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Jeevan Deep Sehgal Named Rishihood Entrepreneurship School Director
Rishihood University has chosen Dr. Jeevan Deep Sehgal to lead its School of Entrepreneurship.
He has worked in both companies and universities.
His past roles included human-resources leadership and teaching.
At Rishihood, he will help design courses and improve how students learn.
He will also work with teachers and university leaders.
The School wants students to learn how to find opportunities and solve important problems.
Sehgal believes entrepreneurship is not only about starting a company.
He wants students to create useful ideas and make a positive difference in society.
Rishihood University appointed Dr. Jeevan Deep Sehgal as Director of its School of Entrepreneurship.
Sehgal has held HR leadership roles at PeopleStrong, Orange Business Services, 3i Infotech, Alcatel and Jio Institute.
He spent nearly six years as Associate Professor and Additional Director, HR, at O.P. Jindal Global University.
His responsibilities will include shaping curriculum, pedagogy, student learning and the School’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Sehgal said he aims to help learners become entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and next-generation family-business leaders.
- Who
- Rishihood University appointed Dr. Jeevan Deep Sehgal.
- What
- He was named Director of the University’s School of Entrepreneurship.
- Where
- The announcement was datelined New Delhi, India; Sehgal most recently served at Jio Institute in Navi Mumbai.
- When
- The appointment was announced on September 21.
- Why
- Rishihood University wants to strengthen entrepreneurship education, academic offerings, industry partnerships and institution-building capabilities.
Key facts
- Appointee
- Dr. Jeevan Deep Sehgal
- New role
- Director, School of Entrepreneurship, Rishihood University
- Corporate experience
- HR leadership roles at PeopleStrong, Orange Business Services, 3i Infotech, Alcatel and Jio Institute
- Academic experience
- Nearly six years as Associate Professor and Additional Director, HR, at O.P. Jindal Global University
- Teaching experience
- Visiting faculty member at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Focus of role
- Curriculum, pedagogy, student learning and the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Stated educational vision
- Treat entrepreneurship as a mindset and way of learning, not merely a subject
Quotes
Dr. Jeevan Deep Sehgal
Director of the School of Entrepreneurship at Rishihood University
“At the School of Entrepreneurship, we believe that entrepreneurship is far more than starting a business, it is a mindset.”
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