Ashoka University Centres Expo 2025

Ashoka University hosted the second edition of the Centres Expo on 18 November 2025, bringing together all the research and practice centres at Ashoka to the Mess Lawns. Themed ‘Unlocking Potential’, this year’s Expo invited the Ashoka community to discover the remarkable initiatives, interdisciplinary collaborations, and meaningful work being undertaken by the diverse centres.

The Expo featured stalls from 18 centres, including Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka Centre for a People-Centric Energy Transition, Centre for China Studies, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, The Centre for the Creative and the Critical, Safexpress Centre for Data, Learning, and Decision Sciences, Centre for Data Science and Analytics, Centre for Digitalisation, AI and Society, InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship, Centre for Health Analytics, Research and Trends, Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality, Centre for Translation, Isaac Centre for Public Policy, Koita Centre for Digital Health, and the Research and Development Office.

Each stall highlighted the centre’s ongoing projects, upcoming programmes, and avenues for student engagement – from internships and research opportunities to volunteer roles and event collaborations.
To make the experience more interactive, two engaging student activities – the Centres Expo Passport Challenge and the Ultimate Treasure Hunt were organised in collaboration with the Resident Assistants and Jazbaa, respectively. Both activities saw enthusiastic participation, encouraging students to visit multiple stalls, solve clues, collect stamps, and note down interesting insights along the way. The participants got a chance to win Blue Tokai coupons and also gain a deeper understanding of the pioneering work being done by the University’s centres.

Overall, Centres Expo 2025 saw active participation from Ashoka’s faculty, students and staff members, in line with the University’s collaborative spirit and shared commitment to advancing knowledge and creating meaningful social impact. The event concluded with a strengthened resolve to work together towards meaningful outcomes.