HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES

The founding batch of LSEF-UMass Scholars share their experience in the unique 2-year post-graduate programs- Master of Public Policy, M.S in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science and M.S. in Resource Economics that JK Lakshmipat University offers in collaboration with University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Scholars in the Video: Varun Sreedhar- B.Com (Hons) Sri Ram College of Commerce Krishna Kathala- B.Tech in Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Pranathi Iyer- B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics, Lady Sri Ram College Abhinav Kumar- B.Sc., St Stephens College; MBA, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Ray La Raja - Director of Program Innovation, College of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Massachusetts Amherst

The LSEF-UMass Scholarship was launched in 2019 and is awarded to select Indian students for postgraduate programs from UMass Amherst. It focusses on three master’s programs that will provide significant global impact opportunities in combating challenges and meeting dire needs of the changing world. Scholars undertake two years of post-graduate studies, with the first year at host institution in India- JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur and the second year at University of Massachusetts Amherst. This webinar is hosted by a panel of senior faculty from UMass Amherst: Ray La Raja, Associate Dean, College of Social and Behavioural Sciences, UMass Amherst Alasdair Roberts, Director, School of Public Policy, UMass Amherst Meredith Rolfe, Program Director, Data Analytics and Computational Social Science, UMass Amherst John Spraggon, Chair, Resource Economics Department, UMass Amherst

Professor Alisdair Roberts, a PhD from Harvard University and Director of School of Public Policy at U Mass, Amherst.

The UMass Amherst Data Analytics and Computational Social Science program is oriented towards students who are focused on pursuing or advancing careers that rely heavily on framing, developing, and presenting data for evidence-based decision-making and communication or regularly interacting with computer scientists and other technical experts in fields such as political analysis, marketing analysis, financial analysis, product or project management, demographic analysis, social media analysis, strategic communication, and reputation management. More info: https://www.umass.edu/sbs/data-analytics-and-computational-social-science-program