IIT Gandhinagar And Deakin University Collaborate For Academic And Research Initiatives

IIT Gandhinagar and Deakin University joins hands for Academic and Research initiatives.

Prof Iain Martin, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University, and Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN, exchanging the MoU.

Source : IIT Gandhinagar

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deakin University in Australia to enhance academic and research collaboration. This newly established partnership is designed to promote the exchange of students, faculty, staff, and knowledge between the two institutions. It will foster collaborative research, teaching, and learning in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed and officially exchanged by Prof. Iain Martin, the Vice Chancellor of Deakin University, and Prof. Rajat Moona, the Director of IITGN.

This significant event took place in the presence of Jason Clare MP, the Minister for Education of the Australian Government, and Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship for the Government of India. The occasion was part of the India-Australia Bilateral Meeting between Education Ministers of both countries, and the first Australia-India Education and Skills Council meeting hosted at IIT Gandhinagar.

"It has always been Deakin's effort to explore, innovate and actualise the most meaningful avenues for collaboration and engagement across Indian academia, industry and government. We have done this over the last three decades 'with India, for India' and with our GIFT City Campus we look forward to doing much more 'in India'," said Prof Iain Martin, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University, Australia.

"By joining hands with IIT Gandhinagar we can build upon the strategic presence of both partner institutions in the region to truly realise the goals of collaborative research and innovation and enhanced student mobility and knowledge. I see a lot of optimism in the future possibilities of this relationship," Prof Iain Martin added.

A highlight of the proposed alliance is the amplification of innovation and excellence in research outcomes through a multi-pronged strategy involving – joint doctoral programs, exploring bilateral funding opportunities and knowledge exchange through joint grant proposals, conference, and workshops. This extends to general academic collaborations including the exchange of educational resource materials and publications that are of mutual interest to both institutions.

Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar welcomed the initiative and said, "IIT Gandhinagar has always believed in the idea of global cooperation for collective growth that leads to modern and holistic education and research avenues in the local and global arena. We are excited for this collaboration with Deakin University to scale our joint efforts for developing mutually beneficial and meaningful models for developing the knowledge ecosystem in the region. I am sure that this partnership will greatly benefit our students, faculty, and staff in their careers."

The alliance is all set to boost significant knowledge exchange and Deakin is excited to develop and implement student and faculty mobility and exchange programs, mutually beneficial short-term academic programs, assessment of units for credit for prior learning for academic programs offered at each institution and more with IIT Gandhinagar. There is a huge scope to achieve and scale bilateral efforts for science and technology innovation and excellence in the region and Deakin and IIT Gandhinagar have committed their intentions to explore and collaborate in the future.