India, UAE sign MoU for planning to establish IIT-Delhi campus in Abu Dhabi
UAE on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for planning to establish Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) — Delhi in Abu Dhabi, which could be the second IIT abroad after Tanzania. The MoU was signed following talks between UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Abu Dhabi. Modi was in UAE on a day long visit following his France trip.
In February last year, during the Virtual Summit between the two leaders, they agreed to establish the Indian Institute of Technology in the UAE. The two leaders expressed their endorsement and approval that IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi will become operational by January 2024 by offering a Master’s program in Energy Transition and Sustainability. Other Bachelor, Master’s and Ph.D.
Level programs are expected to be offered from September 2024, in addition to establishing research centers in the fields of sustainable energy, climate studies, computing, and data sciences, according to a joint statement issued after the dialogue. The two sides also issued a separate joint statement on Climate change and recognized the urgent need to address the global challenge of climate change through global collective action while respecting the foundational principles and obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on the Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. The leaders committed to enhance cooperation on climate ambition, decarbonization, and clean energy, and work together to have tangible and meaningful outcomes from the 28th Session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties.
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