IIT Madras, NTU Singapore To Offer Joint PhD Programme

We are pleased to share that Professor BVR Chowdari was recently interviewed with regard to the new initiative – NTU India Connect. Under this initiative, NTU will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to offer a joint PhD programme. As part of this programme, Infosys co-founder, Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, an alumnus of IIT Madras, will sponsor 5 students annually to travel and stay at NTU. Mr Gopalakrishnan said, "I strongly believe in international collaboration in research so that diverse perspectives can be brought to solve global challenges. NTU and IIT Madras are research leaders in many complimentary areas and I am sure that this collaboration will help advance research in both institutes." Professor BVR Chowdari, Senior Executive Director, President's Office, and also a faculty member in the School of Materials Science and Engineering said, "The very fact that NTU has set up an office named 'NTU India Connect' signifies the strong intent of NTU to collaborate with Indian institutes of higher learning." The Memorandum of Understanding for the joint PhD programme was signed on 1 June 2018 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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