Internationalism

Shaping Global Design Narratives

At the School of Design and Innovation (SDI), internationalism isn’t just an option—it is built into our curriculum, our faculty, and our vision. We empower our students to “Go, change the world” by providing a truly borderless design education.

Prof. Anuradha Chatterjee

Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean, School of Design and Innovation

An Indian-born Australian academic practitioner, Dr. Chatterjee brings over 24 years of rich academic and industry experience across Australia, China, and India. A recipient of prestigious international pedagogy awards and an accomplished author with global academic publishing houses, Dr. Chatterjee leads SDI with a deeply global perspective.

Global Engagements & Keynotes:

2026: Invited Narrative Champion and Speaker, Unleash Conference (Perth, Australia)
2025: Invited Speaker, World Industrial Design Day
2024: Invited Keynote Speaker, WoArch Symposium (Rome, Italy)
Global Representation: Featured Speaker & Exhibition Lead at the Team EXPO Global Session – Future Generations and Inclusion(Osaka, Japan)

Global Ecosystem

RV University holds over 70 MoUs worldwide, ensuring our ecosystem is linked with top-tier global institutions.

University of York, UK

Aberystwyth University, UK

Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland

Bryant University, USA

British University of Vietnam, Vietnam

University of Portsmouth, UK

University of Wolverhampton, UK

Arts University Bournemouth, UK

Teesside University, UK

IED, Italy

NABA, Italy

College for the Creative Studies Detroit, US

Technische Hochschule Lübeck, Germany

FH Dortmund, Germany

World-Class Faculty & Global Research

Our faculty members bring diverse global perspectives directly into the studio, holding advanced degrees from the world’s most prestigious design and arts institutions:

UK

Goldsmiths (University of London)
University of the Arts London (UAL)
University of Wolverhampton
Arts University Bournemouth
Kingston University
De Montfort University

USA

Columbia University

Australia

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Finland

Aalto University

Thought Leadership on the World Stage

Our educators are actively reshaping global design discourse through international research presentations:

Sutirtha De: Presented at Typographics (Cooper Union, NY) and the Roman Holiday Calligraphy Conference (Davenport, Iowa).
Mehar Deep Kaur & Khushboo Doshi: Presented at the AMPS Conference (Barcelona, Spain).
Logesh V, Purushothaman Shanmugam, Parvathi Annadorai, & Neerajsingh Bhandari: Presented at the AMPS Conference (Belgium).

Student Mobility: Summer Schools

Our students don’t just learn inside classrooms; they experience design hubs firsthand. Recently, 20 SDI students completed immersive Summer School programs at IED (Italy) and Teesside University (UK), gaining international exposure and global design credits.

International Speaker Series

We regularly host design icons, global presidents, and academic pioneers to interact with our students, bringing global industry insights right to Bengaluru.

Dr. Thomas Garvey – President, World Design Organization
Prof. Catherine Harper – Pro Vice Chancellor, British University Egypt (Delivered the Inaugural Keynote on Internationalism in Design)
Paola Antonelli – Senior Curator of Architecture & Design, USA
Ellen Lupton – Renowned Designer, Author & Educator, USA
Patrick Keane – Founder of Enter Projects, Australia & Thailand
Dolly Daou – Global Design Expert, France & Australia
Nicolai Bo Anderson – Professor & Architect, Denmark
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer – Typography & Type Design Expert, Austria
Ginevra Franchi – Co-founder of Cono Studio, Italy
Ann Gagné – Educational Accessibility Consultant, Canada