AIIMS and IIT Bhubaneswar to offer joint academic programmes
The two institutes have agreed to develop and offer joint academic programmes involving technology and healthcare as well as academic credit sharing mechanism.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have signed an MoU to promote academic and research collaboration in various areas of health and technology.
Both the institutes have agreed to extend collaboration in advancing research for public health applications like early diagnosis of disease and outbreaks, artificial intelligence and data analytics, biomedical engineering and technology, disease prediction modelling, digital health, development of tools, equipment and strategies for diagnostic and therapeutic use.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan commenting on the collaboration stated that it is great news and a futuristic step in line with the NEP. “Multidisciplinary education is going to have far-reaching effect in transforming our youth into global citizens. Kudos to AIIMS Bhubaneswar & IIT for this collaboration for promoting dual programmes in health & tech,” writes Pradhan.
The two institutes have agreed to develop and offer joint academic programmes involving technology and healthcare as well as academic credit sharing mechanism.
The collaboration will focus on application of artificial intelligence with relation to various health disorders, material development, app development, wearable sensor development, image-based diagnostics, AI & amp; data sciences enabled smart health monitoring system, and early warning systems among others.
The two institutes will also focus on dedicated laboratory development. An advanced research centre called Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology which will largely include biomedical signal processing, advanced characterisation, detector fabrication for imaging, additive manufacturing for designed materials, bio tracker and biosensor development for mental health care, is also planned under this collaboration.
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