Crafted by Mr. Dilip Mukherjee, authors of Building Brainpower & Unleashing Genius. Dilip Mukerjea is the Managing Director of Buzan Centre Singapore Pvt. Ltd, an organization specifically dedicated to the advancement of Mental Literacy focusing on developing Intellectual Capital for the Knowledge Economy,
Shri Arup Mukhopadhyay is a Learning Leader and a Leading Learner. One prominent author has described him as “a life force vital to the creation of inspirational learning.” He is truly a transformational leader who shapes culture and loves to bring changes with time to be always ahead of time. His main thrust has been to set the tune of progressive teaching-learning environment and Boarding in 21st century ‘knowledge Age’ through shared and collaborative leadership.
An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, India Shri Mukhopadhyay has deliberately dedicated his life to the teaching profession. This destiny-determining decision has, for over three decades, led him to being associated in diverse capacities, with some of the best progressive multicultural schools, in South-East-Asia, Middle-East and Africa. Institutions such as Rishi Valley School, Mirambika, Science Education Centre, Maldives, Vikas Vidyalaya and IST, Tanzania have immensely contributed in shaping his leadership style. Mr. Mukhopadhaya has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer of Rungta Group of Schools in Bhilai and Durg in Chhattisgarh recently after returning to India. He is also well-know Education Consultant working for profit and non-profit institutions in India and Africa. He is instrumental in driving the idea of start-up play school chain under the banner ‘ RUNGTA PLAY SCHOOL’.
His foundational belief is that learning must be expressed though love of learning. This philosophy has been a driving force devoted to setting the tone of a school, tuning the space for a teaching-learning environment, and inspiring overall leadership that exhibits and activates the best educational policies. One of the institutions' Board of Trustee described Mr. Mukhopadhyay’s leadership as characterized by humility, transparency, respect, intellectual curiosity, and most of all a burning passion for education. “One of Arup’s most valuable attributes is his openness to new ideas and his courage to promote changes,” the Trustee commented.
In addition to the many brick and mortar accomplishments in which he headed a couple of Start-ups Arup brought to institutes warmth, a spirit and sense of community. Many young men and women are living lives in addition to many colleagues are heading institutions which they might not have imagined. Their success is wrapped in a moral fiber that assures they will pay forward to future generations the extraordinary gift he bestowed on them.
Arup has been speaking on various burning issues on K-12 Education for the past decade in various Seminars, Conclave, Award Ceremony and Summit like World Education Summit, Elets, African Leadership summit in Dar-Es-Salaam, Asian Summit on Education and Skill (ASES), IDA and UAE Education Summit on Year of Innovation & Creativity in Dubai.
Arup’s credentials include an Honors Degree in Zoology, a Masters in Environmental Science, Diplomas in School Management & Community Services and a Degree in Education from the University of Calcutta, India.
He has undergone a special A-Level teachers’ training program at the University of Cambridge and a leadership program at Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad.
Dr. Eleanor Duckworth of Harvard Graduate School of Education has trained him to evolve into a Master Trainer who conducts workshop titled "Teaching is Not Telling and Managing is Not Leadership”
Arup has a passion for travelling, trekking, rock climbing, and wild life photography. His trekking expeditions have often been in the Himalayan ranges and in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
He firmly believes that ‘the more you rub shoulders with people the more intelligent you become’. Life is thus a tapestry of ventures and adventures that enable Arup to ensure there is illumination in education.
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