Dr. Joseph V.G. is the Chairman of Garden City Group of Institutions based at Bangalore, India. Garden City Group of Institutions has 5 colleges and 2 schools. All these institutions have adopted international quality measures leading to ISO certification.
He is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Maldives in Bangalore, India - recognized by Her Excellency the President of India.
Garden City College (www.gardencitycollege.edu) established in 1994, affiliated to Bangalore University is one of the most sought after institutions in India for higher education.
GCC have presently over 5500 students from across India and 62 other nations spanning all the six continents.
He is the recipient of Shikshanaratna and Bharat Samman awards for his exemplary contributions in the field of education.
His thesis "The Colossal Contribution of Private Management in the field of Education" in India got him the Doctorate in the year 1996.
He is a National Advisor for the Peer Committee of NAAC (National Assessment & Accreditation Council) an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India.
He is a patron member of the prestigious Red Cross Society of India.
He has visited several Universities like Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard on their invitation.
He has institutional tie-ups with several countries for student exchange programmes.
He is a philanthropist and supports several orphanages and has adopted 100 villages through Dr. JVG Charitable Trust.
He is the Managing Director of Garden City Foundation Pvt Ltd which has taken up the project of an integrated township spanning over 300 acres with an initial estimated investment of Rs.3500 Crores.
He has pioneered the concept of e-learning in Bangalore through Eauclaire Institute setup in Wisconsin, USA and will be the Vice Chancellor as soon it becomes a full fledged University.
He has established an incubation centre under the aegis of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell at the GCC campus which has tied up with Technopark Trivandrum.
He has assumed the position of Managing Director of Catalyz - a Health Care Services company promoted by GCC alumni which is all set to revolutionize point of care diagnostics and stem cell therapeutics. |