Dr. Rita Vyas Nagarkar
Applied Linguist &
Intercultural/Cross Cultural Communication Specialist
Education
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Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics)
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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M.Phil (English Literature)
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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M.A (English Literature)
R.D. University, Jabalpur (M.P), India
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B.A (Humanities)
St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur (M.P), India
Awards & Honours
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Iconic Leader of the Decade Envisioning a United World
Women Economic Forum, New Delhi, India
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Honorary Professor
Nishan Academy of Women Education, Beijing, China
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Women Leadership Award
Sustainable Growth for Women Entrepreneurs, India
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Most Successful Women Entrepreneurs In 2020
Innovative Zone: Enlighten The World With Innovation, India
Founder & Director, Institute of Learning & Development 2001-Present
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Dr. Rita Vyas Nagarkar specialises in Applied Linguistic with a focus on intercultural/cross cultural communication. She has earned well regarded experience from her manifold professional profiles that range from being an entrepreneur, director, mentor, trainer, facilitator, scholar, author, consultant and a professional speaker.
She built her company, "Institute of Learning & Development" from scratch to a profitable business and gained extensive experience working with diversified
organisations in the Academic, Business & Government sectors, in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
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ACADEMIC
- American Academy of Advertising
- International Advertising Education
- International Association for World Englishes
- Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association
- International Association for Intercultural Communication
- Association for Business Communication
- International Association for Communication in Healthcare
NON-ACADEMIC
- UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network
- Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
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FELLOWSHIPS
- Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (FRSA, UK)​
​​AFFILIATIONS
- Institute of Learning & Development - Founder, Hong Kong
- Women Economic Forum - Advisor, Slovenia chapter
- Nishan Academy of Women Education - Honorary Professor, China (PRC)
- Globex Biotech Limited - Director, Hong Kong
- Fictional Reality Communication - Director, Hong Kong
- India-China Business and Culture Counsel - Founder and Chairperson, Hong Kong.
- COMMUNICON Communication in Healthcare, Knowledge Partner, India
PROFESSIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIPS
This globalized world has offered us an opportunity to make our lives more enriching and exciting, but that's possible only if we view it with the lens of flexible intercultural communication and develop the knowledge and skills to maintain quality intercultural relationships.
Dr. Rita Vyas Nagarkar
Intercultural/Cross Cultural Communication Training & Consulting
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Dr. Vyas Nagarkar is a considered a highly effective trainer, consultant and speaker who serves as a source of inspiration for many. Having a professional background in the area of Intercultural/Cross cultural communication, she is able to help broaden people’s perspectives in order to see more inclusively what is otherwise unseen, appreciate more clearly what is otherwise unspoken, and respect more genuinely what is otherwise unknown.
She is on a mission to share her knowledge and understanding of intercultural and cross cultural communication which has become more crucial than ever before.