Bhopal-based private-run Jagran Lakecity University's Chancellor Hari Mohan Gupta has been elected as the global second vice-president of the Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP).
Gupta was elected as the global second vice-president of AUAP recently and will serve a two-year term — from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022 — said the city-based university in a release on Friday.
The Thailand-headquartered AUAP is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) holding a formal consultative status with UNESCO.
The association serves as a platform for interaction and collaboration between members and be an effective voice of universities in Asia and the Pacific region, the release added.