O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) made headlines at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos by launching the World University Leaders Forum (WULF), a first-ever global hub for higher education pioneers.
This inclusive arena unites university presidents and intellectuals from every corner to share stories, spark dialogues, and engineer solutions for worldwide education dilemmas and societal needs.
Embodying JGU’s global outlook—inspired by ancient Indian wisdom and Naveen Jindal’s strategic foresight—the forum caps two decades of relentless international outreach.
WULF democratizes access, linking elite Global North schools with emerging Global South counterparts for reciprocal growth. It prioritizes SDG-aligned efforts in teaching, scholarship, governance, public good, and cross-border ties.
Professor C. Raj Kumar, JGU’s Vice-Chancellor, will lead proceedings, joined by luminaries from the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, United Arab Emirates, and others.
Intense deliberations await on higher ed’s evolution, collaborative frameworks, and SDG fulfillment. Professor Kumar noted JGU’s origin in connecting brains and cultures for human progress, now amplified by 600 partnerships spanning 80 countries.
‘Today in Davos, we’ve gifted global universities a enduring stage for unified leadership,’ he affirmed. Amid complexities, WULF will leverage shared insights for robust education-society synergies.
Kicking off with SDG-centric panels on equity, ingenuity, and fortitude, it echoes WEF tenets: collaborative competition, novel development paths, people-centric investments, scaled responsible tech, and bounded affluence.
WULF crowns JGU’s storied hosting of forums like Asia Pacific Higher Education Summit, heralding more like the 2026 Star Scholars Conference. It cements a legacy of open dialogue driving education reform and global betterment.