Dr. Kanika Gupta serves as the Founding President of the European Global Institute of Innovation & Technology, also known as European Global Varsity. Her work centers on transforming higher education, designing industry-aligned curricula, and implementing active learning models that address modern workforce skill gaps.

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from Banasthali Vidyapith, completed between 2008 and 2012. Her foundational academic achievements include a Master of Commerce and a Bachelor of Commerce from Kurukshetra University. She also completed the Intermediate Level at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and earned a Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education from Oxford Brookes University.

Throughout her career, Dr. Gupta has held high-level academic and managerial positions across global institutions. Before founding EU Global, she served as the Chief Academic Officer at Rushford Business School and co-founded the European School of Data Science and Technology, where she also filled the role of Chief Academic Officer. Her extensive academic portfolio includes positions as Dean and Programme Director for MBA programs at The Open University, Head Partnership Coordinator and Adjunct Professor at Concordia University, and Deputy Director at Amity University Noida. She has also taught accounting and finance as a professor at EU Business School and served as an Associate Professor at IILM Graduate School of Management.

Beyond administrative leadership, Dr. Gupta has specialized in e-learning quality control, financial accounting, risk management, and higher education governance. She continues to lead strategic initiatives aimed at expanding access to accredited degree programs and practical career training worldwide.