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Dept of science & tech to tie up with Purdue (View Comments)
Urmi A Goswami
Posted On Monday, January 22, 2007 at 01:07:59 PM
With innovation becoming the mantra of the department of science and technology(DST), it is all set to enter into collaborative agreements with foreign universities. On February 9, DST will be signing a collaborative research
agreement with the US-based Purdue University.
The agreement will establish formal research collaborations and exchanges of researchers, students and faculty between Purdue and Indian institutions as well as the research organisations like the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). “We hope this visit and this agreement with the Indian government’s leading science and technology agency will boost Purdue’s visibility at the highest levels of India and at the grassroots level, where the seeds of cutting-edge university research are being planted,” said Charles Rutledge, vice president for research. “By expanding the bridge between India and Purdue’s Discovery Park, we look to become a preferred US institution for research collaborations with India.”
The delegation from Purdue University led by Charles Rutledge, vice president for research, will be in India at the end of the month. They will be holding discussions with the department of biotechnology. Areas of interest include nanotechnology, entrepreneurship, energy, life sciences, information technology, health care, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and the environment. The Purdue contingent will update Indian research and university leaders about the success of Discovery Park, its interdisciplinary focus on research, and how it has created jobs and helped launch 16 businesses, most of which are now located at the Purdue Research Park.
During their visit, meeting will be held with government officials; officials and academics from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research,
Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad; Tata Energy Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi), Indian Institute of Information Technology in Allahabad and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
Purdue officials will meet also with executives from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Infosys Technologies, and Satyam Computer Services.
“Purdue and states like Indiana must look to form stronger educational and business relationships with countries like India to flourish in a global economy,” said Pankaj Sharma, assistant director of Discovery Park.
Many of the economic and cultural challenges facing India today align closely with Discovery Park, Purdue’s $330 million interdisciplinary complex tackling challenges in areas ranging from alternative energy and health-care delivery to nanotechnology and cyber infrastructure, Sharma said.
Purdue University ranks among the top 100 global universities and among the Top 200 World University Rankings for 2006 (127th according to The Times Higher Education
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