IITGN to host academic advisory council, leadership conclave

The 10th academic advisory council (AAC) and 11th leadership conclave of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will be held at the institute on January 6 and 7, respectively.  

The 10th Academic Advisory Council will focus on effective strategies to recruit the best faculty members, attract more international students, introduce newer academic programmes to meet future industry needs, and promote entrepreneurship and technology transfer among students and faculty at the institute. 

This year’s AAC will have leading academicians from the University of Miami; Clemson University; University of Colorado; University Institute of Lisbon, (ISCTE-IUL); Johns Hopkins University; IIT Kanpur; IIT Bombay; IIPHG, Gandhinagar; among others, who will provide their strategic and expert inputs on the priority areas to IITGN. 

The 11th Leadership Conclave will bring together industry experts, academicians, and startup mentors from Bankworld Inc, the United States; KAAJ ventures, the United States; University of Notre Dame; NASSCOM; Banaras Hindu University; IIT Kanpur; IIT Bombay; among others. They will deliberate and guide the institute on ways to augment the engagement with IITGN alumni, accelerate startup culture and commercialisation of technologies at the institute, enhance the Institute’s visibility at domestic and global levels and advance globalisation. 

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