The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has joined hands with the University of Queensland, Australia, forging a collaborative partnership for research scholars at both these institutions.
The agreement was signed by Peter Hoj, vice-chancellor of UQ and witnessed by Peter Varghese, chancellor of the university.
Under the programme, PhD scholars at IIT-D will be invited by UQ for a duration of 12 to 18 months towards the completion of their research, to pursue it at the foreign university. Similarly, UQ scholars will visit IIT-D during their PhD programme.
According to Prof Sanjeev Sanghi, Dean, alumni affairs and international programmes, IIT-D, this is the first time that the institution has launched a joint PhD programme with an overseas varsity.
"We started working on the partnership in November last year and it took us 10 months to give a form and shape to this alliance. We will soon be inviting applications for the academy's first batch, and the number is limited to 100 initially. Plans are afoot to increase it to 300 in coming years," he said. Prof Sanghi also shared that the UQ will provide full scholarship to Indian students for complete research programme.
Elaborating on the concept, Prof Mohan Krishnamoorthy, pro vice-chancellor, UQ said the idea is to give impetus to all kinds of research and tap the wide potential of talent available in both countries. "The varsities have adopted a three-pronged approach in the academy, focusing specifically on research. The three Is of research that will be pursued through this collaborative effort are, Industry, Inter-disciplinary and Impactful research," he said.
"Our purpose is to provide platform and promote research that affects the changing world. Hence, we will research on food security and energy security, among others. The academy's focus is to initiate research for the benefit of future generations, that makes the future more sustainable, the planet more liveable and at the same time, enhancing the technology for tomorrow," he further said.
Benefit The Future
“Our purpose is to provide platform and promote research that affects the changing world. Hence, we will research on food security and energy security, among others. The academy’s focus is to initiate research for the benefit of future generations, that makes the future more sustainable, the planet more liveable and at the same time, enhancing the technology for tomorrow,” said Prof Mohan Krishnamoorthy, pro vice-chancellor, UQ.
