India grapples with a significant dropout rate in colleges and schools, reaching levels of 10%-12%. This issue compounds the broader challenge of developing a skilled workforce to drive the nation’s…
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2023: Today, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced a new milestone in its commitment to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges: the…
A World Bank report of 2022 says India can grow in double digits if more women are encouraged to participate in the product line of the economy Women entrepreneurs have…
‘SME GrowthDrive’ is a strategic tie-up to help eligible MSMEs accelerate to the next stage of growth BCCI and Wadhwani Advantage will leverage their strengths to empower MSMEs to grow…
Funding by Wadhwani Catalyst to strengthen L.E.A.P, the youth skilling and job placement program of Magic Bus with a specific focus on retention Wadhwani Foundation and Magic Bus are in…
Wadhwani Foundation launches a campaign to ignite inspiring conversations between women entrepreneurs The digital campaign highlights five women entrepreneurs from different sectors sharing their entrepreneurial journey Having crossed the initial…
Funding by the Wadhwani Catalyst Fund (livelihood focused impact fund) to enable and empower “Saral Jeevan Sahelis” to achieve sustainable livelihoods Wadhwani Catalyst Fund sees immense potential in the underserved…
India, 14th July 2021- The theme of World Youth Skills 2021, “Reimagining Youth Skills Post Pandemic,” reflects the changing skilling paradigm in post-pandemic era where upskilling and reskilling for the…
Donations to 5 charities and organizations will provide medical and financial assistance to patients and families to help reduce the devastating impact and slow COVID-19 spread BENGALURU and LOS ALTOS,…
The Foundation, over the past year, has positively impacted ~550 SMEs and their 5000 employees India, 25th June 2021: On the eve of International MSME Day, the global not-for-profit Wadhwani…
Donations to 10 charities and organizations will provide medical and financial assistance to patients and families to help reduce the devastating impact and slow COVID-19 spread BENGALURU and LOS ALTOS,…
The program focuses on assisting businesses across the spectrum, from manufacturers of medical devices to pharmaceutical firms and healthcare delivery providers Bangalore 20/04/21: As the COVID pandemic has had a…
The program will empower the automotive component and industrial companies with the capabilities needed to accelerate profitable revenue and free cash flows New Delhi, 9th March 2021: As the Indian…
Dr Ajay Kela, President and CEO, Wadhwani Foundation speaks at the TiE Global Summit 2020 Bangalore, 9th December 2020: The MSME sector was already in a challenging situation due to…
Despite bearing the brunt of the economic shock due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wadhwani Foundation salutes the resilience and perseverance of startups and entrepreneurs, many of whom are struggling to…
The digital campaign focuses on seasoned entrepreneurs advising other entrepreneurs and startups on how to tide over the COVIDcrisis Five-leading entrepreneurs share their turnaround stories to inspire other startups and entrepreneurs…
Wadhwani Foundation commits investment of INR 200 crore Wadhwani Sahayata will support 10,000 SMEs with business survival, stability, and growth consulting to help save or create up to 100,000…
Entrepreneur Recognized by Government of India for Distinguished Public Service MUMBAI and LOS ALTOS, California—Feb. 14, 2020 –The Wadhwani Foundation and SymphonyAI Group announced today that Dr. Romesh Wadhwani…
The degree was conferred in the presence of Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi Mumbai, August 11, 2018: Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, Founder and Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation and CEO…
A three-month accelerator program aimed at hyper-growth oriented startups, followed by life-long support through the global entrepreneur networking platform. ~Applies Ash Maurya’s Scaling Lean approach to drive hyper-growth for startups~…
~ Road to GES was a global initiative to raise awareness on the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, 2017, and to create a strong network of investors and entrepreneurs across India ~…
~ Pilot effort aimed at building and catalysing tier-2 city ecosystems into thriving startup hubs ~ ~ NEN’s activities primarily comprise of providing mentoring, learning and investor connects ~ ~…
~ To develop city based Startup and SME Ecosystems by leveraging Network of Mentors, Investors and incubators ~ ~ WOF to build one-stop technology platform and develop & deliver e-content…
~Initiation of large-scale vocational education in Odisha’s secondary schools~ ~ Aimed at enhancing employability of students through four years of skills based training in a vocational subject enabling students to…
In an endeavor to strengthen its fast growing global footprint, Wadhwani Foundation today announced the appointment of Suman Sasmal, Managing Director – India and Asia, Javier Campos, Managing Director –…
~ MoU is aimed at transforming all 18 government ITIs & 9 government polytechnics, over a period of 3 years ~ ~ Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network (SDN) will integrate…
~ Aimed at implementing entrepreneurial education in colleges, and vocational education in schools and ITIs ~ ~ To be achieved through an integrated approach to entrepreneurship, innovation and skill…
Aimed at collaboration and program management support for Skill Development Mission of Ministry of Defence [MoD] – Objective is to build a trained workforce to promote growth and welfare of…
-The Summit highlighted the need for urgent policies and reforms to create 50 million high quality jobs in next 10 years -The Summit also released a white paper by Dr….
New Delhi, 01 February, 2016: National Entrepreneurship Network [NEN] today announced the roadmap for E-Week 2016, a popular entrepreneurship event in the country amongst a massive students gathering across the…
E-Week, Asia’s largest entrepreneurship event is back! (20th – 27th February 2016) National Entrepreneurship Network [NEN] organizes the 9th E-Week, 2016 ~ The Entrepreneurship Week India is Asia’s largest campaign…
~ MoU is aimed at collaboration and program management support for Community colleges and various Skil Development initiatives of Additional Skill Acquisition programme (ASAP), Government of Kerala in order to…
~Recognized for its pioneering spirit and outstanding contribution in creating institutional capacity by designing high-impact entrepreneurship programs on campus~ Bangalore, October 31, 2015: National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), the flagship initiative…
70% students get placement after the completion of one year Reputed hiring companies from diverse sectors like Automobiles, Health Care,Fashion House/Boutique, Retail, Food Processing and Telecommunication Patna, 2nd Sept, 2015:…
~ Wadhwani Foundation to enable widespread adoption of vocational education by leveraging technology such as online training platforms that maintain quality and relevance and are integrated with classroom and workshop…
~Program managed by the Wadhwani Foundations’ Skills Development Network (SDN)~ 40 companies and 833 students participated 524 students placed Hiring companies from diverse industry sectors – Automobiles, Health Care, IT/…
Wadhwani Foundation will create technology enabled interactive e-content for PwD training to meet the scale requirement Wadhwani Chair at two National Institutes for PwDs will aid in rapid development of…
~Part of the Wadhwani Foundation’s fast expanding global footprint with recent launch in Indonesia and Pakistan, and upcoming launch in Africa ~ ~ Wadhwani foundation & NEN will provide a…
The conclave is a unique effort by Wadhwani Foundation’s flagship initiative, National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) to facilitate dialogue and discussion towards entrepreneurship development by building in-campus entrepreneurial aspiration and talent,…
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Wadhwani Foundation will work together on program management and specific projects in identified areas of collaboration to…
Wadhwani Foundation launches NEN-Indonesia in collaboration with Business Innovation Center, Jakarta
Part of the Wadhwani Foundation’s fast expanding global footprint with upcoming launches in Pakistan and Malaysia followed by Africa Wadhwani foundation [NEN] will provide a systematic and structured strategy towards…
• A tripartite MoU between Wadhwani Foundation, Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and Narayana Health to rollout Nursing Care eModules to over 10,000 AHPI members & associated institutions…
PPP based programs like SBIRI and BIPP found to enhance sales, profits, growth and R&D activity of SMEs ~Titled ‘Promoting Innovation through Public-Private Partnership’ ~Paper strives to develop a culture…
~ PM Modi invites the business leaders to India to promote business and entrepreneurship~ Bangalore, 6th Oct 2014: Dr Romesh Wadhwani, Founder and Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation and Founder and CEO,…
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) releases India’s first- ever white paper on ‘Guidelines for Metrics and Milestones for Successful Incubator Development’ • White paper aims at building the much needed nationally…
• Wadhwani Foundation’s ‘Race to a Job (RTAJ)’ initiative finds special mention in US Vice President Joseph Biden Report – ‘Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity’. RTAJ idea…
MNCs in the IT/ITES, Automotive, Security and Retail sectors recruit Vocational Education students from Haryana Government Schools ~Over 134 students placed in MNCs like Marks & Spencer, Wipro Technologies, Tops,…
• Strategic hiring in line with the Foundation’s scale up plans for its entrepreneurship, skilling, and disability initiatives, globally • Will accelerate the Wadhwani Foundation’s thrust on transformative learning through…
• Presents an insightful study on contributions of the Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI) 25th June 2014, Patiala: Wadhwani Foundation – a not-for-profit organization focused towards accelerating the country’s…
Pilot revolutionizes job readiness at scale via transformational, learner-centric, and scalable skills training program. Bangalore, 25 June 2014 – Wadhwani Foundation, in collaboration with Narayana Health (NH), has announced the…
Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU), Patna partners with Wadhwani Foundation to support the 15 Pilot Community Colleges in Bihar for Skilling the Youth of the State. ~ A strategic partnership to…
– A Women Entrepreneur Development Program aimed at helping women entrepreneurs achieve their business goals, especially in terms of fundability, scalability and revenue growth. – Recent workshop organized by NEN…
~ The Entrepreneurship Week India is India’s largest campaign to build public support for entrepreneurship ~ ~ 1 week of power packed campaign – 5000 events – 7 lakh participants…
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) hosts ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Meet’ for Students, at Chennai
Youth entrepreneurship Meet builds on regional Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) confluence by NEN ~ ~ The Meet offered networking & support platform for young aspiring entrepreneurs ~ Chennai, 21 Feb 2014:…
-Eminent panelists and delegates across the public and private domain deliberated on the theme -A study titled “Promoting Innovation through PPP: An Assessment of SBIRI and BIPP Programmes” was unveiled…
Pilot revolutionizes job readiness at scale via transformational, learner-centric, and scalable skills training program. Bangalore, 11th February 2014 – Wadhwani Foundation (WF), in collaboration with Narayana Health (NH), today announced…
~13681 students in 140 Schools enroll under NSQF –Haryana (previously NVEQF) jointly launched by Department of School Education, Haryana and Wadhwani Foundation ~ • Haryana Government-Wadhwani Foundation have expanded Vocational…
PALO ALTO, CA, December 16, 2013 – The Wadhwani Foundation (WF) today announced the launch of its first US-based initiative, ‘Race to a Job’ (RTAJ), after operating in India for…
Bangalore, November 29, 2013: Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, Founder & Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation was awarded the Distinguished ‘Non–Resident Philanthropist’ award at the prestigious Forbes India Philanthropy Awards 2013. The grand event…
Aims to impart skill training to 5 million students •Wadhwani Foundation’s RTAJ initiative in the US aims to supercharge the ObamaBlueprint for Career and Technical Education (CTE) by leveraging technology…