NEW DELHI: One of the two foreign universities to first set up a campus in India, Deakin University, Australia and IIT-Madras joined hands to set up the ‘IIT Madras Deakin University Research Academy’. This academy will nurture nearly 200 graduate research scholars, representing SAARC and ASEAN countries, ready to address and solve pressing global challenges.It will offer a four-year joint PhD programme with the allocation of 30 scholarships in 2024 to scholars from both IIT Madras and Deakin University.
The announcement was made during the Tamil Nadu global investors meet at Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Monday. Sarah Kirlew, Australian Consul General, Chennai, said: “Knowledge, education and research partnerships are a crucial pillar of the Australia-India relationship. We are proud that Australia has more collaborations with IIT Madras than it has with any other country. We congratulate them on this significant next step which will generate further cutting-edge research in topics of crucial global importance, including clean energy solutions.”
Prof V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras said: “… Through this academy IIT Madras will partner with Deakin to build upon its technical and research expertise and environmental stewardship and social responsibility action plan to emerge as a leader for sustainability teaching and research in the global south.”
The four-year joint PhD programme is set to provide exceptional international doctoral training opportunities for early-stage researchers.
Prof Iain Martin, vice chancellor, Deakin University, said: “… The academy will help leverage Deakin’s strengths of working with industry for optimum research and development in critical areas of smart and sustainable technologies.”
The announcement was made during the Tamil Nadu global investors meet at Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Monday. Sarah Kirlew, Australian Consul General, Chennai, said: “Knowledge, education and research partnerships are a crucial pillar of the Australia-India relationship. We are proud that Australia has more collaborations with IIT Madras than it has with any other country. We congratulate them on this significant next step which will generate further cutting-edge research in topics of crucial global importance, including clean energy solutions.”
Prof V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras said: “… Through this academy IIT Madras will partner with Deakin to build upon its technical and research expertise and environmental stewardship and social responsibility action plan to emerge as a leader for sustainability teaching and research in the global south.”
The four-year joint PhD programme is set to provide exceptional international doctoral training opportunities for early-stage researchers.
Prof Iain Martin, vice chancellor, Deakin University, said: “… The academy will help leverage Deakin’s strengths of working with industry for optimum research and development in critical areas of smart and sustainable technologies.”
