Former National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore Vice-Chancellor Prof R Venkata Rao has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa..The development follows the exit of Srividhya Ragavan, who was initially appointed as the Founding VC of the University supported by the Bar Council of India (BCI)..Prof Rao had helmed NLSIU Bangalore, which was also set up by the BCI Trust, for 10 long years before his superannuation in 2019..He was around 43 years of teaching and reseach experience. He was Former Chairman, Board of Governors of Asia Law Institute (ASLI). More recently, he served as Chairperson, Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies and Vivekananda School of English Studies (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi). He had recently joined IIULER as Director..Meanwhile, former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has accepted the offer to serve as Principal Director of the University. .IIULER also announced the commencement of its LL.M. programme, for which classes will start from this month. The University has appointed 7 Professors and Associate Professors, as well as 7 Assistant Professors as part of its faculty..The National Law Academy established by the BCI Trust will also be run from the the premises of IIULER. The Indian Institute of Law, Bhubaneswar, which was set up by the BCI last year for the skill development of lawyers and law teachers, will be functional from September this year.
Former National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore Vice-Chancellor Prof R Venkata Rao has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa..The development follows the exit of Srividhya Ragavan, who was initially appointed as the Founding VC of the University supported by the Bar Council of India (BCI)..Prof Rao had helmed NLSIU Bangalore, which was also set up by the BCI Trust, for 10 long years before his superannuation in 2019..He was around 43 years of teaching and reseach experience. He was Former Chairman, Board of Governors of Asia Law Institute (ASLI). More recently, he served as Chairperson, Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies and Vivekananda School of English Studies (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi). He had recently joined IIULER as Director..Meanwhile, former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has accepted the offer to serve as Principal Director of the University. .IIULER also announced the commencement of its LL.M. programme, for which classes will start from this month. The University has appointed 7 Professors and Associate Professors, as well as 7 Assistant Professors as part of its faculty..The National Law Academy established by the BCI Trust will also be run from the the premises of IIULER. The Indian Institute of Law, Bhubaneswar, which was set up by the BCI last year for the skill development of lawyers and law teachers, will be functional from September this year.