The Office of International Relations, IIT Bombay team — Prof. Sudarshan Kumar (Dean, International Relations), Dr. Ipsita Das (Senior Project Manager), and Ms. Chandrika (Outbound Student Coordinator) — recently  visited three leading technical universities in Austria: Montanuniversität Leoben (MUL), TU Graz, and TU Wien  under the Austrian Government’s “Focus India” initiative: a collaborative effort aimed at strengthening academic and research partnerships between Indian institutions and leading Austrian technical universities.

Discussions were held with senior functionaries at all three universities, including their Rectors, to strengthen the ongoing and future collaboration activities. At MUL Leoben, discussions focused on enhancing student mobility and faculty networking, with potential support through Austrian Government Focus India Funding and the Erasmus grants. There are already student mobility and faculty networking exchanges taking place under this initiative.