Dr. Vikas Lakhani

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Vikas Lakhani is a lecturer in the Liberal Arts Sciences program at Tilburg University, focusing on interdisciplinary studies encompassing Geography, Disaster Management, and Environmental Sciences. His research primarily targets sustainability, disaster memory reconstruction, and heritage tourism. He is actively involved in mentoring students in areas concerning sustainability, disaster recovery, and climate change. Vikas obtained his Ph.D. in Geography from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where he was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society from 2015 to 2018. He has also held visiting research positions at the University of Leeds and Stavanger University in 2018 and worked at Hiroshima University in 2015. Prior to his academic career, he served as the Deputy Director and Sector Manager in the Disaster Management Department of the Government of Gujarat, India, from 2010 to 2015. His educational background includes a Master's Degree from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and a Bachelor's Degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. His research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly focusing on education and disaster management.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Tilburg University • Tilburg, Netherlands

Teaches and supervises students in the Liberal Arts Sciences program.

Deputy Director Sector Manager

— Present

Disaster Management Department, Government of Gujarat, India • Gujarat, India

Managed disaster management initiatives and policies.

Awards

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

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UNESCO Chair Fellowship

Requirements for Tilburg University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in Law or relevant field Proficiency in English
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID card
  • Official Transcript of Records
  • Bachelor's Diploma (or graduation statement)
  • Motivation Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • English proficiency test results
Specialization Notes

Standard requirements for LLM programs in Law and Technology, International Law, and Public Law.