FLAME University is a private, coeducational and fully residential liberal educationuniversity located in Pune, India. It was formerly known as FLAME - Foundation for Liberal and Management Education.
Academic leadership
The academic leadership at the FLAME University is spearheaded by Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Dishan Kamdar. Professor Dishan Kamdar was previously the Deputy Dean, Academic Programmes & Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business, the top ranked global business school in India. Former Vice chancellor Dr. Devi Singh, who stepped down after a term at the helm, continues to play a leadership role as a member of the Governing Body. Earlier, as Foundation for Liberal And Management Education institute, it was headed by Prof. Indira Parikh, former Dean of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Academic programs
Undergraduate Programs -
The FLAME Scholars Program -
Postgraduate Programs -
International collaborations
FLAME University has collaborations with international universities, institutes and research bodies. These include:
Nuffield College, University of Oxford: FLAME University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nuffield College, University of Oxford, currently ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, as well as the Forbes's World University Rankings, that creates a collaborative Centre for Experimental Social Sciences at FLAME University, the first such research centre in India. The MoU provides for intensive collaboration between Nuffield College, University of Oxford and FLAME University on the training of young experimental social scientists in India. This unique collaboration gives an opportunity for Oxford scholars to cooperate with the community of social scientists in India. FLAME University students will also be able to attend research training programs at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Nuffield College in the University of Oxford and FLAME University have jointly announced the completion of their research collaboration, and the consequent closure of CESS Nuffield - FLAME University centre in February 2020.
Wellesley College: Academic collaboration with Wellesley College, a private, women's liberal arts college, ranked the 3rd best national liberal arts college in the United States in 2017, that facilitates international academic exchange, develop academic and scientific relationships, and support collaborative research activities.
Yale University: Association with Yale University, an American Ivy League research university, that allows FLAME University students to attend Yale's Summer Session Program. Official communication states that a senior team from Yale visited FLAME University recently exploring avenues to deepen the collaboration.
Babson College: Accepted as a member of the Babson Collaborative, an initiative by Babson College, a private business school in the United States consistently ranked as the number one college in entrepreneurship education for nearly three decades, to bring together educational institution from around the globe under one platform for the exchange of best practices in entrepreneurship education.
Global Liberal Arts Alliance: FLAME University has accepted membership into the Global Liberal Arts Alliance. The Global Liberal Arts Alliance is an association of liberal arts collegesaround the world. It was established in 2009. The goal of the consortium is to provide an international framework for cooperation among institutions. The goal of the consortium is to provide an international framework for cooperation among institutions.
Library of Mistakes: The University has announced its association with the Library of Mistakes, Edinburgh; a charitable venture founded to promote the study of financial history.
Campus
The 60-acre campus of FLAME University is in Pune, Maharastra. The campus has been designed by Vastu Shilpa Consultants, an architectural practice founded by 2018 Pritzker Laureate B.V. Doshi.
