# Mangaluru academician Gopal Mugeraya appointed IIST Ombudsperson 2026-08-07T20:11:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Prof Gopal Mugeraya, a Mangaluru-based engineering academician, has been appointed Ombudsperson of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) in Thiruvananthapuram for a three-year term. He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Goa State Higher Education Council and recently became Special Technical Advisor to Takao Kogyo Engineering Company in Japan. Mugeraya has previously served as director of NIT Goa, NIT Agartala, NIT Mizoram, and as dean at NITK Surathkal. He also worked as Vice-President (Technical Education) at Nitte University. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: academic appointments, Gopal Mugeraya, IIST, ISRO, NIT, Ombudsperson Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mangaluru-academician-gopal-mugeraya-appointed-iist-ombudsperson/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mangaluru-academician-gopal-mugeraya-appointed-iist-ombudsperson/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.