First Transdisciplinary
Fully Residential University
of India
Co-created with leading scholars and practitioners working at the frontiers of knowledge and industry. Designed around how students connect ideas across disciplines and shape the future.
Where Disciplines Meet,
Futures Emerge
Learn how ideas from science, society and technology converge to create solutions for a sustainable future
Integration is the
New Intelligence.
Because the world’s biggest challenges are human problems, and they demand integrated minds that work across disciplines.
Start Your Journey of Limitless Learning
Living Learning Scholar Communities
Research Institutes
Centres of Excellence
A Transdisciplinary University
Transdisciplinary, a new way of learning. Real-world problems do not fit into one subject or domain. Saving the planet takes more than science. Building better healthcare takes more than medicine. Creating new ideas takes more than technology.
That is why learning should go beyond just one field. At WPU GŌA, students work on real-world challenges by bringing together ideas from different subjects. You learn to connect knowledge, think big, and find smarter solutions for the world.
Chancellor & Core Advisors
Shaping the vision of a future-first university grounded in integration,
responsibility, human-centric thinking, and a culture of academic excellence.

Prof. Satish Tripathi
Honorary Chancellor, Governing Board
WPU GŌA
President, University at Buffalo, USA

Mr. D.Shivakumar
President, Industry Advisory Board
WPU GŌA
Former CEO, PepsiCo, India

Prof. Suresh Garimella
Chairman, Global Advisory Board
WPU GŌA
President, University of Arizona, USA

Prof. Pankaj Chandra
Advisor
WPU GŌA
Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University
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WPU GŌA Leadership
Leadership that translates the WPU GŌA vision into reality

Prof. Walter Leal Filho
Vice Chancellor
WPU GŌA

Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj
Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean of Academics,
WPU GŌA

Dr. Vijayan Karippal
Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Registrar,
WPU GŌA
Recipient of the Broad Outlook Learner Teacher Award by Air India and the Best Mentor Award from JCI. He is the founder of “BEACON BUDDIES,” lauded by NCERT, and creator of “HUMAGOGY – Humour Pedagogy for Universal Growth and Sustainability (HUGS).”
Beyōnd Classrooms
Our students don’t just gain credits. They gain lived experiences through learning that move beyond classrooms into global, industry, community, and real-world contexts. This journey shapes integrated thinkers who are grounded, confident, and prepared for life in a complex, dynamic world.
Aligned with our ethos of learning by doing, we offer immersive experiences designed for real-world exposure and real impact.
We prioritise overall wellbeing as part of learning and leadership, enabling students to build resilience, clarity, and balance for a demanding world.
Every student becomes part of a Living Learning Scholar Community, where learning and living blend through shared ideas, collaboration, and reflective practice.
A Fully Residential
A Transformative Ecosystem
Every student at WPU GŌA lives at the intersection of nature and ideas. Our fully residential model fosters a purpose-driven community where sustainability is lived, wellbeing is practised, and everyday experiences are shaped within a thoughtfully designed, premium, eco-conscious campus environment.
WPU GŌA Visioning Group
Educators who shaped the founding vision of WPU GŌA

Prof. Ram Charan
Indian-American business consultant, World-Renowned Business Advisor, Author and Speaker

Prof. Vinita S. Sahay
Director, IIM Bodh Gaya

Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
Padma Vibhushan
Chancellor, ICT
Former Director General, CSIR

Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta
Padma Shri
Founder, Honey Bee Network
Founder & Former Executive Vice-Chair,
National Innovation Foundation (NIF)

Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar
Padma Bhushan
Former Chancellor,
Nalanda University

Shri. Rajeev Sethi
Padma Bhushan
Noted Indian Designer, Scenographer & Art Curator
Chairperson, Asian Heritage Foundation

Prof. Kavil Ramachandran
Former Professor, and Senior Advisor, ISB

Dr. Nishith Desai
Founder,
Nishith Desai Associates

Adv. Dr. Lalit Bhasin
President, Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF)
Managing Partner, Bhasin and Co.

Prof. Praveen Nahar
Professor of Design, IIT Gandhinagar
Former Director, NID Ahmedabad

Dr. Milind Prahlad Kamble
Founder & Chairman, DICCI

Dr. Ashok Joshi
President, Higher Education foundation, USA
Founder, Microlin LLC, USA

Late Prof. Mendu Rammohan Rao
Former Director, IIM Bangalore
Dean Emeritus, ISB

Prof. G. Raghuram
Former Director, IIM Bangalore
Former Dean, IIM Ahmedabad

Prof. Rishikesha Krishnan
Former Director,
IIM, Bengaluru

Prof. Himanshu Rai
Director,
IIM, Indore

Prof. Uday B. Desai
Founding Director, IIT Hyderabad

Dr. Rahul V. Karad
Executive President, WPU GŌA

Prof. Suresh Garimella
President,
University of Arizona

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha
Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University
Founding Dean, ISB

Prof. Trilochan Sastry
Former Dean, IIM Bangalore

Prof. Varun Sahni
Professor, Ashoka University
Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu
Former Vice-Chancellor, Goa University

Prof. V. G. Narayanan
Thomas D. Casserly Jr., Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Prof. Pankaj Chandra
Vice-Chancellor,
Ahmedabad University
Visioning
Conferences
GŌA, 2nd – 4th May 2025
Inaugural Visioning Conference
48 Professors
across institutes of eminence IIT, IIM, NLSU, NID etc.
August – September 2025
National Visioning Conferences
26 Cities across India
594 faculty participants, Scholars from IITs, IIMs, NLUs, NIDs, and other leading institutions
September - November 2025
Global Visioning Conferences
11 countries
281 World-class academicians, innovators, and change-makers across six continents
Upcoming Events
GŌA Sustainability Summit 2027
- April 2027