Events

IIT Bombay hosted a delegation from Aalto University as part of the FICORE collaboration initiative. The four-member delegation met with senior leadership, including the Deputy Director, and visited the IDC School of Design for interactive sessions with faculty and students.

Blog Post: Available on FICORE???s official communication channel.

PoC: Dr. Pushpa Kumari

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A Network Meeting under the FGL-IIT agreement was held at IIT Bombay on October 3???4 2024, under the agenda ???Building and renewing the research collaborations between FGL-IITs.???

The FGL delegation comprised 13 representatives from French institutions and 18 representatives from various IITs. The meeting featured discussions, research partnership renewals, and institutional collaboration planning.

Read more: Event Summary (IIT Bombay) | FGL Network Website 

PoC: Dr Pushpa Kumari

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• As Brazil assumes the BRICS chairmanship in 2025 after Russia, a series of research workshops for PhD students and young researchers being scheduled. A first such workshop will be on January 22, 2025 by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lecture titled "The Oil, Gas & Biofuels Sector in Brazil: Possible connections between BRICS countries". Information leaflet pdf.
• The JS ICC Smt. Neeta Prasad chaired a review meeting with Indian representatives of BRICS Network University in hybrid mode at IIT Bombay on September 2, 2024. From IIT Bombay, the Director, Deputy Director - FIA attended the meeting along with Dean of International Relation and Prof. Rajiv O. Dusane.
• The Russian BRICS Chair for the International Governing Board (IGB) of the BRICS Network University (NU) scheduled virtually on May 16, 2024 via videoconference. From IIT Bombay, the Dean of International Relation Prof. Sudarshan Kumar have attended the meeting along with Prof. Rajiv O. Dusane.
• The working meeting with the representatives of the BRICS members responsible for education track was held virtually on April 16, 2024. This meeting was dedicated to introducing the new BRICS member states, presenting the Calendar of activities and initiatives, informing in detail about the BRICS IGB Meeting, BRICS Education Senior Officials and Ministerial Meetings. From IIT Bombay, the Dean of International Relation Prof. Sudarshan Kumar have attended the meeting.
• The International Thematic Group (ITG) initiated organizing a Permanent research workshop named "Foundations for a Green Sustainable Energy" from the year 2024. It's 1st series is scheduled on April 10, 2024 for PhD students, young researchers, and colleagues working in the field of "Microgrid and Electrical Power Engineering".
• 2023 BRICS NU Seminar on "Mobilising Global Knowledge and Research Networks for Inclusive and Sustainable Development" held on July 5, 2023. IIT Bombay participated and the Dean of International Relations Prof. Amit Agrawal shared the views on the topic.
• IIT Bombay hosted a three day virtual conference of BRICS Network universities during June 16-18, 2021. This conference is part of the engagement that India hosted under the education stream as chair of the 13th BRICS Summit in 2021. Eighteen experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa talked about various aspects of electric mobility like traffic management, hydrogen technology, hybrid vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and linkage between e-mobility and livelihoods in the conference.

Press release: Link1, Link2, Link3

PoC: Vikash Mishra

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AUA Staff Exchange 2019-20: Three staff members from IIT Bombay have been selected for staff exchange program for this year. They will be visiting other AUA member universities for one week. One staff from University of Tokyo, Japan will be visiting IIT Bombay for staff exchange.

AUA Faculty Scholars Award: Four faculty members from IIT Bombay have been selected for faculty exchange program for this year. They will be visiting other AUA member universities for 2 weeks. A group of three faculty members, one each from University of Malaya, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and King Saud University will be visiting IIT Bombay for faculty exchange.

Nazarbayev University, a member of AUA hosted a competition named 'Good Governance in the 21st century and its challenges' in June 2019. A student team from IIT Bombay actively participated in this competition.

Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship (I2E), a program hosted by IIT Bombay for other AUA member universities held on July 1???7, 2019. This program has student participation from other AUA member universities. An article on AUA Page

AUA conducted Online Education Conference at Beijing, China on July 5???6, 2019. Prof. Sridhar and Prof. Shana Murthy from IIT Bombay attended this conference. They showcased IIT Bombay activities in online education by participating as keynote speakers and joining round table discussions held during the conference.

PoC: Ms. Sangita Kanjibillya

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Two staff members of the IR Office attended the ATU-Net International Staff Week (ATU-Net ISW2022), during March 14???17, 2022, with the theme ???Co-creating Transformative Internationalisation in Post-pandemic Asian Higher Education???. Details on ATU-Net Page

ATU-Net organised the Virtual University Presidents Forum (VUPF2021) with the theme ???Brave New World of Higher Education: Realities and Vision??? during November 22???23, 2021. IIT Bombay Director, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, participated in this forum and talked about the institute???s vision on the theme. Details on ATU-Net Page

PoC: Dr Pushpa Kumari