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'''Arun Nigavekar''' (14 March 1942 – 23 April 2021)<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/home/education/news/former-ugc-chairman-and-eminent-physicist-arun-nigavekar-passes-away/amp_articleshow/82217263.cms</ref> was an Indian [[physicist]] and [[Educational sciences|educator]]. He was the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Pune]] from 1998 to 2000 and the vice-chairperson and then chairperson of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) from 2000 to 2005.<ref name="Punechancellor">{{cite web|title=Former chancellors|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/vice_chancellorsList.htm|website=Pune university website|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="UGCPresident">{{cite web|title=Former commission members|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/subpage/Former-Commission-Members.aspx|website=UGC official website|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref> | '''Arun Nigavekar''' (14 March 1942 – 23 April 2021)<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/home/education/news/former-ugc-chairman-and-eminent-physicist-arun-nigavekar-passes-away/amp_articleshow/82217263.cms</ref> was an Indian [[physicist]] and [[Educational sciences|educator]]. He was the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Pune]] from 1998 to 2000 and the vice-chairperson and then chairperson of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) from 2000 to 2005.<ref name="Punechancellor">{{cite web|title=Former chancellors|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/vice_chancellorsList.htm|website=Pune university website|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="UGCPresident">{{cite web|title=Former commission members|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/subpage/Former-Commission-Members.aspx|website=UGC official website|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
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He served as Director of Educational Media Research Center and established Communication Science Department in Pune University in the 1990s. | He served as Director of Educational Media Research Center and established Communication Science Department in Pune University in the 1990s. | ||
He was Chairman and Vice Chairman of UGC (2000-2005). He helped formulate a strategy for higher education in the Tenth Plan of Government of India. | He was Chairman and Vice Chairman of UGC (2000-2005). He helped formulate a strategy for higher education in the Tenth Plan of Government of India. | ||
He was a Visiting Professor in [[University of York]] in U.K. and [[University of Western Ontario]] in Canada in the 1980s. He was a founding editor of ''Physics Educational Journal''. He was a permanent member and was Vice-Chairman of Asian Physics Education Network, a [[UNESCO]] organization. | He was a Visiting Professor in [[University of York]] in U.K. and [[University of Western Ontario]] in Canada in the 1980s. He was a founding editor of ''Physics Educational Journal''. He was a permanent member and was Vice-Chairman of Asian Physics Education Network, a [[UNESCO]] organization. | ||