India and the US make progress on the Joint Declaration of Intent signed a year ago by forging a partnership between Duke University and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Campus.
Duke University and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Campus (IITGN) are to create a partnership in order to collaborate on their higher education.
The partnership forms part of the Joint Declaration of Intent that was signed between the US and India in January 2015. Duke University was chosen by IITGN as its initial partner under the agreement.
The partnership has gained funding from the US Agency for International Development and began with a delegation from Duke University visiting the IITGN campus to attend a number of events to discuss the collaboration. The delegation met faculty and staff and together worked on developing research projects and industry partnerships.
Larry Carin, vice-provost for research at Duke University and delegation lead, said: “India is a special place for Duke, as seen in the number of students and alumni we have from India, the research collaborations our faculty have there, and our institutional partnerships across India.”
Sudhir Jain, director of IITGN, said: “IITGN has carefully approached strategic global partnerships, seeking out like minded institutions who share our focus on transdisciplinary learning, student focused pedagogy, and cutting edge research that improves our shared community. Duke is exactly that type of partner.”
