Ashoka’s Global Mobility: Soaring to New Heights!
This summer, 130+ Ashoka University students are making waves globally doing summer courses, unique programmes and research internships. Ashoka's dynamic summer program welcomes international students from top universities like Durham, Sheffield, KCL, Birmingham, NUS, UC Santa Barbara, Maryland, Cornell, and NYU, showcasing impressive cross-cultural collaboration. Exciting times ahead with signing of New MoU’s with Hult International business school, University of Birmingham & University of Manchester, members of Russel group of institutions.

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5 July, 2024 | 4m readThis summer, Ashoka University students are making waves globally doing summer courses, unique programmes and research internships. One standout story is Mridul Malani, a second-year Economics & Finance major, who attended the Corporate Finance Course at HEC Paris Summer School. “Attending the Corporate Finance Course with Professor Patrick Legland at HEC Paris Summer School was an enriching experience. The program not only deepened my understanding of finance but also provided an extraordinary opportunity to connect with brilliant people from around the world. The evenings were filled with unforgettable moments, from lively karaoke nights to delightful barbecue gatherings, fostering a truly international community”, Mridul shares. He even went backpacking across Europe during the course!



This year, over 130+ Ashoka students spread their wings, attending summer courses, unique programs, and research internships across three continents and 15 countries, including the UK, USA, Singapore, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, and Switzerland.
A popular destination remained the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with 50 students from Economics, Finance, Political Science, Psychology, and PPE majors heading there. Purvi, a third-year student, says, “LSE’s summer school goes beyond the classroom. Learning from students worldwide, exploring London’s vibrant culture, and accessing the massive LSE library with over 4 million books—it’s been incredibly enriching.”
Gautami Sharma, a first-year student, describes her LSE experience as “life-changing.” She highlights the networking opportunities and social events that contributed to her professional and personal growth. Aanya Malik adds, “For someone who loves to network, LSE was a dream. The campus in the heart of the city offers endless opportunities to upscale oneself. The faculty and summer school department are extremely helpful and welcoming. Truly a summer I won’t forget.”
Other top choices for Ashoka students included Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Yale University, UCL, King’s College London, HEC Paris, NTU Singapore, Sciences Po, Yonsei University, University of Zurich, LMH Oxford, Utrecht Summer School, and UAB Barcelona. The Office of Global Education nominated students for various prestigious summer schools, including King’s College London (KCL), HEC Paris, and Utrecht summer school.
A unique highlight was the Hatchery & Mountaintop program by Lehigh University and Hult Summer bootcamp in Boston, where four Ashoka students participated as part of a joint scholarship. Additionally, research internships took Ashoka students to top institutes like the University of California Santa Cruz and Max Planck. Ashoka students can earn research internship credits for internships abroad in university/institute. Financial aid worth INR 17 lakh was awarded to 26 Ashoka undergraduate students, helping them gain invaluable international exposure and hands-on experience.
Ashoka’s dynamic summer program welcomed 15 international students from top universities like Durham, Sheffield, KCL, Birmingham, NUS, UC Santa Barbara, Maryland, Cornell, UC San Diego and NYU, showcasing impressive cross-cultural collaboration.
The inaugural cohort of students from Cornell, NYU, Abu Dhabi, and UC San Diego is part of Ashoka University Summer research programme which aims to provide internships in cutting-edge multidisciplinary research. Students are working under projects ranging from ‘Impact of diet on behavioral traits and aging, Quantitative and economic social choice behaviour in zebrafish, to Consortium for Climate, Health, and Air Pollution Research in India (CHAIR-India)”.
From this quarter, the University of Birmingham and the University of Manchester, members of prestigious Russell Group institutions, are Ashoka partners. This quarter also saw the signing of a letter of intent for a relationship between Hult International Business School and Ashoka, this will magnify international prospects for Ashoka students. The Office of Global Education successfully converted summer partnerships with Boston University for semester exchange programs. Ashoka students will be going to Boston from this spring onwards for a semester exchange and vice versa.
Follow Ashoka’s global journey this summer on Instagram @ashoka.globaleducation, where students share their experiences through the Insta takeover series organized by the Office of Global Education. Don’t miss out on these inspiring stories!