The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has inaugurated its first international campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi attended the opening ceremony, as reported by the UAE’s official news agency.
During the event, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed also oversaw the launch of strategic partnerships between IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi, its parent campus IIT-Delhi, and leading higher education institutions in Abu Dhabi, including Khalifa University, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, and Zayed University. These collaborations will foster joint research, academic programmes, and student and faculty exchanges.
The collaboration with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi will facilitate joint research projects, postgraduate student exchanges, and the organization of scientific seminars. Additionally, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence will participate in joint research efforts, provide seed project grants, and host internships, as reported.
Sheikh Khaled hailed the opening of the landmark seat of learning as a significant step in Abu Dhabi’s efforts to cement itself as a global hub for research and development, the National reported. Sheikh Khaled, also chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, was on hand as a raft of deals were made between the Abu Dhabi IIT and a number of the emirate’s leading universities.
IIT Delhi is one of 23 such institutes in India renowned for producing accomplished engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators. The IIT is often referred to as the MIT and Harvard of India, the report said. Sheikh Khaled toured the extensive campus and was told of its diverse academic programme, including courses in energy, engineering and computer science.
The establishment of IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi was formalized through an agreement signed by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, IIT Delhi, and India’s Ministry of Education. The agreement was witnessed by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2023, according to the release.
