's Top 2% researchers, making it one of the most prominent international academic forums hosted by an Indian university.

While the inaugural session was graced by Prof Pankaj Arora, Chairperson, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) as Chief Guest, Prof (Dr.) Jurg Bahler, Director, Institute of Healthy Ageing and Professor of Systems Biology, University College London, United Kingdom, Prof Dr Luke Dickens, Founding Member and Co-Lead of the Knowledge Information and Data Science (KIDS) Research Group and Associate Professor of Machine Learning, University College London, UK and Dr Ian John Dixon, Associate Professor of Screenwriting, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore attended the event as Guest of Honour.

Prof (Dr) RS Bawa, Advisor to Chancellor of Chandigarh University, Prof (Dr) Raviraja N Seetharam, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University and Prof (Dr) Rajan Sharma, Executive Director, International Affairs among other academicians from different nations were also present on the occasion.

The participating experts represent leading institutions from Norway, Germany, Australia, Finland, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, France, Israel, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Portugal, Qatar, Taiwan, Oman, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Lebanon, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Morocco, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia and several other countries.