We were pleased to host a delegation from Uzbekistan at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in mid-February for a discussion on strengthening cooperation in Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy. The delegation included representatives from the 𝘼𝙄 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙯𝙗𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙯𝙗𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣. The interaction was led by Prof. Rangan Banerjee, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶, and Prof. Anil Verma, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, shared insights into IIT Delhi’s academic excellence and global engagement. Prof. Naveen Garg, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and Engineering, and Prof. Huzur Saran, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, engaged in a meaningful dialogue. The meeting focused on exploring opportunities for 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸 Exploring New Avenues of Collaboration Representatives from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engaged in a productive discussion to explore opportunities for strengthening academic and research collaboration. Discussions included institutional overview and focused on identifying areas and thematic domains for collaboration in the field of 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching and academic tracks were discussed. The institutions also explored possible funding avenues, such as SPARK (government-supported project funding) and other partnership mechanisms.

🇫🇷🤝🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) for discussions 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The meeting was led by Prof. Thierry Coulhon, President of 𝗜𝗣 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀, and Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director of 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶. The discussions focused on exploring potential collaboration in the following areas: • 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙝𝘿 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 • 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 • 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 • 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 The interaction marked a positive step towards developing a structured roadmap for future cooperation between IIT Delhi and IP Paris.

🌏✨ Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) led by Prof. Jaesung Jeong. The visit featured insightful academic discussions with Prof. Ritu Kulshreshtha and Prof. Ravikrishnan Elangovan from the Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, IIT Delhi, on potential areas of collaboration. This was followed by a focused discussion with the International Relations team on the KAIST Internship Program, highlighting opportunities to strengthen student mobility and experiential learning. The delegation also visited the Research & Innovation (R&I) Park, gaining insights into IIT Delhi’s innovation ecosystem and industry-linked research initiatives. Looking forward to building on these conversations and fostering meaningful India–Korea academic collaborations. 🤝🌍

❄️📚 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹: 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 – Coventry University The Winter School commenced on a vibrant note with an insightful overview of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi’s research landscape by Prof. Somnath Baidya Roy, Dean (Planning), followed by a presentation on Coventry University by Prof. Richard Dashwood, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise). Faculty members and research scholars from both institutions introduced their areas of work, setting the stage for deeper academic engagement. The discussions then progressed to focused thematic sessions on: 🔹 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 🔹 𝗔𝗜/𝗠𝗟 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🔹 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 & 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 The day concluded with a visit to the Research & Innovation Park at IIT Delhi, where participants interacted with incubated start-ups working in the energy and storage domains—an inspiring showcase of research translation and entrepreneurship. We look forward to an equally exciting and productive Day 2!