The esteemed Prof. Sasmita Samanta is the Vice-Chancellor of the reputed and well-respected KIIT University, Bhubaneswar has now become an Expert Member of the Federation for Educational Leaders and Administrators Foundation (FELA). Prof. Samanta distinguished academic career has been remarkable. Words fall short to express her contribution to the education industry and her journey to date. Besides being a prolific Vice-Chancellor and Professor, Dr. Samanta holds a dignified position of being the Founder-President of the World Leadership Academy and President of the Indian Commerce Association.

Fela Foundation is a non-profit organization that acts as the voice of the education industry. FELA foundation brings together senior academic community members, industry leaders and policymakers to promote a democratic change in the education sector. Besides, the organization also aims to promote numerous productive education policies and thrive to narrow down the educational grievances.

Some of her admirable distinctions include Post-Doc in Leadership, Taiwan; PhD in Management; a Stanford LEAD Alumna and Stanford Distinguished Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA; Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, UK); and Fellow of Computer Society of India (FCSI, India). She has been trained in leadership at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), USA. and CSC leaders programme, Common Purpose Charitable Trust, UK, among others.

Apart from Dr. Samanta contribution to the students, she played a vital role in proliferating the reach of KIIT to variant unfurled areas and making the institution one of the leading higher education institutions. Her will to make the institution stand out from the rest and immense efforts led the institution to acquire an exalted position in National and Global Rankings, including the Times Higher Education University Rankings.

The sayings are true that when you get to define or represent a virtuoso, it’s hard to brief their contributions and accomplishment using few impressive words. Her endeavour towards advancement gets luminously reflected in numerous technology-enabled innovations at KIIT, including re-evaluation and the use of technology in the teaching-learning process, which has been running successfully with more than 25,000 users and 4000 process owners. Dr. Samanta not only backed the diverse abilities of young minds but also stood as stem as a member of the Academic Council of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and Member (UGC Nominee) of the Board of Governors of DKTE Textile and Engineering Institute (Maharashtra), guiding them towards utter excellence.