Academic & Research Institutions

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-government.

Birkbeck’s Faculty of Business and Law provides flexible higher education that meets the career needs of students at all ages and career stages.

Department of Economics at Monash University

Ashoka Foundation for Research and Education is a private limited company domiciled in India and incorporated under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (comparable to Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013) with the primary objective of providing liberal education on par with the best universities around the world. The Company has set up a university in the State of Haryana named “Ashoka University” to award degrees, diplomas and doctorates in various streams.

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois.

Utrecht University is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636, it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands.

The University of Glasgow is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s four ancient universities.

IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution for higher learning in science, technology and related fields, aspires to develop top-notch scientists, engineers, leaders and entrepreneurs to meet the needs of the society-now and in the future. Furthermore, in this land of Gandhiji, with his spirit of high work ethic and service to the society, IIT Gandhinagar seeks to undertake ground breaking research, and develop breakthrough products that will improve everyday lives of our communities.

A leading university in Belgium, UCLouvain has been welcoming students from all over the world for 600 years. It aspires to be profoundly multicultural, multilingual, open and tolerant.

Located in an urban environment on a 300-acre tree-lined campus, Rice University seizes its advantageous position to pursue pathbreaking research and create innovative collaboration opportunities that contribute to the betterment of our world.

The University of Pittsburgh’s world-class research and academic offerings are shaping the next generation’s leaders. Pitt is a top-ranked, public institution in Pennsylvania and a member of the Association of American Universities, composed of the country’s leading research universities. Whether your dream is to bring ethical AI to the clinic, improve the power grid or become a Rhodes Scholar, it’s Possible at Pitt.

Harvard Business School was founded in 1908 to educate general managers who would lead the types of large-scale organizations that emerged from the Industrial Revolution. More than a century later, Harvard Business School is a global community of learners that influences business and management practice worldwide, working to positively impact society—and make a difference in our world.

We were founded in 1907 with a mission ‘To be useful’, but we know that before anyone can usefully change something, they first need to understand it. That’s what we do. We use science to try to understand more of the universe, and improve the lives of more people in it. Across our London campuses, and throughout our international network, we ask bigger questions and so we shape the future.

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s second-oldest university in continuous operation.

At the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change (CSBC) at Ashoka University, we integrate behavioural science with research, policy, and delivery to drive meaningful real-world outcomes. Our approach is comprehensive: we study behaviour in context, diagnose challenges on the ground, design effective policies and services, shape public communication, and build institutional capacity. This end-to-end application of behavioural science ensures that good intentions translate into widespread uptake and lasting impact.

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.

The Development Innovation Lab uses the tools of economics to develop innovations with the potential to benefit millions of people in low- and middle-income countries.

We continue to be recognized as a leading global management institution, expanding the frontiers of management research, leadership, and education.

Loughborough University is somewhere anyone can realise their full potential. The atmosphere and team spirit on campus inspire and empower people to achieve extraordinary things. This progressive and ambitious attitude is reflected in the success we achieve, as one of the top-performing universities in the country. Loughborough University is also a welcoming place where staff and students should feel they can be themselves. Across everything we do, we are working together to create a better future, for everyone.

Our research provides decision-makers in business, politics, and society with a sound basis for objective, evidence-based decisions. We present academic insights in ways that enable the media and the public to understand and interpret current economic and political developments. The people behind ifo – our staff, supporters, and bodies – make it possible for us to fulfill this mission.

The University of Connecticut is dedicated to excellence demonstrated through national and international recognition. As Connecticut’s public research university, through freedom of academic inquiry and expression, we create and disseminate knowledge by means of scholarly and creative achievements, graduate and professional education, and outreach.

Driven by rigorous research and grounded in real-world application, IIM Bangalore is at the forefront of addressing today’s most critical challenges and seizing new opportunities. Through faculty-led initiatives, IIMB actively engages with practitioners, students, and alumni to develop insights that make a tangible impact in the world today

Azim Premji University was founded in 2010, with the vision to contribute to the realisation of a just, equitable, humane, and sustainable society.

McGill University is one of Canada’s best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. International students from more than 150 countries make up nearly 30% of McGill’s student body ‒ the highest proportion of any Canadian research university.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than 1,000 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.

The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.

Ashoka University is a private research university located in Sonipat, Haryana, providing a liberal education in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs is the heart of social science research on international affairs at Harvard University, dedicated to addressing pressing global challenges. As a research accelerator, we assemble a multigenerational and multidisciplinary group of scholars, students, and practitioners to bring their unique perspectives to a wide range of complex topics—including religious conflict, climate change, immigration, and populism.

Harvard Kennedy School trains exceptional public leaders, generates cutting-edge research, and works directly with policymakers and practitioners to make the world more safe, free, just, and sustainably prosperous for all.

Women in Sports and Events (WISE) is the leading voice and resource for professional women in the business of sports. Through ongoing meetings, special events and mentoring programs, WISE offers its members the opportunity to gain valuable insights and connections that can provide them a competitive advantage in their current position and as they advance in their careers.

Krea University is instituted by a team of global academicians, industrialists and intellectuals with a vision for the 21st Century and beyond. Guided by a unique Interwoven Learning model, our programmes encourage creativity, critical thinking, communication, contemplation, cross-disciplinary approaches, real-world implementation, and the ability to negotiate unanswered questions. At Krea University, students are guided by some of the best academic minds drawn from leading universities around the world, a combination of path-breaking young scholars to highly experienced experts. Krea University will shape a new generation of adaptable, resilient leaders, giving them critical thinking skills and the ethical grounding needed to forge ahead.

Inclusion Economics India Centre at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is a policy-engaged research initiative that strives to inform and encourage evidence-backed dialogue on economic and social inclusion. Our work in India includes research engagements across multiple states and focuses on some of India’s most challenging development issues. Our work spans supporting effective governance and building state capacity to address air pollution to understanding the levers and opportunities of women’s economic engagement and access to mobile technology.

IFMR Graduate School of Business (formerly the Institute for Financial Management and Research) is a leading business school that moulds ambitious young men and women into competent and socially responsible global leaders. IFMR GSB’s curriculum offers a mix of theory with simulated real-life exposure and endeavours to shape business practices through inventive, sharp thinking and cutting-edge research. IFMR Graduate School of Business offers MBA, PhD, E-MBA, and a customised programme for executives.

Anchored in New York City and with degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai as well as 12 study away sites throughout the world, NYU is a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other US university.

With world-class scholars and seven schools located together on a single campus, Stanford offers academic excellence across the broadest array of disciplines. It is also an engine of innovation, blending theory and practice to move ideas and discoveries from labs and classrooms out into the world. We strive to foster a culture of expansive inquiry, fresh thinking, searching discussion, and freedom of thought – preparing students for leadership and engaged citizenship in the world.

It’s simple: At USC, we care about being good neighbors. We love partnerships. We dig into the communities around us. We’re everywhere across the city. While generating billions to the region annually, ultimately, we pride ourselves on the contributions that can’t be measured — our relationships.

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the best universities in the world. With 76 programs ranked in the top 10, UT is the #1 public university in Texas and the #7 public university in the nation.

From research-led teaching to building carbon-neutral campuses, we’re striving for something bigger. This is a place for those who believe the world can do better, a world that is greener, healthier, and fairer for all, and are ready to build it, together.

We bring together students and staff from around the world to share ideas, challenge thinking, and make a positive difference. Discover more about who we are and what we stand for.

FIU is Miami’s public research university. Offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online. FIU is worlds ahead in its service to the academic and local community.

The National University of Singapore aspires to be a vital community of academics, researchers, staff, students, and alumni working together in a spirit of innovation and enterprise for a better world.

Our singular focus on talent will be the cornerstone of a truly great university that is dedicated to quality education, influential research, and visionary enterprise, in service of the country and society.

Monash was established in 1958. We welcomed our first intake of students to our foundation campus at Clayton in 1961.

Since then, we have grown to become the largest university in Australia, with more campuses across the world than any other Australian university. Our desire to make a difference transcends traditional boundaries. We want to have an impact on communities around the world, not just in Australia, and our broad global footprint lets us do that.

We have four local campuses throughout the state of Victoria, as well as international locations in Malaysia, China, Italy, Indonesia, and India.

The University’s mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

The Indian School of Business (ISB) was founded to meet the growing demand for a world-class, research-driven business school in India. Established by visionary leaders from academia and the industry, ISB develops global talent who can navigate complex economic challenges. We emphasise strong connections with industry, researchers, policymakers, and the government to ensure a highly relevant and rigorous curriculum. Our innovative programmes foster promising leaders with the knowledge, character, and foresight needed to drive meaningful impact across industries and geographies worldwide.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our vision is to help create a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable world for everyone, because we believe our shared future depends on our shared health.

The University of Sheffield is a research university with a global reputation for excellence. We’re renowned for the excellence, impact, and distinctiveness of our research-led learning and teaching.

New York University Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting portal campus of New York University, established as a private liberal arts college in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Together with the main sites in New York and Shanghai, the portal campus is part of NYU’s Global Network University.

Northeastern University is a private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male institute before being incorporated as Northeastern College in 1916, gaining university status in 1922.

The Indian Statistical Institute was founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931. The institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.

The Delhi Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute was started in 1974, and shifted to its present campus in 1975. Some of India’s leading statisticians, mathematicians, and economists have been on its faculty, and its training programs enjoy worldwide repute.

In August 2023, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) welcomed students to the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, our new home in Washington D.C.

At the University of California San Diego, we prefer the path less traveled. And it has led us to remarkable new ways of seeing and making a difference in the world.

Woodwell Climate Research Center conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature—solutions that are urgently needed to propel us toward a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable world. Originally founded as the Woods Hole Research Center in 1985, we have a track record of partnering with a global network of communities and leaders for just, meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.

We observe the planet as a whole and believe that an international outlook helps us serve India better. At the Council, we recognise and work on local, national, and global challenges. We aim to keep all research outputs internationally relevant.

Dvara Research is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit policy research institution based in India. Its mission is to ensure that every low-income household and every small enterprise has complete access to suitable financial services and social security through a range of channels that enable them to use these services securely and confidently. Since 2008, Dvara Research has deeply analysed and carefully written about financial inclusion and social protection in India from policy, regulatory, and practitioner perspectives that are anchored to its mission. Its work has gained the admiration and respect of policymakers and regulators, and since its inception, Dvara Research has been a research partner of choice for such key policy-making bodies as the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, etc.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.

The University of Notre Dame (in Indiana, USA) is a premier Catholic research university ranked in the top 20 U.S. National Universities. Renowned for its iconic Golden Dome, undergraduate teaching, and strong athletic traditions, it offers world-class programs across liberal arts, sciences, business, architecture, and engineering.