FLAME University

The academic leadership at the FLAME University is spearheaded by Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Dishan Kamdar. Professor Dishan Kamdar was previously the Deputy Dean, Academic Programmes & Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business, the top ranked global business school in India.

Former Vice chancellor Dr. Devi Singh, who stepped down after a term at the helm, continues to play a leadership role as a member of the Governing Body.

Earlier, as Foundation for Liberal And Management Education institute, it was headed by Prof. Indira Parikh,[2] former Dean of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

• Undergraduate Programs[3] -

FLAME University offers B.A.,B.A. (Hons)*, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons)**, B.B.A and B.B.A. (Communications Management) interdisciplinary undergraduate programs. Currently, 20 majors and 21 minors are offered at the undergraduate level.

• The FLAME Scholars Program -

The one-year FLAME Scholars Program builds on the foundations laid in the undergraduate years. Research and scholarship in inter-disciplinary areas are an integral part of the program. This program is rooted in the liberal education ethos of FLAME University. The thrust of this program will be on mentorship, research and participatory learning. The program will build on the strengths of the undergraduate program and shall be a seamless extension of the same. After successful completion of the program requirements, the student is awarded a post-graduate diploma.

• Postgraduate Programs[4] -

FLAME University offers two-year MBA, MBA (Communications Management) and a one-year Postgraduate Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.[5]

FLAME University has collaborations with international universities, institutes and research bodies. These include:

• Amherst College: Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third-oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Students choose courses from 38 major programs in an open curriculum and are not required to study a core curriculum or fulfill any distribution requirements; students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. Amherst was ranked as the best liberal arts college in the country for 2018–19 by The Wall Street Journal the second best liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and 16th out of all U.S. colleges and universities by Forbes in their 2018 rankings. Amherst competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Among its alumni and affiliates are six Nobel Prize laureates (with one of the highest proportions of Nobel laureates among its alumni out of any undergraduate institution worldwide), numerous Pulitzer Prize recipients, MacArthur Fellows, winners of the Academy, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awards, a President of the United States, and notable writers, academics, politicians, entertainers, business people, and activists.
• Sciences PO: The Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris, commonly referred to as Sciences Po Paris or just Sciences Po, is a higher education institution located in France, and a member of the Conférence des Grandes écoles. The school's alumni include seven recent French presidents, 13 French prime ministers, 12 foreign heads of state or government, and six of the CEOs of France's largest companies have studied at Sciences Po.Sciences Po undertook a substantial reform agenda starting in the mid-1990s, which broadened its focus to prepare students for the private sector, internationalized the school's student body and curriculum, and established a special admission process for underprivileged applicants. Sciences Po also expanded outside Paris by establishing additional campuses in Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Poitiers, and Reims. The Sciences Po curriculum now incorporates core courses in various branches of the social sciences, such as law, economics, history, political science, and sociology. The institution is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and the Global Public Policy Network.
• Wellesley College: Academic collaboration with Wellesley College,[6] a private, women's liberal arts college, ranked the 3rd best national liberal arts college in the United States in 2017,[7] that facilitates international academic exchange,[8] develop academic and scientific relationships, and support collaborative research activities.
• Yale University: Association with Yale University, an American Ivy League research university, that allows FLAME University students to attend Yale's Summer Session Program.[9] Official communication states that a senior team from Yale visited FLAME University recently exploring avenues to deepen the collaboration.
• Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington: Partnership[10] with Kelley School of Business, ranked 9th for its Undergraduate Business Program according to US News[11] & World Report, that includes study abroad programs, collaborative research, faculty exchange, executive education and curriculum development. The partnership is expected to extend to other areas as well.
• Babson College: Accepted as a member of the Babson Collaborative,[12] an initiative by Babson College, a private business school in the United States consistently ranked as the number one college in entrepreneurship education for nearly three decades,[13] to bring together educational institution from around the globe under one platform for the exchange of best practices in entrepreneurship education.
• Global Liberal Arts Alliance: FLAME University has accepted membership into the Global Liberal Arts Alliance.[14] The Global Liberal Arts Alliance is an association of liberal arts colleges around the world. It was established in 2009.[15] The goal of the consortium is to provide an international framework for cooperation among institutions. The goal of the consortium is to provide an international framework for cooperation among institutions.
• India Global Higher Education Alliance: FLAME is a Founding Member of this Alliance between prestigious autonomous universities in India and outside India. Other institutions include Columbia University, University of Cambridge, University of Hong Kong, Pomona College, Azim Premji University and MIT.[16]
• Library of Mistakes: The University has announced[17] its association with the Library of Mistakes, Edinburgh; a charitable venture founded to promote the study of financial history.[18]

The 60-acre campus of FLAME University is in Pune, Maharastra. The campus has been designed by Vastu Shilpa Consultants, an architectural practice founded by 2018 Pritzker Laureate B.V. Doshi.[19]

• Liberal education
• Liberal arts education
• List of liberal arts colleges

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