IIT, IISER Tirupati Partner With Dalhousie University For Global Innovation Campus
Tirupati: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dalhousie University, Canada, to jointly establish a Tirupati Tripartite Institutional Global Innovation Campus aimed at strengthening India-Canada collaboration in research, innovation and advanced education.
The announcement was made in Mumbai during the Canadian Universities Education Fair, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand as part of the visit of a Canadian academic and government delegation to India.
The initiative is envisioned as a collaborative and virtual innovation platform connecting academic institutions and industry partners in both countries. It will focus on priority sectors such as clean energy and electric mobility, digital and precision agriculture, health technologies and biomanufacturing, digital systems and applied artificial intelligence.
IISER Tirupati director Prof. Santanu Bhattacharya said the partnership is an important step in Indo-Canadian cooperation in science and innovation, with emphasis on translating research into industrial and social applications.
IIT Tirupati director Prof. KN Satyanarayana said the collaboration will help align postgraduate education and research with emerging global industry requirements. Dalhousie University President and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kim Brooks said the initiative will connect talent, research ecosystems and industry networks in India and Canada to drive innovation-driven growth.
The MoU also provides structured innovation training, intellectual property and market entry support, and industry-focused research challenges to promote commercially viable and socially relevant technologies emerging from academic research.
