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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]May 31: Wolfe, the first global collegiate university, announced its formation today Woolf Academic Advisory Council (WAAC), comprising eight industry leaders in edtech and higher education policy from around the world. The new advisory council will inform Woolf’s regulatory roadmap and provide key expertise as Woolf expands its global presence and promotes its mission to increase access to world-class higher education.
WAAC is comprised of visionary academic leaders who understand the importance of innovation in higher education and are committed to advancing its future. WAAC will play a strategic role in accrediting and enhancing Woolf’s academic reputation in India, the United States and Latin America, as well as strengthening Woolf’s activities as a recognized higher education institution in Europe.
“Wolf’s aims are truly ambitious and global, so we are fortunate to have such distinguished leaders guiding the institute. Each of these members has advanced higher education around the world in unprecedented ways,” says Joshua Broggy, Head of Institution at Woolf University.
WAACs will meet regularly to provide strategic guidance and perspective on emerging trends in the jurisdictions they represent, while deepening the university’s role as a trusted enabler of growth and innovation in higher education around the world.
Woolf Inc. The WAAC will also be the first to review the next generation of U.S. technology products, created in the service of a higher education institution and to be unveiled later this year. The WAAC provides critical feedback, ensuring these technologies are in line with the needs of regulators, students and faculty.
Name of the inaugural members of WAAC today:
– Dr. Joshua Brogie, Founder of Woolf; Former Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
– Dr. Terry Cannon, Founding President, Minerva University; Former Executive Vice President, WASC
– Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn, President, ALS; Founder, Foundry College; Founding Dean, Minerva University; Former Chair, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
– Dr Lluis Vicente, Royal Academy of Doctors; Founder, La Salle Open University; Former Board Member, International Association of Lasallian Universities
– Dr. Soumyanarayanan Sadagopan, President, IIIT-Bangalore; Former faculty of IIT Kanpur, IIM Bangalore, Rutgers University and AIT Bangkok
– Ralph Wolfe, Past President, WASC; Founder, QA Commons
– Shuo Chen, Faculty, University of California, Berkeley; General Partner, IOVC
– Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder, Harappa Education; Founding Dean, ISB; Founder, Ashoka University
To learn more about Woolf, visit www.woolf.university,
Woolf is the first global collegiate university. Eligible organizations that join Woolf become full members of the Woolf Collegiate Institute of Higher Education. Woolf is modeled on collegiate universities such as the University of Delhi, the University of California and the University of London.
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