Programs, Projects and Initiatives

Former students or alumni of an institution can play an immensely positive role in higher education transformation. The alumni have the great potential to conduct fundraising. It has equally great ability to build a skills and knowledge sharing network. It is therefore strategic for institutions of higher learning to establish and maintain good relations with its alumni by inviting them in decision making, network building and development processes towards the overall advancement of any institution. In order to do so, it is vital for the institutions to have established open and direct communication channels with alumni and ensure that alumni representatives provide a strong support to the managing body of the institution. In addition to alumni donations, it can serve many other purposes such as – being or building institution’s ambassadors, recruiting prospective students and mentoring current ones, providing assistance to students in career advancement; helping alumni to stay connected with each other and providing valuable feedback to the institution. An efficient alumni network with external stakeholders assists the institution in building its reputation.

The Alumni are truly a strong support to the institution. An active Alumni Association can contribute in academic matters, student support as well as mobilization of resources – both financial and non-financial. But to achieve this, firstly education in India must be detached from political influences and politicians. Secondly, alumni needs to be convinced that their hard and earned money will not fall prey to corrupt practices and will be used wisely for betterment and growth.