Fellow:Bishal Raj Chauhan


Name Bishal Raj Chauhan School (Cohort) Aditya College of Engineering (2024 Cohort) Majoring in Civil Engineering Country Nepal Email Special:EmailUser/Bishalrajchauhan432

Bio

Bishal Raj Chauhan – Civil Engineer | Innovation Leader | UIF Fellow, Stanford University, USA

Bishal Raj Chauhan is an emerging civil engineer, visionary designer, and innovation advocate from Nepal. He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at Aditya College Of Engineering, India and was selected as a University Innovation Fellow (UIF) Cohort 2024 by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school), USA, a prestigious global leadership program that empowers students to become agents of change in education and innovation.

With over a year of hands-on experience as a Designer and Site Engineer at Hi-Tech Civil Design Consultancy, Nepal, Bishal has contributed to practical infrastructure projects, blending academic knowledge with field execution. He specializes in 2D drafting, 3D modeling, sustainable design, and ground layout planning. His portfolio includes the complete 3D ground design of Aditya COLOURS 2025, earning wide appreciation for visual creativity and technical accuracy.

Bishal’s commitment to practical learning led him to organize and lead several workshops on SketchUp and AutoCAD, empowering peers and younger students. He also won Best Poster Presentation for his research on “Self-Healing Concrete: The Future of Infrastructure Repair” at VEDA 2K24, A National Level Technical Symposium.

Representing his country on a global stage, Bishal attended the UIF Global Meetup in the Netherlands, where he collaborated with changemakers from around the world, presenting ideas that fuse sustainability, education reform, and engineering innovation.

Deeply passionate about transforming education, Bishal is focused on integrating design thinking, real-world applications, and technological tools into classrooms, especially in under-resourced communities. He continues to inspire the next generation through student-led clubs and infrastructure development initiatives.

Driven by the motto, "Create , Analyze & Design.", Bishal Raj Chauhan is building a future where innovation is not just an idea—it’s a practice.

Achievements

University Innovation Fellow (UIF) Cohort 2024, Stanford University, USA

Selected by Stanford University’s d.school, USA for the prestigious UIF program, recognizing leadership in innovation, entrepreneurship, and change-making in higher education.

Global Representative – UIF Global Meetup 2025, Netherlands

Represented South Asia at the international UIF Global Meetup, hosted at the University of Twente, Netherlands — fully sponsored by Aditya College Of Engineering, India for exceptional contribution to design thinking and educational innovation.

Winner – Best Poster Presentation, VEDA 2K24, A National Level Technical Symposium

Awarded for presenting “Self-Healing Concrete: The Future of Infrastructure Repair,” showcasing breakthrough research in sustainable infrastructure materials.

Lead 3D Designer – Aditya COLOURS 2025

Designed the complete 3D ground layout for the university’s flagship cultural event, demonstrating technical design skills and spatial planning.

Youth Educator – Design Thinking for School Students

Led community sessions introducing class 5 & 10 students to design thinking principles, encouraging creative problem-solving and early innovation mindsets.

Professional Experience – Hi-Tech Civil Design Consultancy,Nepal

Over a year of field experience as a Design and Site Engineer, working on real-time infrastructure planning, BOQs, and CAD-based layout design in Nepal.