Zista EdVentures

For 15 editions, the expo has connected aspiring artists, designers, architects, filmmakers, animators, and creative innovators with leading institutions from around the world.

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📍 Pune | Mumbai | Delhi | Bengaluru
📅 21–25 August 2026

As we celebrate this milestone edition, we look forward to creating new opportunities, meaningful conversations, and valuable connections between students and institutions across India's creative education ecosystem.
If your institution would like to be part of the 15th edition, we'd be delighted to connect.

May this festival of faith, gratitude, and togetherness bring peace, prosperity, and happiness to you and your loved ones. May your hearts be filled with kindness and your journeys ahead be filled with growth and success.

Wishing you a joyful and blessed Eid Al Adha.

Student engagement no longer begins when applications open.

By the time institutions launch intake campaigns, many students have already spent months discovering universities, researching destinations, exploring career pathways, and forming perceptions online.

Today’s students are building perceptions long before they are ready to apply.

They are:
• Exploring student stories and digital experiences
• Researching university culture and outcomes
• Following institutions across social platforms
• Looking for authenticity, relatability, and emotional connection

This shift is reshaping how institutions approach student engagement.

At Zista Digital, we believe students remember institutions that make them feel seen, informed, and connected throughout their journey.

Because by the time applications open, many perceptions have already been formed.

How is your institution engaging students before applications begin?

We’re pleased to welcome Dhuri as Associate Director, Events & Strategic Engagement at Zista EdVentures.

A seasoned professional in international education and strategic engagement, Kris brings over two decades of diverse industry experience and a deep passion for student development and global academic mobility.

Over the last ten years, he has worked extensively across South Asia, mentoring and guiding students from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh as they navigate higher education opportunities and future career pathways.

Prior to joining Zista EdVentures, Kris has represented globally renowned hospitality education institutions including Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, Glion Institute of Higher Education, and École Ducasse across campuses in Switzerland, Spain, the UK, France, and the UAE.

At Zista, Kris will lead the Zista Events vertical, driving impactful student engagement initiatives and strategic partnerships through our curated expos, school tours, counsellor engagement initiatives, and bespoke events across the region.

As Zista continues to strengthen its specialized engagement ecosystem across Hospitality, Design, STEM, Business, and emerging interdisciplinary sectors, we are excited to have Kris join the team and look forward to the experience, insight, and leadership he brings to this next phase of growth.

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