Ram K. Sharma

Ram K. Sharma is an Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Head of the International Office at Shiv Nadar University, India. He concurrently serves as a Fulbright Nehru Visiting Scholar at the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE), UC Berkeley. His roles include academic administration, internationalization strategy, and student welfare initiatives.

Dr. Sharma's research focuses on higher education policy, technology-enabled learning (TEL), MOOCs, and equitable access to education. He led the EQUAL project (EU-funded, Euro 1.17M), collaborating with Indian and European universities to develop open academic modules for India's MOOC platform SWAYAM. He also spearheaded international partnerships and student lifecycle systems at Shiv Nadar University.

His awards include the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship (UC Berkeley/Coursera), IVLP (US Department of State), and Excellence Award from Shiv Nadar University. Current research explores TEL models in US universities and MOOCs' challenges in India, aiming to propose context-specific solutions.