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Debbie Berechman – Executive Director, Global Academic Programs, Brandeis University

Debbie Berechman – Executive Director, Global Academic Programs, Brandeis University
  • PublishedNovember 10, 2022

Meeting With

  • DR. KATHRYN GRADDY – Dean of Brandeis International Business School
  • HARLEEN SINGH – Sr. Associate Provost for Faculty & Global Affairs
  • LINDA BUI – Senior Associate Dean
  • DEBARSHI K.NANDY – Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance in the Brandeis International Business School; Director, Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
  • DEBBIE BERECHMAN – Executive Director, Global Academic Programs

The ATLAS team led by Dr Indu Shahani – President & Chancellor of ATLAS SkillTech University along with Ms Meena Krishna – Pro Vice Chancellor – Academic Operations were hosted at Brandeis University by Katy Graddy, Dean – Brandeis International Business School, Harleen Singh, Sr. Associate Provost for Faculty & Global Affairs and Linda Bui Sr. Associate Dean on 10th November 2022.

This meeting was the start of a fruitful relationship with both universities desirous of creating a meaningful association that will impact the student community at large.

Brandeis University and ATLAS are working on progression and scholarship opportunities for Master’s Programs at Brandeis University. Brandeis University will also help curate a summer program for ATLAS Students in Boston to give students an insight into the entrepreneurial culture in the USA and both Universities very keen to take ahead the idea of a collaborative project with Prof Debarshi Nandy and the Massachusetts Fintech Hub for students. 

About Brandeis University

Brandeis University is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian, coeducational institution sponsored by the Jewish community, Brandeis was established on the site of the former Middlesex University.

The institution offers more than 43 majors and 46 minors and two-thirds of undergraduate classes have 20 students or fewer. The university has a strong liberal arts focus and attracts a geographically and economically diverse student body. It has the eighth-largest proportion of international students of any university in the United States.

About ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai, India

ATLAS SkillTech University is India’s leading new-age University that provides multidisciplinary education in Design, Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology. Located in the heart of Mumbai, with an ecosystem of over 3000 students from the best schools & colleges across the country, ATLAS is an urban university nestled amidst leading multinational corporate giants within its immediate proximity. ATLAS brings a unique dimension of Industry-Academia collaboration to the Global Higher Education Landscape.

Guided by India’s National Education Policy 2020 as its cornerstone, ATLAS offers cutting-edge undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs as well a Ph.D. program with a wide range of specializations which include Fashion Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Fashion Styling & Communication, Luxury and Lifestyle, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Marketing, Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Accounting, Digital Marketing, Communication, Advertising and Data Analytics. 

The ATLAS ethos and culture is shaped by a collaborative ecosystem where technology, community engagement, entrepreneurship, industry integration, experiential learning and global exposure empowers young Indians to transform into Global Leaders, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Change-makers of the future.