MoU signed between IIT-Delhi and Macquarie University to promote academic collaboration

A Memorandum Of Understanding ( MoU ) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and  Macquarie University, one of the Top 10 universities of Australia to promote an extensive variety of academic and research activities. As per a statement released by Macquarie University, The MoU will further faculty and student exchange, initiatives for teaching and learning, promote research collaboration, workshops and training in the field of Engineering and Sciences. IIT Delhi, a widely acclaimed Engineering and Technology Institute and Macquarie University, it’s faculty of Science and Engineering is renowned for its innovations in the fields of cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Wireless networking technology, and Information technology. These institutes have entered into an agreement to collaborate in these fields and to achieve useful research and academic outcome. The MoU was signed by Macquarie University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) Ms Nicole Brigg and witnessed by Prof Richard de Grijs, Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Faculty of Science & Engineering. Prof Sanjeev Sanghi, Alumni Affairs and International Programmes represented IIT Delhi. Prof Richard de Grijs said, “The Memorandum of Understanding we sign today is the beginning of what we believe to be a long relationship in which we will learn with, and from, each other through cooperative academic pursuits,”. The signing of this MoU has been considered as the first step towards an impactful research collaboration between IIT-Delhi and Macquarie University by Professor Sanjeev Sanghvi, Dean AAIP, IIT-Delhi. This MoU will bring together students, researchers and academics from both the institutes and will provide them with a way by which they can benefit from mutual expertise.