IIT Council signs MoU with Association of American Universities to establish Indo-US Global Challenges Institute
G20 summit being held in New Delhi. According to a statement on Sunday, the institute will seek to address some of the most consequential economic, environmental, and technological challenges that have the potential to affect the security, prosperity, and stability of both countries.
The Institute will be a virtual network of partner universities and provide a platform for addressing strategic research programs that require interdisciplinary solutions in critical & emerging technologies such as sustainable energy and agriculture, health & pandemic preparedness, semiconductor technology and manufacturing, advanced materials, telecommunications, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum science The MoU was signed by Barbara Snyder, President of AAU and Abhay Karandikar on behalf of the IIT Council representing all higher educational institutes of India. The statement added that , IIT Bombay has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange as an international partner.
Meanwhile, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur also inked pact to launch the New York University-Tandon and IIT Kanpur Advanced Research Center in critical and emerging technologies. Additionally, multi-institutional Joint Research Centers involving the State University of New York at Buffalo and IIT Delhi, Kanpur, Jodhpur, and BHU are also being setup in the areas of critical and emerging technologies.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said that this is a sign of the growing relationship between India and the United States in education, research and skill development. He said that these partnerships are also in consonance with the priority set by the
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