3 IITs, University of Alberta collaborates for Joint Doctoral Degree Programs

Three premier IITs in the country have collaborated with University of Alberta, Canada for Joint Doctoral Degree Programs (JDPs). Read further to know more.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur has collaborated with the University of Alberta, Canada for Joint Doctoral Degree Programs (JDPs). The three premier IITs in India have collaborated to give the opportunity to students from both India and Canada to do research at the partner institution for six months to a year.

Students will also be given a special certification on graduation, IIT Roorkee said in a statement. 

Under the programme, each collaborating institution will admit up to a maximum of two joint degree students each academic year for the Joint Degree Program. Professors from both University of Alberta and the IIT Roorkee, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur will work as joint supervisors. IITs and University of Alberta professor will work on identifying research projects for students to pursue during their doctoral studies.

Both UAlberta and participating IITs have agreed to create doctoral fellowships that will provide financial support in the form of a monthly stipend to cover the cost of accommodation and meals for JDP students during the duration of their visit.

David H Turpin, President, UAlberta said, “These programs create new opportunities to equip doctoral students with perspectives and skills that will benefit a global society. When we connect with leading international institutions such as the IITs, we are fuelling new capacity for teaching, learning, and research.”

IIT Roorkee claimed that UAlberta is the only Canadian University to have established such programs at this time. 

UAlberta holds various partnership agreements to support academic mobility and joint research in place with IIT-Roorkee since 2011, IIT-Bombay since 2009, and IIT-Kharagpur since 2013.

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