Local Roots, Global Research

Building bridges across institutions, industries and communities.

Strong Partnership, Greater Impact

Manish Arora collaborates with national and international academic institutions, research organizations, industry leaders, government bodies and non-profit organizations to foster innovation, interdisciplinary research and community development.

International Collaborations

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Center for Social Design – Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, USA

Department of Art, Art History & Design – Michigan State University, USA

University at Buffalo, New York, USA

BTB ART Group, Netherlands

Department of Photography – Plymouth College of Arts, London, UK

National Collaborations

  • Ministry of Education — NDIN (National Design Innovation Network) & Open Design School
  • ICSSR — Indian Council of Social Science Research
  • MoE SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration
  • PMMMNMTT — Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching
  • World Bank / Ministry of Education
  • AICTE Innovation Cell, New Delhi | Niti Aayog, New Delhi
  • NIESBUD — Ministry of Skill & Development, Govt. of India
  • D’Source — IDC, IIT Bombay
  • WOXSEN University, Hyderabad | ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai
  • Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology

Areas of Collaboration

  • Design Education
  • Research & Innovation
  • Community Engagement
  • Capacity Building
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Sustainability
  • Enterpreneurship
  • Policy & Development

Ventures & IP

  • GreenBit / CEWA — Carbon Emission Tool for Digital Advertising (BIO NEST BHU Incubated)
  • Mother Intelligence (MI vs AI) — Cultural Intelligence Framework (Registered at BHU IPRTTC)
  • UI vs AI — Conceptual Stage
  • ?rAशN Research Adda — Design Research Brand Identity
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