IIT-Delhi partners with Hebrew University of Jerusalem to support interdisciplinary research

According to IIT-D, another key aspect of this partnership priority is student exchange, which will help students get benefitted from the academic and entrepreneurial environments of the two institutions.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi announced its partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HUJI) to support collaborative and interdisciplinary education and research initiatives. According to IIT-D, another key aspect of this partnership priority is student exchange, which will help students get benefitted from the academic and entrepreneurial environments of the two institutions.

Talking about the collaboration, Professor V Ramgopal Rao, director, IIT-Delhi said, “At IIT Delhi, we lay great emphasis on international collaborations. We are happy to sign this MoU with the Hebrew University and both the institutions have agreed to seed fund researchers in their respective institutions to collaborate with each other. I am sure these interactions will lead to long-term partnerships between the two institutions benefiting the two countries.”

Speaking of the partnership with IIT-Delhi, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Vice President for International Affairs, Professor Oron Shagrir said, “This agreement will bring about opportunities for joint research and exchange of students and ideas with one of India’s leading research institutions. It is part of the University’s strategy to expand our collaborations with India.”

Commenting on the aim and vision behind the partnership of IIT Delhi with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Professor Sunil Kumar Khare, Dean (R&D), IIT-Delhi said, “The collaboration with HUJI is aimed at impactful research outcomes in the field of Computer Science, Biomedical Science, Life science, Environment, and Chemistry.”

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