Professor (Dr.) Rajiv Mishra has been appointed as the new Dean of ‘School of Hospitality & Tourism’ at Galgotias University, Greater Noida. An educator and academician of hospitality and tourism he has 21 years of experience in mentoring, training, academic administration and consulting, research and operations; including relationship management.
In his last assignment, lasting 15 years, he was associated with ‘ITC Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal Academy of Higher Education’. This academy has been acknowledged as one of India’s leading hospitality institute, and recognised as an ‘Institute of Eminence’ by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
Dr Mishra past employment includes assignments with Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal Global Education Services, Manipal Universal Learning, Mangalore University, Dr. Morepen, and The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore. He has also served as ‘University Senate Representative’ of Mangalore University and Nodal Officer of All India Survey of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
A post-graduate in hospitality and tourism management, he is country’s first batch alumnus of four years bachelor’s degree program in hotel management. He is among the few academicians in India to be adorned as the ‘Fellow’ of the Institute of Hospitality, London. His research papers are commended by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India; Department of Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka; and Directorate of Tourism, Govt. of Bihar. His ‘Doctoral Research Thesis’ was awarded by Union Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. He has also instructionally designed 51 self-learning books of hospitality and tourism of Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok.
