2019 Leadership Awards

The Higher Education Leadership Awards (HELA) scheme was instituted in the year 2017 by the Centre for Learning Network (CLN) of Venus International Foundation (VIF) are presented yearly during the Higher Education Leadership Meet (HELM).

The scheme has a Criteria, Standards, Policy, Nomination Form, Expert Committee and Judging Process that are governed by the Board of Trust.

Ceremony Date

5 January 2019


Emerging Leader – ENGINEERING


Dr. Syed Ziaur Rahman

Emerging Leader in Engineering

College of Applied Sciences,

Ministry of Higher Education, Oman









Dr. N. Sudhakar Reddy

Emerging Leader in Engineering

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India









Dr. Sashikala Mishra

Emerging Leader in Engineering

International Inst. of Information Technology

Pune, Maharashtra, India









Dr. Terence K. Johnson

Emerging Leader in Engineering

Finolex Academy of Management & Technology

Maharashtra, India









Dr. Deepu R

Emerging Leader in Engineering

Maharaja Institute of Technology Mysore

Belawadi, Karnataka, India









Dr. James Stephen Meka

Emerging Leader in Engineering

Wellfare Institute of Science Technology and Management

Pinagadi, Vishakapatnam, India