[Johannesburg, South Africa, February 18, 2024] – Wits Business School (WBS), the graduate school of business administration at the esteemed University of the Witwatersrand, proudly acknowledges the remarkable achievements of Shikha Gupta, a shining example of student success and entrepreneurial excellence.
As an MBA student at WBS, Shikha Gupta has demonstrated exemplary leadership and innovation. She is the founder of eTraverse, a software development house in India, and eTraverse Pty Ltd, a pioneering startup dedicated to bridging the gap between education and technology to facilitate access to quality education across Africa.
Gupta’s visionary approach and steadfast commitment to empowering communities through education have earned her widespread recognition and was shortlisted for the Young Leader of the Year award at the 2019 Women in IT (Asia) awards. (Prestigious award for outstanding performance in IT across Asia)
Central to Gupta’s philosophy is the belief that curiosity fuels creativity and education paves the way to success. With this ethos as her guiding principle, she envisions expanding eTraverse’s footprint across the Southern African Development Community and into Europe within the next five years. Gupta’s ambition and deep-rooted commitment to transformative change align seamlessly with WBS’s mission to cultivate leaders who drive positive societal change through business innovation and ethical leadership.