IIT Roorkee Hosts Global Experts for Indo-Europe Heritage Network General Assembly

IIT Roorkee hosted the Heritage Network General Assembly 2024, focusing on "Sustainability: Teaching, Research, and Innovation" with members from European and Indian universities attending. Get details here 

IIT Roorkee hosted the Heritage Network General Assembly Meeting, themed “Sustainability: Teaching, Research, and Innovation.” This event witnessed participation from member universities across Europe and India. The Heritage Network, a pioneering educational and research collaboration between India and Europe, involves over 30 premier technical institutions. These institutions engage in academic and research activities focused on national priorities and societal well-being.

During the two-day General Assembly of the Heritage Network, discussions on international cooperation and thematic issues took place. Prof. Teresa Zielinska from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, was elected President, and Prof. Vimal C Srivastava from IIT Roorkee became the Vice-President. The Network's success was underscored by numerous European institutions seeking membership.

Aim of Heritage Network General Assembly

The Heritage Network aims to enhance Higher Education Cooperation through research and training, promote academic and research exchanges, and support advanced educational programs in Engineering, Sciences, Design, and Technology between Europe and India. Additionally, the Network regularly hosts workshops on scientific and technical subjects of shared interest.

Members at Heritage Network General Assembly Hosted by IIT Roorkee 

The members include 13 premier universities from 10 European countries and 16 Indian institutes. From the European side members of the network include Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France), TU Dresden (Germany), TU Dublin (Ireland), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), Royal Institute of Technology/ KTH (Sweden), Politecnico di Milano, University of Genoa (Italy), Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), UPC, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), CTU (Czech Republic), TalTech (Estonia). 

From the Indian side members are IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, IIT Indore, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Bhilai, IIT Tirupati, NIT Karnataka, IISc, IIT Guwahati, IIT Ropar, IIT Hyderabad, NIT Rourkela, and NIT Warangal. All the universities were represented by senior administrators and policymakers of these universities.

Prof. K.K. Pant, Director, of IIT Roorkee stated “In the current era of global education and research, there is a need for having increased bi- and multi-lateral academic programs and research collaborations. Thus, the Indo-Europe Heritage network can play a critical role in this endeavour.” 

The newly elected President (HN), Prof. Teresa Zielinska stated that “I have witnessed, promoted & initiated multiple avenues of cooperations between European & Indian institutions since the inception of the Heritage Network and will strive to make it more successful with more tangible outcomes”.

During the meeting, the European & Indian member Institutions discussed strengthening their existing collaborations and proposed enhancing network-related activities. This meeting also witnessed the significant leadership role of IIT Roorkee in the partnership between Indian & European engineering institutions.  

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