Deep rooted in Krea’s mission to re-imagine education has been the will to steer away from the myopia of immediate employability. Away from developing a stream of unoriginal graduates in the cookie-cutter fashion, and disconnected from the rapid changes the world is undergoing. We in turn are constantly developing an expansive ecosystem that allows our students to contribute to an equitable and sustainable future. An ethos that shows up in everything we do, both within the classrooms and beyond. An environment where students weave together knowledge and skills, develop an amicable relationship with uncertainty, and view challenges as opportunities. This is what Krea set out to do and continues to do. 

This summer, as students start new career roles, internships, research projects and so much more, they are unpacking experiences in innovation, experimentation and growth. They are taking lessons learnt to the real world playground and making friends with unpredictability with grit and determination, and having fun along the way. 

To read through a few updates that rolled through the week, please keep scrolling. As always, if you have stories or news to share with the Krea community, we invite you to connect with us at all.commsteam@krea.edu.in  

Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) delivered a talk titled, ‘What levels of development can humanity sustainably aspire to?’ at the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai on 23 April 2025. The talk explored - What levels of development can the Global South sustainably aspire to. It was based on Dr Dhara’s recently published paper, co-authored with Dr Soumyajit Bhar, BML Munjal University, titled, A scalability-centric perspective on global human development within environmental limits.

Read the paper, here

Yash Choudhary and Tanya Mishra, from the IFMR GSB Cohort of 2024 - 2026, have emerged as Top 10 National Finalists in the prestigious PwC Whitepaper 4.0 competition. Competing against 3000+ abstracts from 28 premier B-Schools across India, their whitepaper on ‘Advancements in Financial Services within the AI Revolution’ stood out for its originality, depth and forward-looking perspective. This feat also acknowledges the academic mentorship of Dr Debasish Mishra, Assistant Professor, Data Science and Information Systems and Area Chair, Data Science and Information Systems, IFMR GSB, whose motivation and belief in the team were key to their success.