Mr. Vipin Rathore is the Director of the Liberal College Of Law. He is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Work from Aisect University, Bhopal. He has eight years of teaching experience and four years of industry experience. He is working as a state coordinator of the national-level ANUVARAT competition for the Kothari Education Foundation.

Liberal college of Law

You have held key positions at education institutes throughout your professional career. What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

There are various key factors that keep me connected with the educational sector such as my personal interest in the education sector, it is the best way to connect with people. By this sector, we can provide our thoughts to the students.

Being the Principal of the College, what is your philosophy of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?

As a head of this institution, my philosophy of leadership is that the leadership style should not be a fixed one. Because we cannot perform a particular type of leadership in each and every condition. We have to change our leadership according to the situation and according to the needs. So my leadership style is situational leadership. In this leadership, the leader performs his leadership work based on different kinds of situations to get the work done.

Being the Principal of the College, how do you strategize about the key programs and plans for the marketing and administration of your college?

Due to an overwhelming number of choices, students find it confusing to find the right college. Considering that, higher education is a huge investment, students need answers to questions like: How much does the degree program cost? What career opportunities will the degree program provide? Does the institute have any notable alumni? Where are they now? Thus to attract the best students to your college, our marketing efforts should focus on answering such questions. Now some of the major strategies in the higher education industry to optimize marketing are optimizing college websites for search engines., using target keywords that are long-tail in nature, coming up with a strategy to earn backlinks, focusing on creating a sound website user experience, running PPC (Pay-per-click) ads, creating social media presence, and offering unique selling points.

The education systems in India and other foreign countries are structured very differently. In your experience, what can an inbound student gain from studying here in your college?

The Indian education system focuses more on theory rather than practical. Also, the Indian education system does not allow creativity as such. On the other hand, foreign countries allow creativity in the education system. Thus, to tackle all these problems and issues we are trying our best to make our presentation of the program according to the foreign policy-based. We try to run all our programs the same way as in foreign countries. Also, we work together to fulfill these requirements.

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How does the curriculum of your college ensure the best practice of industry?

It is obvious that all the practices or activities that an organization or an institute has to perform throughout the course are mentioned in the curriculum. So it is the curriculum that can ensure the best practice of the industry.

Any insights into how your university could be more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds?

There are different ways or methods by which we can make a university or an institute more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds, some of them are demonstrating interest in students' welfare, respecting students' perspectives, telling students they can succeed, knowing student's academic and social needs, and recognizing student's academic and social achievements.

What do you think your roles and responsibilities to the university and the students are?

As the head of the Institute, my responsibilities are many including developing a strategic plan for the institute, in consultation with the college executive including the preparation of a staffing and resource plan, engaging the staff of the college and the college's senior officers in devising and agreeing the college's plan, reviewing the performance of the institute in terms of its objectives as stated in its strategic plan and in its staffing and resource plan, having responsibility for all financial matters, including financial planning and sustainability, resource allocation, the identification of new sources of income, the monitoring of expenditure to ensure that it is within appropriate levels, ensuring the linking of resource allocation to strategic and operational planning, compliance with college-approved financial policies; ensuring all staff is aware of the existence and extent of the college's financial regulations, and having overall responsibility for ensuring that the College's arrangements comply with legal requirements and related College policies such as health and safety, data protection and data retention policy, and freedom of information.

What do you think should be the University’s top priority over the next 10 years?

There are various things that must be the top priorities of the university or an institute to make the university the best one and these are hiring the best faculty members, diversifying staff, focusing on research, improving our engagement levels, increasing incentives, and monitoring performances, and taking feedback from students regularly.

When you first came to the Liberal College of Law, what was your vision for the university? Has it evolved over time, and how far along in implementing that vision are you?

My personal vision regarding the university was to make the university the best one among all other universities of related fields. For this purpose, I am using my expertise to create positive change in the said university. I also work towards developing my skills and building meaningful connections with others in my industry so that my vision gets fulfilled successfully. It is worth mentioning that to some extent I as the head of this university has been successful in running toward my vision and I believe that very soon I will get my vision fulfilled.

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What would you like people to know about your university they may not know?

The things that people should know about our university are the programs, fee structure, infrastructure available, teaching faculties, transportation facilities, scholarship opportunities, and so on. These things help in getting the people involved more towards our university. When they will feel this university as per their interests they will try to get connected to this university.

What do you see as the Liberal College of Law's greatest strengths?

The greatest strengths of this college are: the management system is very good in all aspects, the administration system is also the best because they perform all the activities in the best possible way, the faculty members are the best persons as they give their best to train their students to compete in the real world, the transformation facility for students is also available which is also a positive thing, also the infrastructure available in this college is to some extent good.

What are some of the biggest challenges you see, both for higher education in general and for the Liberal College of Law?

There are various challenges in the higher education system all over India and these challenges include the higher education is not accessible to the students of students, lack of availability of basic infrastructure, lack of faculty members in educational institutions, and improper use of latest technologies in classrooms.

Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

The suggestions I would like to give to the current youth and aspiring students are It's never too late to change, take a chance, it is okay to fail, and spend wisely.

What are some plans that you’re currently (or will be) designing for Liberal College of Law international affairs and/or students?

There are some plans for this college such as the students will be provided a platform to have good vocational opportunities in India and abroad. In the future, various experts from foreign universities will be provided a chance to interact with our students. In addition to this, there will be a strong bond of this university with other foreign universities. There will be some MOUs with various foreign universities so that the standard of this university and the exposure of students of this university will touch the heights of the sky.

How do you tend to establish a healthy relationship and environment in your Liberal College of Law?

There are various ways to develop a healthy relationship and a good environment in an educational institution such as knowing the story of students, talking to students (in class and outside of class), explicitly valuing the child over the content, playing games, setting them up for success, assume the best in every student, and attending their extracurricular events.