Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-Being of University Students Survey Findings from India

Nisha Nair is an Associate Professor and the Director of Arts Programmes & Associate Dean at Jindal Global Law School. She is also a Fellow at the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. Her doctoral research focussed on educational policy, quality, and employability in the context of Higher Education. As a Fellow at IIHEd, she has been a key contributor and co-author of the State Higher Education Plan for Haryana under Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan and the implementation plan for the National Education Policy 2020 for Higher Education in India. Her research work explores issues of gender equality, education policy, quality, and strategies to enhance educational outcomes in tertiary education. Email: nnair@jgu.edu.in

Deepak Maun is an Associate Professor at the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. His research interests include university governance, leadership in higher education, higher education financing, and unschooling/homeschooling/alternative education. He received his PhD in Innovation and Management in Education (IME) from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to starting his Ph.D., he was working with a social sector organization focused on preparing XI-XII grade students from poor families for admission to India’s top universities. 

Mousumi Mukherjee is Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building, and the founding Executive Director of the Centre for Comparative and Global Education, O.P. Jindal Global University. She is also an Honorary Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education. She is a distinguished Fulbright alumna with over 23 years of experience in higher education in the United States, Australia, and India, and over 30 internationally peer-reviewed scholarly publications. She is the Vice-President, Research and Partnerships Development of the STAR Scholars Network.