Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, a renowned scientist, and academic administrator, served as the 8th Vice Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad from June 2011 to January 2015. His tenure marked a significant phase in the University’s evolution, particularly in strengthening its academic and research landscape through interdisciplinary expansion and institutional foresight.
Ramaswamy’s personal academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Loyola College, Madras in May 1972. He went on to pursue his Master of Science in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, graduating in May 1974. He then moved to the United States for doctoral research, earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University in September 1978.
Vice Chancellorship at the University of Hyderabad
As Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ramaswamy articulated and implemented a vision focused on strengthening research ecosystems, promoting interdisciplinarity, and aligning academic programmes with emerging global knowledge trends.
His tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad saw significant infrastructure and academic developments. Many of the existing academic structures were reorganized during his tenure: the College for Integrated Studies, the School of Economics, the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the School of Computer and Information Sciences were created as separate entities. The two-year Masters in Public Health (MPH) programme was introduced, as were the Annual Chancellors Awards for excellence in teaching and research. With regard to infrastructure, new constructions on campus include the VC Lodge and Zakir Husain Complex, and the Life Sciences building, the BSL-3 facility, as well as the Networking Resource Centre of the School of Chemistry were completed.
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