Amma, Chancellor of Amrita University, was invited by Pope Francis to the Vatican as his special guest (2014)
Karen’s Volunteer Work in
International Collaborations
on behalf of
Amrita University in India
To give back to the planet, our CEO, Karen Sneha Moawad, supports Amrita University (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham) in India. The research there is focused on compassion-driven innovation for societal benefit. Karen is the Associate Dean of International Collaborations and primarily handles international collaborations in North America. Below are some of the recent agreements signed and collaborations discussed.
Columbia University
With Provost Maneesha Ramesh, Amrita University in India, and Dr. Kartik Chandran, Professor Columbia University who is a global leader in sustainable wastewater treatment and engineered resource recovery.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo with Dr. Prem Nair, Group Medical Director Amrita Hospital, Provost Manesha Ramesh, Amrita University, and Dr. Venu Govindaraju, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University at Buffalo.
University of Minnesota
With Dr. Krishnashree; Provost Maneesha; world renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) who is the Chancellor of Amrita University; Dr. Shashank Priya, Vice President of Research and Dr. Kim Kirkpatrick from University of Minnesota.
Center for World Religions at Harvard University
With Provost Maneesha, Amrita University, Dr. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Professor of Divinity and of Comparative Theology at Harvard, and Dr. Shyam Diwaker, Professor and Director, Amrita Mind Brain Center.
Case Western University
With Dr. Dan Lacks, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary and International Initiatives at Case Western; Provost Maneesha and Dr. Krishnashree, Amrita University signing MOU.
University of Washington, Seattle
Professor Evgeni Sokurenko, Dept of Microbiology, at the University of Washington, Seattle, and President and CEO ID Genomics, Inc., discussed the intricacies of Microbiome Engineering to combat Antimicrobial Resistance with Karen and Dr Bipin Nair, Professor, School of Biotechnology and Dean Life Sciences, Amrita University
Technology for Sustainable Development
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s Speech at the United Nations, 2015
University of Arizona
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the University of Arizona are embarking on a multidisciplinary partnership in education and research.
In one of the largest ever international university collaborations in India, a Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed on December 12, 2019, by the Chancellor of Amrita University, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, and Dr. Liesl Folks, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Arizona.
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) invited by Pope Francis to create a Declaration against Slavery (Trafficked Children) at The Vatican.
Conversations on Compassion: Amma at Stanford University, USA, with Dr. James Doty
Conference on Children and Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Education
13-15 November 2015
Casina Pio IV, Vatican City, PONTIFICIAE ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARVM
Lunch with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women from 2013 to 2021 and Carol Wainana.
UNICEF Meeting in New York, Sept 26-27, 2015
Hosting Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo for four days at Amma's Ashram. He is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church at the Vatican who headed the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences from 1998 to 2022.
With Dr. Vijay Dhir, former Dean of Engineering, UCLA.
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences,
San Francisco
C20 Event, Jaipur, 2023
President of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University) in India, Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri is a senior disciple of world-renowned humanitarian & spiritual leader Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma). Swamiji spoke on Compassion In Action and the Development of Virtues at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He was welcomed by Dr. Joan McGregor, Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU and Dr. Bradley Greger, Associate Professor School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering.