Manu Vora conducts Fulbright Project in India

Dr. Vora accomplished Five Key Initiatives as a part of his FSP Project at IIT (BHU), Varanasi as follows:

• Conducted “Risk Management for Organizational Excellence” workshop for 21 attendees and received 100% overall satisfaction.

• Delivered five sessions on “Recipe for Success at a University and in Professional Careers”, a Career Development talk to 195 students.

• Delivered five sessions on “Create Magic in the Classrooms for Students’ Engagement”, an Innovative Educational Practice with 54 faculties and research scholars.

• Provided expert advice in advancing state-of-the-art curriculum for the establishment of a new School of Management Science and Engineering Program at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

5) Provided relevant feedback to Two Ph.D. Research Scholars in the Industrial Management area of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

During his India visit, he delivered his Career Development Talk at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Vile Parle, Mumbai, Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot, and Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Varanasi ( 50 attendees).

He attended a meeting with the IIT Bombay Director’s Team regarding their World University Ranking project. Also delivered Two Talks at SIES Global School of Technology, Nerul, Mumbai on ‘Education, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Nation Building’ to undergraduate students and on ‘Create Magic in the Classrooms for Students’ Engagement’ to faculties. Overall, during the visit he delivered 11 sessions on Career Development with an outreach to 1,200 students and professionals and shared five sessions on innovative practices for students’ engagement in the classrooms with 130 faculties and research scholars.

As the Founder Director and President of Blind Foundation for India (BFI), his team has raised over $4 million to help over one million visually impaired people in India.