B.Eng (Mechanical Engineering), MBA (Knowledge Management)
Lead International Governance Officer
- About
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- Email Address
- vimal.subramanian@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274103
- School/Department
- External Relations
Biography
I drive and enable the delivery of Aberdeen 2040 International commitments through policy development, and global engagement efforts. I manage the governance of our Transnational Education (TNE) projects and establish partnerships to further our objectives. Collaborating with key stakeholders, I provide expert guidance and strategic advice to the Vice-Principal for Global Engagement and International Deans, empowering the University to establish and strengthen its global presence, foster partnerships, and promote cross-cultural learning opportunities.
Ask me about
- Transnational education (TNE): AFG College with the University of Aberdeen in Doha, Qatar.
- Setting up International academic partnerships
- Strategic Partnerships: The Aberdeen Curtin Calgary Alliance
- Foundation Programmes: International Study Centre (ISC)
Appointments: You can schedule an Online appointment through the Booking page (HERE).
Vimal has over 18 years of experience in Corporate Governance, Educational Administration, International Development, and Trade. As an Internationalist in UK Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE), he has spent much of his time travelling across China, India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Vimal joined the University in 2014 and previously worked with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai, India advising the British Deputy High Commissioner for South India on Education and Health. He has worked at the University of Derby and Vision West Nottinghamshire College in East Midlands leading/managing international student recruitment before moving from the private sector. He holds an MBA in Knowledge Management from the University of South Wales (formerly University of Wales, Newport, United Kingdom) and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Qualifications
- MBA Knowledge Management2001 - University of South Wales (formerly University of Wales, Newport)
- BEng Mechanical Engineering2000 - Bharathiar University, India
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Governance
- Transnational education (TNE) governance for AFG College with the University of Aberdeen in Doha, Qatar and associated committees management on Strategy, Partnership and Academic matters.
- International Advisory Group (IAG) and University Partnerships Committee (UPC)
- International Study Centre (ISC) Governance committees on Strategy, Partnership and Academic matters.
- Joint Aberdeen Curtin Calgary Alliance Steering Committee (ASC)
Administration
- Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP): Aberdeen Curtin Alliance PhDs
- Aberdeen correspondent to the Worldwide Energy University Network (WEUN) Secretariat
Race Equality- Co-Convenor of University Race Equality Network for Staff and Postgraduate Research (PGR) Students
- Race Equality Champion for the Directorate of External Relations
- Grants Management: Saltire Scholarships, Santander Mobility Scholarship and Erasmus+ Staff Mobility fund
- Blended Learning Implementation (BLITFG) on Internationalisation
- Resilience Advisory Group (Advisory Group on Business Continuity & Resilience) member for Directorate of Planning (2017 -2022)
- Internationalisation Strategy Committee (2014 -2016)
- Member of regional area interest groups for China, Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and Middle East. (2014 -2016)
- External Memberships
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Member of
- BUILA: British Universities International Liaison Association.
- Asia Network of the Universities UK International
- Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA)
- Scottish Universities International Group (SUIG)
- Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network (Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU))
- Worldwide Energy University Network (WEUN)
- Race Equality Charter Member (Advance HE)
- Research
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Research Overview
- International partnerships, strategic alliances and Transnational education (TNE)
- International governance, risk management, and compliance
- Public diplomacy and soft power
- Online distance learning, digital innovations and learner analytics
- Systems thinking, complexity management and chaos theory
- Knowledge management and social knowledge creation
Research Areas
Politics and International Relations
Education
Research Specialisms
- International Development
- International Relations
- Education Policy
- Systems Thinking
- Higher Education
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
