Mr. Rajiv Podar, Chairman and Managing Director of Podar Enterprise was appointed as Founding Member of University of Western Australia (UWA) India Advisory Board.

UWA, a prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) institution, is launching a USD 73 million expansion to establish two branch campuses in Mumbai and Chennai. As the first international university to offer full Australian degrees locally, UWA will provide future-focused programs in AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Business starting later this year.

The Advisory Board will steer the university’s regional vision and build strategic industry-academic partnerships. In a recent reception hosted by the Australian Consul-General, Board representatives aligned on these initiatives with UWA’s senior leadership, including Chancellor Diane Smith-Gander AO and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jennifer Howell.