IIT Madras Deakin University Research Academy To Be Set Up, Offering 30 Scholarships

IIT Madras and Deakin University are teaming up for the IIT Madras Deakin University Research Academy. It will be set up at the IIT Madras campus and will groom skilled graduate scholars from SAARC and ASEAN countries to address and tackle global issues. Get details here 

During the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet in Chennai, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras announced its collaboration with Deakin University from Australia to introduce the IIT Madras Deakin University Research Academy. This will be set up on the IIT Madras campus and support talended graduate research scholars from SAARC and ASEAN nations by preparing them to address and tackle the global challenges.

 IIT Madras Deakin University Research Academy will offer a four-year joint PhD programme to provide exceptional international doctoral training opportunities for early-stage researchers with the allocation of 30 scholarships in 2024 to those who are from both IIT Madras and Deakin University as part of this partnership. The two institutes have been collaborating since 2012.

Facilitating post-doctoral fellows and academics to exchange time at both institutes will significantly enhance knowledge sharing and collaboration. In this PhD program, Deakin University will assign 10 research scholarship positions to its students, while IIT Madras will allocate 20 research scholarship positions to its students, strengthening the partnership.

Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras said, “Through this academy, IIT Madras will partner with Deakin to build upon its technical and research expertise and environmental stewardship and social responsibility action plan to emerge as a leader for sustainability teaching and research in the global south. I look forward to the far-reaching positive outcomes that this academy is sure to generate.” 

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