International Higher Education Scholar & Global Talent Expert; President & CEO at IC3 Institute; Author of "America Calling"

New York, NY, USA
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Rajika Bhandari Biography

Dr. Rajika Bhandari is a scholar-practitioner in international higher education, with more than 25 years of executive and management experience across the nonprofit, private, and higher education sectors. Bhandari is recognized for her expertise in international student issues, global talent and skilled immigration, and Asian American topics. Her research and commentary are cited in global media outlets, and she is frequently quoted in the press as a researcher, published author, and keynote speaker on international students and international education.

Bhandari has held senior leadership roles in the private, academic, and nonprofit sectors, including serving as President and CEO of the IC3 Institute. Prior to this, she spent over a decade at the Institute of International Education, where she led research, impact, and thought leadership activities, including the flagship "Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange." She has served on the US National Commission to UNESCO and as an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Bhandari is the principal of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, an international education research and strategy firm partnering with nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and higher education institutions globally. She also serves as a senior advisor to the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. An expert on U.S.-India higher education exchanges and partnerships, Bhandari is the co-founder of South Asia-IEN, the South Asia International Education Network. She is a member of the National Academy for International Education, a society of practitioners and thought leaders engaged in shaping international higher education.

Bhandari has spoken at more than 100 events worldwide and authored over 50 publications, including seven books. She is the author of the award-winning book, "America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility," and the host of the "World Wise" podcast on education, culture, and migration. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Times Higher Education, the Huffington Post, Ms. Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, the Chronicle of Higher Education, University World News, and Diplomatic Courier. She has been featured on NPR, PRI International, and Voice of America, and quoted in BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Times of India, and TIME magazine.

Bhandari received the IIE Centennial Medal in recognition of her contributions to international education and was awarded NAFSA's inaugural Hudzik Prize for Sustained Leadership in Higher Education Internationalization. She speaks frequently on topics such as student mobility, global talent flows, access and equity in education, women and education, and educational and cultural diplomacy.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/22/2026.

Rajika Bhandari Videos

Rajika Bhandari - Asia Society

Rajika Bhandari - Asia Society

Rajika Bhandari speaks with Asia Society's Kevin Rudd about her book "America Calling," which recounts her experience as a foreign student in...

NCLC 2019: Pathways and Trends for Global Education

NCLC 2019: Pathways and Trends for Global Education

At the 2019 National Chinese Language Conference, held in San Diego, California from May 9-11, leading experts from the global education field...

Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls

Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls

Guests: Mr. Dean Brooks, Director, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE); Ms. Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D. Senior Advisor, Research and...

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