Yogesh Kumar Tyagi

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi is an Indian academic who served as the 22nd vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi from March 2016 to March 2021.^[1][2] He also served as dean of the Faculty of Legal Studies at the South Asian University, where he was involved in establishing a department for international law. Tyagi has authored articles in international academic journals, including a study on the United Nations Human Rights Committee published by Cambridge University Press.

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi
22nd Vice Chancellor 2016-2021 University of Delhi
In office 10 March 2016 – 09 March 2021
Preceded by	Dinesh Singh
Succeeded by	Yogesh Singh

Education

Tyagi earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School in New York, and later obtained a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi.^[1]

Career

Tyagi was a professor of international law at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and was a member of both the Institut de Droit International and the Law Commission of India. He later served as vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi from March 2016 to March 2021.^[3]