Dr. Shubhra Dutta (Strategic Thinker/ Solution Consultant) and Mrs. Shalini Srivastava (Research Specialist) from Elsevier visited IIT Roorkee on May 22, 2023. The session was organized by the Office of International Relations and ADCI.  At the onset, Prof. K.K. Pant (Director -IIT Roorkee) extended a warm welcome to the esteemed speakers and delivered an inspiring […]

Prof. Dominik Harald Lang (Director-Natural Hazards, NGI) from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), visited IIT Roorkee on May 20, 2023. IIT Roorkee is participating in a multinational project with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) where IITR is represented by Prof. Yogendra Singh (Professor of Earthquake Engineering dept.). Prof. Harald visited the International Relations Office and […]

Prof. Ajay Mahajan from the University of Akron, USA visited IIT Roorkee on May 16, 2023. Prof. Mahajan visited International Relations Office, IIT Roorkee, and interacted with Prof. Vimal Srivastava (Dean of International Relations Office; Professor- Chemical Dept.), and Dr. Shantanu Wahal (Executive officer of the International Relations Office). During the discussion, it was decided […]

Vienna, Austria – 29 April 2023 – The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has conferred the Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award upon Prof. Ankit Agarwal for his exceptional contributions to the field of hydroclimatic extremes. Ankit Agarwal is an assistant professor at the Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. The Natural Hazards Division of EGU […]

A meeting between the Astana IT University (AITU), Kazakhstan, and IIT Roorkee (IITR) took place on April 25, 2023, in the International Relations Office. Prof.  Bolatzhan A. Kumalakov (Vice-Rector for Academic and Educational Work, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)) and Mr. Aivar Sakhipov (Professor at AITU) participated in the meeting from AITU, while Prof V C Srivastava (Dean […]

The MoU signing ceremony between IIT Roorkee and the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Taiwan took place on April 18, 2023. The agreement was signed by Prof. K.K. Pant (Director of IIT Roorkee) and Dr Hongey Chen (Director of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Taiwan). Witnessed […]

The delegation attended the board room meeting and interacted with Prof. U. P. Singh (Deputy Director of IIT Roorkee). Below is the list of participants who attended the committee room meeting. Delegations from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Prof. Troy Farrell, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science Prof. Ian Ohara, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering Prof. […]

The International Relations Office, IIT Roorkee has an online meeting with Both University representatives. During the meeting, different aspects of internationalization were discussed. Botho University was represented by Dr Ivy Mathew Rose (Pro-Vice Chancellor of Academics and Quality, Botho University). Botho University has campuses (virtual & physical) in several African countries viz. Namibia, Botswana, Ghana, […]

The delegation from the Embassy of Japan visited IIT Roorkee on April 15, 2023. The delegation comprised Mr. Yonehara Yasuhiro (First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan), Ms. Matsuyama Minna (Third Secretary of the Embassy of Japan), Mr. Surajit Sinha (Assistant Advisor – Information & Culture Section of the Embassy of Japan). The delegation visited […]

Prof. Vimal Srivastava (Dean of International Relations Office, Professor-Chemical Engineering), from IIT Roorkee, visited the Embassy of Uzbekistan for a meeting, in response to the invitation from the Andijan Institute of Economics and Construction, Uzbekistan. The Andijan Institute of Economics and Construction was represented by Prof. Tuychiboev Nozimjon Solievich (Rector of Andijan Institute of Economics […]

Prof. David Lewis (Head, the School of Chemical Engineering; Faculty of Sciences, Engineering, and Technology), and Prof. K.D.P. Nigam (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi) visited IIT Roorkee on March 31st, 2023. Delegations had a follow-up meeting in the board room with Prof. K.K. Pant (Director, IIT Roorkee), Prof. Vimal Srivastava (Dean of Interactional Relations […]

Prof. Kevin Deluzio (Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Queen’s University, Canada) visited IIT Roorkee on March 30, 2023. The delegate attended a board room meeting with Prof. U.P. Singh (Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee), Prof. Apurbba Kumar Sharma (Dean of Academic Affairs, IIT Roorkee), Prof. Vimal Srivastava (Dean of International […]

An online meeting was held between IIT Roorkee (IITR) and Diponegoro University (UNDIP), Indonesia on March 28, 2023.  Prof Dessy Ariyanti, Coordinator of the International Office of the Faculty of Engineering; Prof Nita Aryanti, Head of the S1 Study Program; Prof Yayuk Astuti, Professor of Chemistry; Prof Tutuk Djoko Kusworo, Professor of Chemistry; and others […]

IIT Roorkee Delegation and H.E. Mr P Harish, Ambassador of the Indian Embassy in Berlin, Germany – A meeting was held between the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) delegation and H.E. Mr P Harish, the Ambassador of the Indian Embassy in Berlin on March 25th, 2023. The IIT Roorkee delegation comprised of Prof […]

On March 24th, 2023, a meeting was held between the IIT Roorkee Delegation and representatives from GFZ. The participants present from GFZ included Christine Bismuth, the Projects and International Office representative, Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz, the Head of Section 4.4 Hydrology, and Prof. Dr. Niels Hovius, the Head of Section 4.6 Geomorphology. The IIT Roorkee […]

A delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee recently met with officials from Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin) to discuss potential collaborations between the two institutions. The delegation consisted of Director K.K. Pant, Dean of International Relations Prof. Vimal C. Srivastava, Prof. P. Arumuganm (Professor of Physics), Prof. Ankit Agarwal (Hydrology, Lead Project […]

From the International relations Office, Mr Ravi Kumar & Dr. Ravikant Ranjan visited the International Relations Office of University of Potsdam (UP) under the outreach program. From the International Relations Office and Welcome Center of UP, Ms Claudia Roessling (Office manager), Ms Ute Minckert (International Exchange Students ) and Ms Frauke Stobbe interacted with the visiting delegates. […]

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) organized the International Higher Education Dialogue (iHED) conference online on the web-based platform on 1-3 March 2023. The stakeholders and higher education institutions from Germany, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka participated to meet and exchange good practices related to Internationalization. […]

Dr Katja Lasch (Director, DAAD Regional Office New Delhi and Director, DWIH New Delhi) and Ms Shikha Sinha (Senior Advisor – International Cooperation, DAAD) from the New Delhi office of the DAAD funding agency, Germany visited International Relations Office on February 23, 2023. They had an interaction meeting with Prof. V.C Srivastava (Dean of the International Relations […]

Prof. Braj Sinha (Faculty member in Religious Studies, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Global Ambassador) from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada visited IIT Roorkee on February 22, 2023. He visited International Relations Office and interacted with Prof. V.C Srivastava (Dean of the International Relations Office) and Dr Ravikant Ranjan, Executive Officer (IR Office). During the meeting both […]

An agreement was signed between IIT Roorkee (Department of Earth Sciences) and Niigata University (NU), Japan to facilitate the mobility of students and scholars between the two institutes. The agreement was signed at the Kickoff Symposium on February 21, 2023 at NU. IIT Roorkee (IITR) was represented by Prof Sandeep Singh, who also made a […]

An online meeting was organized between the University of Alberta (UoA) and IIT Roorkee.  During this meeting, both partners discussed the participation and formation of the Joint Research and Innovation Network (JRIN). This would provide a framework by which the parties can foster and develop a comprehensive relationship through a range of scholarly activities. The […]

Prof. Amit Srivastava (Director (India) Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA), Associate Dean ISP), from the University of Adelaide, visited the International Relations Office at IIT Roorkee on February 06, 2023. Prof. Srivastava had a meeting with Prof. Vimal Srivastava, Dean of the International Relations Office, Head-Department of Chemical Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Vimal […]

Prof. Smriti Saraswat, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee invited Ibai Rigby, an experienced architect and currently enrolled as a PhD candidate, in the Department of Architectural Theory at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, for a visit during 23 rd January 2023 to 27 th January 2023, to discuss the further steps of the […]

Prof. K.D.P. Nigam from IIT Delhi (University of Adelaide), Australia, visited the International Relations Office at IIT Roorkee on January 24, 2023. Prof. Nigam had a meeting with Prof. P. Arumugam, Dean of International Relations, Prof. Vimal Srivastava, Head-Department of Chemical Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Vimal Kumar from the Chemical Engineering department and Executive officers of […]

The IIT Roorkee delegation to Taiwan had visited the Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University in November 2022. To continue the discussions further and take the conversation forward, the international relations office hosted a hybrid meeting between the faculty members of the Dept of Physics, NTNU and Dept of Physics & Department of ECE […]

The international relations office hosted and moderated the virtual meeting in hybrid mode between IIT Roorkee faculty members and representatives of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) on Jan 18, 2023. The faculty members from Dept of Physics & Department of ECE visited the IR Office and interacted with the representative of NYCU […]

An online meeting was held between the Astana IT University, Kazakhstan and IIT Roorkee on January 13, 2023.  Dr Leila Salykova, Head of the International cooperation department; Ms Aliya Omarkhanova, Chief manager of the International Cooperation Department; Mr Adil Zeinullayev, Manager of the International cooperation department, Ms Znansaya Makhambetova, Chief manager of the Department of Science and […]

The delegates from France visited IIT Roorkee to promote trilateral collaboration between the University of Montpellier, IRD France and IIT Roorkee. The University of Montpellier was represented by Prof. Pascal Gantet (Professor, University of Montpellier) and IRD was represented by Dr Stefan Jouannic (IRD Researcher, LMI RICE) and Dr Gilles Boulet (IRD Senior Researcher; CESBIO […]

An online meeting was held between IIT Roorkee and the Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia on December 27, 2022.  Prof I Made Andi Arsana, Head of the Office of International Affairs; Prof Teuku Faisal Fathani, HoD-Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof Wiratni Budhijanto, Chemical Engineering; Dr Ali Awaludin, Vice Dean for Research, Community Service and Partnership; Mr […]

Prof. Prashant Kumar (Associate Dean (International), Professor and Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE)) from the University of Surrey, UK visited IIT Roorkee. He delivered an Institute lecture on “The Air we Breathe, COVID-19 & Beyond”. The delegate visit included the board room meeting, with Prof. […]

IIT Roorkee and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) MoU renewal signing ceremony was held on December 05, 2022. The agreement was signed by Prof. Mark Bailey (Executive Director, UKCEH), and Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant (Director, IIT Roorkee). The ceremony was also attended by the dignitaries of UKCEH and IIT Roorkee namely  Prof. Alan […]

Recently, study in India Fair was conducted to promote the Indian higher education system to African educational institutions. The event occurred at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, from 22-25th November 2022. This UNESCO-India-Africa (UIA) Study in India Education Fair was organized by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, the […]

The National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), hosted the delegation from IIT Roorkee on their campus in New Taipei City, Taiwan. This meeting was part of the ongoing discussions between partner universities. From IIT Roorkee, Prof P Arumugam (Dean, International Relations & Dept of Physics), Prof Sudeb Dasgupta (Dept of ECE), and Dr Ravikant Ranjan (International […]

The delegation from IIT Roorkee visited the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan to continue the discussions regarding the ongoing proposals and implementation of joint degree programs, student exchange, student mobility and faculty exchange, including research collaborations. From IIT Roorkee, Prof P Arumugam (Dean, International Relations & Dept of Physics), Prof Sudeb Dasgupta (Dept of […]

Prof. Ashish Pandey and Prof. S.K. Mishra of the Department of Water Resources Development and Management, IIT Roorkee visited Japan during November 14-20, 2022, to attend PAWEES -2022 conference. Prof. Pandey, collaborator Prof. Yutaka Matsuno (Professor, Department of Environmental Management at Kindai University) was kind enough to extend his support to facilitate the IIT Roorkee […]

The delegation from IIT Roorkee visited the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan to discuss the proposals for, joint degree programs, student exchange, student mobility and faculty exchange, including research collaborations. From IIT Roorkee, Prof P Arumugam (Dean, International Relations & Dept of Physics), Prof Sudeb Dasgupta (Dept of ECE),  and Mr Manish […]

Dr. Christophe CUDENNEC, Professor of Hydrology at the SAS research unit, Institute Agro, France & Secretary General of IAHS – International Association of Hydrological Sciences and Prof. Rajendra Prasad Patury, Sir Arthur Cotton Geospatial Chair Professor, Dept. of Geo-Physics- Andhra University visited IIT Roorkee on November 22, 2022. Prof Cudennec and Prof Patury were hosted […]

The International Relations Office represented IIT Roorkee at “the 17th edition of FICCI Higher Education Summit and Exhibition 2022” organized by FICCI, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (GoI), Ministry of Education and the Service Export Promotion Council (SEPC) on November 17-19, 2022 at Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex (IG Stadium), New Delhi. Theme for the 2022 […]

Dr Kamalanath Samarakoon (Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) visited IIT Roorkee for a 2 days trip and visited different departments to strengthen ties between partner universities. During his visit, he interacted with the faculty members of several departments and visited the Institute Computer Centre (ICC), iHUB DivyaSampark and the […]

The delegation from IIT Roorkee visited Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2022. The group of IIT Roorkee participants who visited the Qs Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2022 are listed below. The following are the IIT Roorkee Participants Sl. Name Designation Department 1 Prof. P. Arumugam Dean of IR […]

Professor Umesh Garg, University of Notre Dame, USA, visited the International Relations Office at IIT Roorkee on October 28, 2022. Prof Garg had a meeting with Prof. P. Arumugam, Dean of International Relations, and Asst. Prof. Ajay Yashavant Deo, from the physics department. The discussions were on developing a joint doctoral degree program, student exchange […]

The MoU signing Ceremony between the National University of Uzbekistan and IIT Roorkee took place on October 27, 2022. The agreement was signed by Prof. Mirzoali Khudoyberganov (HoD-Dept. of Computational Mathematics and Information technology), Professor- department of mathematics, National University of Uzbekistan), and Prof. K. K. Pant (Director IIT Roorkee), witnessed by Prof. Nematova Dilfuza […]

Dr. Stephana CALMANT (Dean of the IRD research centre in Cayenne) and Dr. Jacques VERRON (Research Director, CNRS, LEGI/LGGE, Grenoble), France visited IIT Roorkee on October 7, 2022. The delegation visit included a board room meeting with Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi (Director, IIT Roorkee), Prof. P. Arumugam (Dean-International Relations, Professor-Physics), Prof. Brijesh Kumar (Head, Professor-Hydrology), […]

The Himgiri Apartments (Residence for International students) was founded on 25th September 2017.  To celebrate Himgiri Day an event was organised under the able guidance of Chief Warden and Assistant Warden with all the ISAC members on 25th September. A scintillating cultural program was hoisted by some of the International students from different countries which […]

Two delegates from India-Korea Center for Research and Innovation (IKCRI) visited IIT Roorkee to explore the potential partnerships with the institute’s various departments.  Meetings with several departments were scheduled by the International Relations (IR) Office. The delegation’s visit involved a board room meeting with the Director- of IIT Roorkee, deans, HoD, and other faculty members […]

It was a pleasant day in Surrey, UK when delegates from IIT Roorkee visited the University of Surrey Campus. IIT Roorkee has very strong connections with Uni of Surrey, and recently both have signed MoU. The visit was to strengthen them further by brainstorming on the proposals for joint doctoral degree programs, faculty exchange and […]

The delegation from IIT Roorkee visited the Imperial College London to discuss the proposals for students exchange, faculty exchange, joint doctoral degree programs and student mobility. From IIT Roorkee, Prof P Arumugam (Dean, International Relations), Prof Partha Roy (Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs), and Dr Ravikant Ranjan (International Relations Office) interacted with the members […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee comomorated 175th year anniversary in London, UK by inviting alumni present in UK fro celebratory event. The international event was organized by International Relations Office and Alumni Affairs Office jointly in London Darbar, London, UK. More than 120 alumni with family members participated in the event and met fellow […]

The Delegation Team of 4 people named Prof. Sushil B. Bajracharya, Mr Janardan Bhatta, Mr Piyush Pradhan, and Prof. Prem Nath Maskey from the Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan university visited IIT Roorkee on 18th September 2021. The team was hosted by Prof. R.P Saini, a Professor of the Hydro and Renewable Energy Department. The […]

IIT Roorkee and Arizona State University (ASU) MoU signing Ceremony was held on September 15, 2022. The agreement was signed by Prof. Patrick Phelan (Asst. Dean for Engineering Graduate Program) and Mr. Holly Singh (Asst. Vice President) and Prof. Manoranjan Parida (Dy. Director, IIT Roorkee), Prof. P Arumugam (Dean of International Relations), witnessed by Ms. […]

An online meeting was held between IIT Roorkee and the University of Grenoble, France on September 14, 2022.  Prof. Dr. Karine Evrard Samuel, Vice President for International Affairs at Université Grenoble Alpes and President of the International Association for Research in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (AIRL-SCM); Prof. Eirini Sarigiannidou, Vice-President of International Relations at […]

Professor Praveen Linga, Professor and Vice Dean, National University of Singapore, Singapore visited the International Relations office at IIT Roorkee on September 09, 2022.  Prof Linga had a meeting with Prof P Arumugam, Dean of International Relations, Prof VC Srivastava, Head of Chemical Engineering department, Prof Hari Prakash Veluswamy, Assistant professor Chemical Engineering department and […]

The Indo-German Publication – CANDIDE – 13, was released during a public event in Aachen (Germany), on 08.09.2022, on a pop-up campus that had attendance and displayed works from thirty universities, from Germany and other parts of Europe. The thirteenth issue of CANDIDE – The Journal of Architectural Knowledge (indexed by the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, […]

IIT Roorkee hosted a delegation from the University of Alberta (UoA), Canada on August 15 – 16, 2022. The UoA delegation comprised of Prof. Amit Kumar – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Deputy Director, Future Energy Systems, President, Engage India: Association of Professors, University of Alberta; Prof. Cen Huang– Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International), University […]

Event 1: An International Student Welcome (Meet and Greet) Event was organized on 13th August 2022. Assistant Warden started the event with her introduction and introduced the Chief Warden, Himgiri Apartment Supervisor, and Administrative IITR Guest. After that, Chief Warden announced the Independence Day program schedule at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium and explained the rules […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee delegation members visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU), Ethiopia. This visit was part of the outreach event organized by IIT Roorkee to celebrate the 175th year of international academic collaboration with Ethiopia. During the international event organized in Addis Ababa, the IIT Roorkee delegates were invited to […]

The IIT Roorkee delegation visited Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia, as a part of their academic & outreach visit to Ethiopia. The DTU is located in Debre Tabor  near Bahir Dar, approximately 600km from Addis Ababa, the capitolof Ethiopia. The members of the high-level delegation from IIT Roorkee were Prof M Parida          […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee delegation members visited the Indian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At the Indian Embassy, H. E. Shri Robert Shetkintong, Ambassador, Indian High Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, warmly welcomed the delegation members and discussed academic issues, commemorating the 175th year of the IIT Roorkee & Alumni meet event. IIT […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee celebrated international academic collaboration with Ethiopia by organizing an international event in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to meet and actively interact with IIT Roorkee Alumni and collaborative partner universities and potential collaborators. IIT Roorkee delegation members visiting Ethiopia were, the Deputy Director Prof M Parida, Dean of Resources and Alumni […]

IIT Roorkee and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand jointly organized discussion session celebrating completion of one year of Dual Doctoral Degree Program. The Dual Doctoral Degree Program (DDDP) between IIT Roorkee and AIT was successfully launched in August 2021. The delegates from both institutes are came together to celebrate, update and give it another boost to enhance the collaborations. […]

Dr Catherine Button, Director of Planning and Urban Design, School of Architecture planning and landscape, Newcastle University, United Kingdom visited IIT Roorkee from June 30 to July29, 2022 under the provision ASEM-DUO fellowship program. Prof Button was hosted by Prof. Arindam Biswas, Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee. Prof Button was invited for an […]

Dr Hilda Farkas, Counsellor – Science & Technology, Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi, India visited IIT Roorkee on July 27, 2022. Dr Farkas was hosted by the department of Water Resources Development and Management at IIT Roorkee, where a meeting with the faculty members of the department also took place. Later Dr Farkas was also […]

The First International Football tournament was held from July 17 to July 21 in the sports ground of IIT Roorkee. The tournament was conducted by dividing all players in four groups with every group having a good mixture of various nationalities. The main aim of this tournament was to improve the harmony among international students […]

Three-days workshop was organized by the Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee in collaboration with Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH), Germany during 20-22 July 2022 at TUHH, Germany, with the support from Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC). The programmed was inaugurated by Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi (Director, IIT Roorkee), Mr. Rajachandran Madhan (Director, IGSTC) and Prof. […]

Prof P. Arumugam and Dr Ravikant Ranjan from the International Relations Office of IIT Roorkee had a meeting with Prof Chin Tsan Wang, Director of Science and Technology division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC), New Delhi. During this meeting delegates from IIT Roorkee discussed the current status of the collaborative activities with Taiwanese […]

IIT Roorkee was invited to participate in the celebratory events organized by French Embassy on Fench Day. Prof P. Arumugam and Dr Ravikant Ranjan met several dignitaries at the french Embassy including Dr Fabien Chareix, the Attaché for Academic and Scientific Cooperation, Embassy of France in India / French Institute in India, Ms Leah Paul, […]

July 07, 2022 DAAD organized meeting on the web-based platform for Double Degree Joint Working Group. This working group is a follow up of the ‘Double Degree workshop’ organised during September 2021, by DAAD. This working group will take the discussion forward by creating a short paper on Joint/ Double Degree Program between German and Indian […]

Prof. Fadhel Ghannouch, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada, visited IIT Roorkee on July 06, 2022. He was hosted by Prof.  Karun Rawat, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering IIT Roorkee. Prof Ghannouch also had a meeting with Prof. P. Arumugam, Dean of the International Relations Office at IIT […]

A five-member delegation from Nepal visited IIT Roorkee to explore collaborations with different departments of IIT Roorkee. The International Relations (IR) Ofice, provided support for the meetings with different departments. The IR Office coordinated and arranged for their meetings with the different departments and moderated many such meetings. From Tribhuvan University Nepal Prof. Hem Raj […]

On 15th June, a Farewell ceremony for International students who graduated in the academic year 2021-2022 was held in the MAC auditorium, IIT Roorkee. The chief guest of the ceremony was Deputy Director of IIT Roorkee, Prof. Manoranjan Parida, and Madam Director Mrs. Charu Chaturvedi. The event was graced by the Dean of Students Welfare Prof. Mukesh Kumar […]

A training having title- “Approaches for Management of Groundwater Quantity and Quality with special focus on Managed Aquifer Recharge” was conducted under the project “Capacity development program on-site suitability mapping for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) under varying climatic conditions using remote sensing and machine learning-based hydrological modelling tools” sponsored by Asia Pacific Network for Global […]

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), organized the First International Alumni meet in Nepal, on June 9, 2022 at Aloft Hotel, Thamel, Khatmandu, while commemorating the 175th year of IIT Roorkee’s foundation. The Alumni meet-Nepal included presentations, felicitations, and cultural events giving a glimpse of the ornate past and glorious present of the IIT […]

May 30 to June 03, 2022 NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the world’s largest association dedicated to international education and exchange, organized the NAFSA 2022 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, Colorado, USA. It is the most diverse and comprehensive global event attended by professionals in the field of higher education from across the field. […]

Dr Fabien Chareix, the Attaché for Academic and Scientific Cooperation, Embassy of France in India / French Institute in India along with Ms Leah Paul, Program Manager – University Cooperation, Embassy of France visited IIT Roorkee on May 26, 2022. A meeting between the French delegation and the Dy. Director, Deans and faculty members of […]

Prof Tetsuo Kidokoro,  Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, visited International Relations Office to discuss collaborations between IIT Roorkee and the University of Tokyo. Prof Kidokoro was visiting IIT Roorkee under the provisions of the Foreign Faculty Visit in SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) program. During his visit he […]

Prof. Praveen Linga, Vice Dean for Industry-research, Innovation and Enterprise at the College of Design and Engineering and Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), visited IIT Roorkee on 18th – 20th April 2022. Prof. Praveen Linga was hosted by Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastav, Professor – […]

Dr Sanjeev K Varshney, Adviser and Head (International Cooperation) – Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India) visited IIT Roorkee on April 11, 2022. Dr Varshney was hosted by Prof P Gopinath, Head- Centre for Nanotechnology at the institute. Dr Varshney was greeted by Prof Pravindra Kumar, HOD-BSBE at […]

Prof. Jhuma Sadhukhan from Uni of Surrey, UK visited our campus ( April 7-9, 2022) for academic collaboration with Prof. Raja Chowdhury (IIT-Roorkee). This visit was under the Exploratory Grant funded by British Council’s Going Global Partnerships programme to collaborate on ‘Transnational Education (TNE) and Teaching Plan on Sustainable Development ’ to develop joint education initiatives that promote sustainability science and can be adopted by other […]

March 28, 2022 From the International relations Office, Dr. Ravikant Ranjan visited the University of Peradeniya (UoP) under the outreach program. The International Relations Office (InRO) of UoP coordinated with different department representatives of UoP to organize over the lunch meeting.  During this meeting, Dr. Ranjan discussed the opportunities available at IIT-Roorkee for staff & students […]

March 26-27, 2022 International Education Fair was organized by EdCIL (Promoted by Ministry of Higher Education, Govt of India) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The International relations Office, IIT-Roorkee participated in the event along with other eminent institutes/ universities of India. The International Education Fair was inaugurated by Hon. Piyal Nishantha De Silva, State Minister – Women […]

His Excellency Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund – Ambassador of Norway to India along with his delegation visited IIT Roorkee on March 24, 2022. The Ambassador’s visit involved a boardroom meeting with the Director- IIT Roorkee and a group of faculty members from IIT Roorkee, tour of research facilities at Geotechnical Engineering at Civil Engineering department […]

Prof. Eric C. Rasmussen from University of Nevada visited 11th March 2022 for the verification of rare document of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Prof. Rasmussen is the editor of the catalogue raisonné, The Shakespeare First Folio: A Descriptive Catalogue, the definitive listing of all known copies of the book worldwide, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. He has been authenticating new copies of […]

India Queensland Education Partnership Event was organized by Trade and Investment Queensland, Australia and FICCI, India on BIKE online platform. IIT Roorkee participated in the event to interact with the representatives of Australian universities and explore the opportunities of collaboration. Prof P Arumugam, Dean of International Relations and Dr Shantanu Wahal, Executive Officer, International Relations represented IIT Roorkee […]

March 4-7, 2022 EdCil organized education fair in Bangladesh which was held in Dhaka & Chittagong , which was promoted by Ministry of Higher Education. The Education Fair was inaugurated by Education Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Dipu Moni. The High Commissioner of Bangladesh and Ambassador of Bangladesh also graced the occasion. With H.E. Mr. Vikram […]

A web-meeting was organized between the University of Oxford, UK, and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on March 01, 2022 to discuss opportunities of collaborations between the two institutes. Prof Katherine Blundell, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford University and a Research Fellow at St John’s College; Prof P Arumugam, Dean of International Relations; Dr Shantanu […]

Professor Oliver Günther, President of the University of Potsdam, Germany visited IIT Roorkee on Jan 14, 2022. Prof. Günther’s visit involved several intensive discussions with faculty members and researchers of Department of Hydrology, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM), Deans and the Director of IIT Roorkee. Prof Günther was welcomed at the […]

A web-meeting was organized between Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on January 12, 2022 to discuss opportunities for collaborations between the two institutes. Ms Nureen Das, MIT-India Managing Director, Prof P Arumugam, Dean of International Relations and Dr Shantanu Wahal, Executive Officer – International Relations at IIT Roorkee participated in […]

Ms. Lestyani Yuniarsih, Education and Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (New Delhi) visited the International Relation of IIT Roorkee on Dec 24, 2021. During the visit, Ms. Yuniarsih and her team discussed possible future cooperation with the academic institution of Indonesia and IIT Roorkee. She also proposed to create a better cultural connection […]

Prof. Santosh Rangnekar delivered the lecture on “Human Resource Management in Construction Project” IITR is part of an international consortium (funded by the JICA project AUN/SEED-Net) of South Asian institutes for collaborative educational programs (CEP) to facilitate engagement for Masters Programme in Construction Management (MCM).  It facilitates academic engagement among member institutes including virtual lectures and joint academic […]

A virtual meeting between the International relations office of the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and IITR was conducted on the diverse topics of mutual interests. Ms. Audrey Tessier, International Development Advisor, International relations office of UQTR and Dr. Ravikant Ranjan from IR Office (IITR) discussed the student exchange programmes, academic collaborations, joint degree […]

DAAD India organized an online workshop on “Structures of International offices and Imparting Internationalisation at Home” for the administrators/managers/staff of the international offices of universities and higher education institutions from India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This workshop provided a platform to provide inputs, sharing experiences, and discussion regarding good practices related to internationalization programmes. Prof. […]

Nov 14-22, 2021 EdCil organized education fair in three African countries, which was promoted by Ministry of Higher Education. From International relations Office, Prof. P. Arumugam and Dr Ravikant Ranjan went to the three African countries under outreach program. The basic purpose of this visit was to participate in the Education Fair as well as […]

A web-meeting was organized between the researchers of IIT Roorkee and the University of Palermo, Argentina on Nov 16, 2021 to explore the opportunities of collaboration between the two institutes. Prof Alejandro Popovsky, Dean Faculty of Engineering and Prof. Gabriel Trajtenberg participated from the University of Palermo. While Prof Sanjay Upadhyay, Coordinator of ISRO-IIT Roorkee-Space […]

A virtual meeting was organized by Co-PREPARE team members to assess the activities performed during the last year. The agenda of the meeting was the evaluation of project progression under the Co-PREPARE program, and discuss the aspects of the project which can be improved. Proposal by members regarding planned upcoming activities for during 2022, was […]

The international relations office hosted and moderated the virtual meeting (Webex) between faculty members of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and IITR on Nov 05, 2021. Prof. Sudeb Dasgupta, Prof. Anand Bulusu (Department of ECE) and Prof. V. K. Malik, Prof. Y. K. Sharma, and Prof. P. Arumugam (Department of Physics) participated […]

International Relations Office, IITR organized workshop on Joint/Dual Doctoral Degree Programme on Nov 02, 2021. The purpose of the workshop was to increase awareness and promote JDDP among different stakeholder. The speakers from different partner universities and funding agencies were invited to apprise the students and faculty members about available offers and opportunities. This workshop […]

A virtual meeting between the International Relations Office of KTH and IITR was held on Oct 22, 2021, to discuss the proposal of the Joint Doctoral Degree Program (JDDP) and ways to strengthen collaborations further. Prof. P. Arumugam, Dean IR, initiated the conversation by discussing collaborative milestones between IITR and KTH and proposed different ways […]

Prof. Hugo Germain from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières visited IR Office along with Prof Harsh Chauhan from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering. Dr. Harsh has a research collaboration with Prof Hugo and hosted him for more than a month for the research studies. Prof. P Arumugam, Dr. Shantanu Wahal, and Dr. Ravikant […]

Study in India organised it’s 4th workshop for North Zone partner institutes on 8th October 2021. The main agenda of this workshop was to discuss the plan about the next AY 2022-23 including the way forward for SII program and Online courses. The participating institutes were updated about improved SII Tracks – Scholarship disbursement software […]

Prof Chin Tsan Wang, Director and Ms Ellie Chiang Dy. Director of Science and Technology division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India visited IIT Roorkee campus on Oct 06, 2021.  The delegation was welcomed by Prof. Ajit Kr Chaturvedi, Director IIT Roorkee, which was followed by a meeting between the delegates from TECC […]

Virtual Meeting between IITR and National Central University (NCU), Taiwan took place on Oct 5, 2021. After the initiative of the International Relations Department (IITR), Prof. Dah-Chung Chang (Department of Communication Engineering, NCU) and Prof. Yo-Shen Lin (Department of Electrical Engineering, NCU) discussed the possibility of future collaborations with IITR. Faculty members from IITR, Prof. […]

Dr Srinivas V Kaveri – Director of Research at Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France delivered an online lecture at IIT Roorkee on September 24, 2021. The lecture titled “ Impact of environment on our immune balance: there is more to that than what we see” was part of the Institute Lecture Series organized by […]

A virtual meeting was organized to review the progress of the ASEAN Cooperation Project.  The proposal titled “Enhancing the Capacity Building in Science and Technology through Close Collaboration between Mandalay Technological University (MTU) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HMCUT)” was approved in Feb 2020. IITR is a collaborative participant in this project. […]

Orientation Programme for the International students was held on 09th August on a virtual platform by the International Relations office of IIT Roorkee. The programme was aimed at familiarizing the students to an unknown campus environment, its faculty members, infrastructure, etc. Professor P. Arumugam (Dean, International Relations) primarily spoke at length to familiarize the students […]

A webinar on “Creating Foundational Partnerships: Building on the strength of US-India Collaboration towards a Roadmap for the future” was organised on July 31, 2021. Hosted by: Sivaji Chakravorti and Indranil Manna Speaker: Dr. Sethuraman Panchnathan Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), emphasized that innovation has three pillars, advancing frontiers of research, ensuring […]

Universidad de Palermo (UP), Buenos Aires Argentina expressed interest to have collaboration with IIT Roorkee. An introductory meeting between International Relations Office of IIT Roorkee and UP officials had held on July 13, 2021 to initiate academic and research collaboration. The UP is interested to have joint online initiatives as both the institutes are Coursera […]

A webinar on “Understanding Water Issues in Indo-Iran: Water Security” scheduled between IIT Roorkee, India and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran on July 3, 2021. This webinar was organized as a first joint activity in the avenue of our collaboration through MoU that established on April 19, 2021 via virtual signing ceremony. Dr. Ehsan […]

A virtual meeting held between IIT Roorkee and University of Strasbourg on  June 25, 2021 to discuss the future aspects of our existing Joint Doctoral Degree Program (JDDP). Prof. Yannick Hoarau (Head of the Mechanics Department) and Prof. Christophe A. Serra (Polymer Micro Process Engineering) from University of Strasbourg, France; Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava (Head, Department of Chemical Engineering), Prof. Vimal Kumar (Department […]

IIT Roorkee organized the 17th EU Day on April 22, 2021 with European Union on the theme of ‘Climate & Energy’ (see event program). EU Days are organised to widen the interaction with academic institutions and students to give them an insight into the EU project, its founding principles, and policies and programmes on a set […]

Virtual signing ceremony of MoU on academic collaboration between Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM) and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee held on April 19, 2021. The MoU has established in presence of the following members from both the universities: IIT Roorkee, India: Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director Prof. S.K. Ghosh, HoD, Civil Engineering Prof. C.S.P. Ojha, […]

India is the largest Fulbright fellow provider and since 2006 IIT Roorkee awardees has US affiliation in different prestigious universities. To increase the number of Fulbright fellow and to spread awareness about the Fulbright application procedure, International Relations Office of IIT Roorkee had an interactive meeting with USIEF staff on March 22, 2021 along with Prof. Mahua Mukherjee (Professor […]

Esteemed faculty of Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Prof. Dr. Shiv Lal Bhusal, Rector, Prof. Sushil B. Bajracharya, Vice Dean of Institute of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Chintamani Pokharel, Vice Dean of Institute of Engineering and Prof. Dr. Sangeeta Singh, Professor & M.Sc. Program Coordinator (IOE), were hosted by Prof. R.P. Saini, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy and Office of International Relations, IIT […]

IIT Roorkee and Queen’s University (Canada) has a joint project titled “Design and Development of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Automated Construction” for 2018-19 session under SPARC scheme in collaboration with Prof. P.M. Pathak (IIT Roorkee, India), Prof. Leila Notash (Queen’s University, Canada), and Prof. A.K. Samantaray (IIT Kharagpur, India). A short-term course on “Serial & Parallel Robots” organized during March 22-27, […]

Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra, Additional Secretary, Development Partnership Administration, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Govt. of India delivered the institute lecture on the topic “Emerging India: Role of S&T diplomacy” on March 26, 2021. Mr. Akhilesh had a meeting with the Director and IR Office officials which was hosted by Prof. Shri Ram Yadav along with […]

The theme of DIA Online Summit was on IIT-ASEAN Research Cooperation and aimed to bring together leading scientists, researchers, and academicians to exchange innovative and novel ideas, discuss research & innovation opportunities in IITs and ASEAN regions. The summit was held to enrich the experience of the existing fellows as well as attract potential fellows to provide an […]

Dr. P. Gopinath, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology have been awarded Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) grant for the year 2020-21 for the project on “Formulation and Evaluation of Albumin-Based Inhalable Drug Carriers for Direct Pulmonary Delivery of Anti-Cancer Agents and Imaging Agents for Lung Cancer Theranostics” in collaboration with Dr. Devika Chithrani, University of Victoria, Canada. This grant is supported […]

Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education is willing to build up the Educational Relations between India and Brunei. To pursue it, IIT Roorkee took initiative to start the collaboration by exploring the prospective academic and research collaboration. Dr. Sabrina Daud, Director of Global Relations, Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Prof. Arumugam, Dean of International Relations, Indian Institute of Technology […]

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee organized Indo-US SPARC Virtual workshop in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University (PSU). This 3-day long initiative was organized by the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIED), IIT Roorkee, based on the theme “Resource Efficient Processing Using Microwaves.” The objective of the workshop was to explore synergies with PSU, […]

The 3rd Virtual Higher Education Fair by the Indian Community School, Kuwait was inaugurated by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament-Lok Sabha, on Friday, 5th February 2021. Eminent dignitaries in the field of education Prof. R. D. Garg, IIT Roorkee and Mr. William Burns from Loughborough University kept their views on the present education system. […]

PanIIT USA hosted one of the world’s largest virtual summit, IIT2020: The Future is Now during December 4-5, 2020. This conference brought together change makers, innovators and thinkers, to innovate and inspire us all to rethink the future of humanity. This event focused on the global economy, technology innovation, health infrastructure, habitat conservation, food innovation, […]

IIT Roorkee participated in Indo-German Research Day on December 3, 2020 which was organized by DWIH New Delhi.

Marking the first anniversary of the inauguration of the new International Relations Office, on November 25, 2020, Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi (Director, IIT Roorkee) launched the International Relations portal for the IITR faculty. Following this launch, a kick-off meeting held on the project “Atithi” regarding a portal/mobile-app for visitors. Kick-off meeting started with a presentation on the […]

The recently launched “National Education Policy 2020” by Government of India insists on the need for an established internationalisation structure as a central organ of all the higher education institutions. Over the last months there have been intensive discussions on transnational education in India. To discuss the approach of international education providers to this topic, […]

An international Project under ‘Indo-German Partnership in Higher Education (IGP)’ titled “Co-PREPARE: Collaborative Indo-German PRoject on Estimating and Predicting NAtural Hazards in Himalayan REgion” is jointly funded by UGC and DAAD. Co-PREPARE facilitates a strategic partnership between the University of Potsdam (UP), Germany and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. The project has two main component – internationalization and research (Estimating […]

In an MEA initiative, IIT Roorkee is recognized as the Indian leader in a consortium of South Asian institutes for collaborative educational programs (CEP). The following are the partner institutes: Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan Yangon Technological University (YTU), Myanmar JFE Steel Corporation (JFE), Japan Royal […]

Russian-Indian Network (RIN) organised a series of online Symposia / Webinars in the areas of Data Analytics; Nano materials; Materials, Structures and Advanced Manufacturing; and Energy Technologies on 06th and 07th October 2020. Presently, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai and the Lomonosov Moscow State University are leading the activities under RIN in India and Russia, […]

IITs International Relations Conclave held virtually on September 17, 2020 which was the third conclave and this time organized by IIT Indore and chaired by Prof. Kapil Ahuja. This conclave was arranged to share the experience on various topics such as international collaborations, scholarships for international students, common admission portals, membership of international alliances, and […]

Heritage Network – Virtual Consortium Meeting held on June 26, 2020 (2:00 pm Paris time) to enhance Indo-European cooperation. 36 participants from more than 24 institutions of India and Europe participated in this online meeting. Fouad Bennis (President, Heritage Network), Director of International Relations, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, welcomed the participants. Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi (Vice-President, Heritage Network), IIT Guwahati, delivered a […]

IMC meeting of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) was held virtual on May 22, 2020. Members of the Council take an active role in identifying and supporting key focus areas affecting various programmes and its agendas, through input at the meetings and their participation. IIT Roorkee was represented by Prof. P. Arumugam in this meeting.

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, delegates Prof. RNDr. Václav Snášel (President and Head of International Relations Department Michaela Vráželová), and Prof. Pavel Kromer (Vice Dean for International Cooperation), along with Prof. Milli Pant (Department of Applied Science & Engineering, IIT Roorkee) visited IR office to meet Dean of International Relations, Prof. P. Arumugam. During the meeting which was held on […]

Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC) is an international conference which organizes every two years in the area of various facets of water, that is jointly organized by IIT Roorkee and National Institute of Hydrology (NIH). The Roorkee Water Conclave 2020, held on February 26-28, 2020 was focused on “Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change”. Experts from different parts […]

Prof. K.M. Liyanage (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and Chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, visited IIT Roorkee on February 20, 2020. In the meeting held at the International Relations Office, possibilities to encourage academic and research-based collaboration between the institutions, cooperation with the SPARK internship programme, faculty exchange, […]

An interactive skype meeting with the University of Alberta was held on February 19, 2020 at the Conference Room, IR Office, IIT Roorkee. Prof. Danielle Scott, Director – International Relations, and Prof. Amit Kumar, Faculty of Engineering, from the University of Alberta;  Prof. P. Arumugam, Associate Dean – International Relations, Prof. P. Gopinath, Associate Dean – Academic Affairs (Admission), and Dr. […]

IIT Roorkee organized an International Training course LARAM-INDIA 2020 during February 17-22, 2020 at the Civil Engineering Department. Experts from the University of Salerno, Italy, NTNU Norway, and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, delivered expert lectures during this course. Earlier, the local coordinator for the University of Salerno, Prof. Michele Calvello, visited IIT Roorkee on December 7, […]

Prof. Chandra Bhat from the University of Texas at Austin, delivered a lecture on ‘Will Driverless Cars Lead to More Travel? To more urban Sprawl?’ to the Civil Engineering Department on February 17, 2020. Prof. Amit Agarwal hosted his visit along with Prof. Indrajeet Ghosh, and Prof. Pushpa Choudhary of Civil Engineering Department. During his visit at IR […]

Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee is one of the Regional Training Center of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO delegate, Mr. Patrick Parrish (Chief, Training Activities Division, World Meteorological Organization), and Dr. Elizabeth Mulvihill Page (Director, COMET, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA) visited Department of Hydrology for an exploratory visit. During their stay at IIT Roorkee, both […]

IIT Roorkee representatives of IR office, Dr. Pushpa Kumari participated in SII partner institute workshop held on February 10, 2020 at New Delhi. The overview, achievements, and proposed upcoming activities of Study in India program was showcased through a presentation by the SII team. This workshop aimed to provide insights of IND-SAT examination, and discussions on topics […]

The Incredible India Education Fair (IIEF) invited IIT Roorkee to participate in the Indonesia India Higher Education Forum, organized during January 30 – February 1, 2020 at Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. The first day opened with panel discussion on Indian Higher Education System, with Prof. P. Arumugam, IIT Roorkee as an expert. In the […]

Jo Nesbitt is one of the best known names in the global higher education sector with over 30 years of experience. Jo served as a Director of International Relations and Development at University of Southampton, UK for 15 years and at Solent University, UK for 4 years. Recently, she established an education consultancy UniConnectEd that serves a […]

IIT Roorkee participated in EDEX Expo 2020, Colombo during January 17-19, 2020 and visited the University of Peradeniya and Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka. During the EDEX Expo, Mr. Gopalan Narayan counsellor (education) at Indian High Commission at Sri Lanka visited IIT Roorkee’s exhibition booth along with Mr. Sandeep Goel from SII. He expressed his interest in strengthening the […]

IIT Roorkee was invited by Dr. V. Binumon, the principal of Indian Community School, Kuwait for the Higher Education Fair scheduled during January 17-18, 2020. The invitation was proposed to Prof. P. Arumugam at the 15th FICCI event that was held in November 2019. Prof. R.D. Garg (Chairman JEE-IIT Roorkee), Department of Civil Engineering, and Dr. Pushpa Kumari, Executive Officer, International Relations, […]

Ms. Nora Naujoks, Head – Liaison Office New Delhi, Freie Universität Berlin, was hosted by Prof. Ankit Aggarwal, Department of Hydrology, at IIT Roorkee campus on January 17, 2020, which was coordinated and facilitated by the Office of International Relations. This visit was based on to promote research collaborations and set up an MoU between both the […]

Prof. Arun Kumar (Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy) had arranged a meeting at NC Nigam visitors’ hostel on the evening of January 15, 2020, for African students who are here through the DST-Africa Initiative with Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE). HoDs and faculty of the three departments viz, Hydro and Renewable Energy, Water Resource Development & […]

The British Council and IIT Roorkee under the Operational Alliance Agreement dated July 5, 2019 collaborated for a project named Newton Bhabha Fund-PhD Placement Programme. The key objective of the PhD Placement programme is to facilitate the capacity building of individuals and create sustainable, long-lasting links between India and the UK through PhD placements, and partnerships. […]

The visit of Prof. Jean-Luc Epard (Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment), University of Lausanne, Switzerland, was hosted by his research collaborator Prof. Sandeep Singh (Department of Earth Sciences), IIT Roorkee. Prof. Jean-Luc Epard, visited IR office on January 10, 2020, to meet Prof. P. Arumugam (Dean of International Relations). During this meeting the ThinkSwiss Research Programme, and the program for mobility […]

Distinguished members of Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Prof. Ramchandra Sapkota (Dean),  Prof. Sushil B. Bajracharya (Assistant Dean), Prof. P.N. Maskey, Department of Civil Engineering, and Prof. B.N. Sharma Ghimire (Director CARD), were hosted by Prof. R.P. Saini, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy and Office of International Relations, IIT Roorkee on January 6, 2020, to discuss and extend the ambit of […]

Prof. Anegagregn Gashaw Ferede the President of Debre Tabor University (DTU), Ethiopia, expressed his University’s willingness to establish an agreement on research collaboration in the field of science, engineering, and technology. His letter in this regard, was delivered to ADIR through Mr. Antehun Atanaw, (a faculty of Debre Tabor University) presently pursuing his PhD at IIT Roorkee. Subsequently, Prof. […]

Prof. P.S. Chani, Department of Architecture and Planning, hosted the visit of Prof. Sandeep K. Agrawal, Professor and Director of School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, Canada, on December 6, 2019, for a discussion with Prof. P. Arumugam, Associate Dean of International Relations, regarding the extension of Indo-Canada relationship and ambit of opportunities upon the […]

IIT Roorkee signed an MoU with Hokkaido University, for academic collaboration through student exchange programme between Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee, and Graduate School and School of Science, Hokkaido University, Japan, on December 5, 2019 at Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee, in the presence of Prof. Masaaki Kimura (Hokkaido University). Prof. Wataru Horiuchi, and Prof. Masaaki Kimura of Hokkaido […]

Delegates of National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, Dr. Che Min Lin, and Dr. Chun-Hsiang Kuo, visited our office on December 5, 2019 and proposed to improve collaborations in field of earthquake engineering. Their visit was under DST funded Indo-Taiwan, joint research project “Soil Amplification and Site Response for Potential Great Earthquake in […]

IIT Roorkee participated in IITs International Relations Conclave held on December 2, 2019 at IIT Bombay. This conclave was arranged to share the experience on various topics such as scholarships for international students, common admission portals, membership of international alliances, and other issues on internationalization. This meet was a follow-up of the conclave held at […]

A Global Conference & Exhibition was held on November 27-29, 2019 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This 15th Higher Education Summit was organized by FICCI, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (GoI), MHRD, and Service Export Promotion Council (SEPC). IIT Roorkee was invited for this summit and participated as the exhibitor. Prof. P. Arumugam and […]

IIT Roorkee bagged the High performer partner institute award in 5th Global Exhibition on Services (GES 2019) organized by Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held at Bangalore, India from 26th November 2019 to 28th November 2019.

IIT Roorkee awarded for ‘Excellence in Internationalization of Education’ at the 6th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards 2019 held at the Lalit hotel, New Delhi on November 27, 2019. The award was received by Prof. M. Parida – Deputy Director IIT Roorkee and Prof. P. Arumugam, Associate Dean of International Relations IIT Roorkee. Media Link

The International Relations office of IIT Roorkee is delighted to share the news of establishing its new office nearby the Students’ Club. The office was inaugurated by the Director Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi on November 25, 2019, in presence of our institute esteemed guests including Dy. Director, Deans, Associate Deans, Professors, and the other invitees.

MHRD introduced the DUO-India Fellowship Programme in July 2019 with the aim of promoting exchange of faculty and students between India and European countries which are part of Joint Research Projects under SPARC. 14 Faculty from IIT Roorkee have applied and 10 Faculty are chosen by the selection committee. A total of 98 Faculty were chosen across […]

Mr. Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador-Designate of Japan to India, hosted Signing Ceremony for the Joint Research in the field of Earthquake Disaster Prevention between Fujita Corporation and IIT Roorkee on November 7, 2019. The agreement was signed by Mr. Yoshinori Kumita, Executive Director of Fujita Technology Center, and Dr. Pankaj Agarwal, the Head of Department of […]

The officials of Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, visited the Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee on November 6, 2019, in connection with the joint research in the field of Earthquake Disaster Prevention.

Prof. M.L. Kansal of IIT Roorkee has been awarded the Indo-Netherland (DST-NWO) Project on Water4Change – Integrative and Fit- for-Purpose Water Sensitive Design Framework for the Urban water system in India. The award was presented by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology, in the presence of His Excellency King and Queen of […]

IIT Roorkee signed an Agreement for Joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program with the University of Strasbourg (Unistra), France in Strasbourg on September 25, 2019 regarding joint supervision of PhD thesis leading to Joint Degree in PhD from both IITR and Unistra. This is the first such agreement signed among Institutes/Universities of India and France. […]

University of Strasbourg organized this workshop to bring together researchers/teachers from leading Indian institutions with their colleagues. The following were the panel discussions with IIT Roorkee members in the panel. A. Panel discussion: International partnership strategy Chair: Prof. Irini Jacoberger, Vice-president, International Relations, Université de Strasbourg Prof. Krishna Kaliappan, Dean Faculty Affairs, IIT Bombay Prof. P. Arumugam, […]

IIT Roorkee delegates visited École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP), Paris on September 20, 2019, to discuss possible improvements of the ongoing collaboration. ESTP (Estd. 1891) is a French engineering and research graduate school (Grande Ecole) in Paris. Since 2014, several student exchanges took place between ESTP Paris and IIT Roorkee.

To discuss on India-Canada Relationship, Ms. Mia Yen, Consulate General of Canada in Chandigarh visited IIT Roorkee on August 30, 2019.

Prof P Arumugam, ADIR IITR had visited the Main campus and Kista campus of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden on 26th and 27th of August 2019. KTH’s Kista campus is situated north of central Stockholm in one of the world’s most important ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) clusters. Kista has a great […]

Representatives from Europe and India came together for the annual General Assembly of the Heritage Network hosted by the Instituto Superior Técnico of Lisbon on 28/29 May 2019. After two days of meetings, workshops, and discussions, the Heritage family has clearly reflected its desire to sustain and thrive as a network. Prof. P. Arumugam (Associate […]

IIT Roorkee has signed an MoU with Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal on May 24, 2019. The existing collaboration between IITR and IST, at the research level, will be fortified and expanded to promote student and faculty exchanges, joint degree programs, and curriculum development. In a ceremony organized at IST, the MoU was signed by […]

Participants of a Summer School in Plant Biology organized by IIT Roorkee-University of Quebec Trois Rivieres and Centre SEVE at #IITRoorkee with participation of six universities from Canada. Topics ranged from in vitro culture, nutraceuticals, plant microbe interaction, abiotic and biotic stresses, entomology, plant developmental biology and molecular farming to communications in plants.

The Indian Members’ Council meeting of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) was held on April 30, 2019, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. SICI relies on the active support of its member institutions who give adequate time and energy to the duties of being the SICI member by uphold Institute’s values and objectives. Members of Council […]

To celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus, the German Modernist Art School that redefined the dynamics of the relationship between art, design, and technology, and to pay a tribute to its artists and teachers, the Indo-German Seminar: Bauhaus @ 100 was organized on April 8, 2019. The seminar was conducted by the DWIH – German Centre […]

An info session on ‘Study Opportunities in Germany and DAAD Fellowship Programmes’ by Ms. Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor, Public Relations and Communications, DAAD German Academic Exchange Service, New Delhi, held on April 6, 2019 at LHC, IIT Roorkee.

#IITRoorkee coordinating the MoU between Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and World Bank for strengthening African Centres of Excellence (#ACEs) & capacity building through transfer for students enrolled in ACEs Masters & PhD programmes on March 11, 2019 at India International Centre, New Delhi. Collaboration focuses on 4 thematic areas Material science, […]

Prof. Uwe W. Schulz, visited IIT Roorkee to renew collaborations with Lucerne University, Switzerland during February 25-26, 2019. A detailed report was prepared collectively. Three students of Department of Architecture and Planning have been selected for semester exchange at HSLU. A school with six IITR students along with 12 students will be conducted by HSLU at Auroville, […]

Prof. Noel N. Schulz, lead Principal Investigator of US-India collaborative project for smart distribution system with storage (UI-ASSIST), visited IIT Roorkee in February 2019. She saw various smart grid related demonstrations and shared her views on the development of the smart grid test bed and also appreciated the significant progress by IIT Roorkee towards UI-ASSIST.

Norwegian Ambassador, Mr. Nils Kamsvag Ragnar visited IIT Roorkee on February 18, 2019. He witnessed the research being done at Hydro and Renewable Energy, Earthquake Engineering, and Biotechnology Departments of IIT Roorkee associated with the Research Council of Norway under Indo-Norwegian research and development cooperation for a project on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Media Link

The Sakura Exchange program in Science was hosted by the JST during January 20-26, 2019. Prof. Jeevanand Seshadrinath, represented IIT Roorkee. Delegation included faculty and scientists from different IIT’s, IISER, DST, DBT, DSIR & MHRD.

To promote research collaborations and set up a dual degree programs with IIT Roorkee, Prof. Amit Kumar, Dr. Cen Huang, and Ms. Maria Mathai of University of Alberta, Canada, interacted with IITR faculty during January 7-8, 2019.

Canada-India Innovation Summit organized by IC-IMPACTS and the Ministry of Science and Technology, India, held on December 12, 2018 in New Delhi. The joint IC-IMPACTS and DST Call for Proposals under which the awards were made was launched in mid-2018 to address growing fire problems in India and Canada. Prof. Umesh Kumar Sharma (IIT Roorkee, […]

Prof. Tim Senden, Dr. Robert Ward, and Mr. Jay Poria of Australian National University (ANU) visited IIT Roorkee during November 29-30, 2018, to promote research collaborations and Student exchange programme. The collaboration was commenced by Prof. D.C. Srivastava, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee.

“Cultivating Culturally Competent and Globally Engaged Talents” a summit was organized by the  Presidents’ Forum of Southeast, and South Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU). Prof. Anand Joshi (Professor of Earth Science Department and Dean of Students’ Welfare) represented  IITR in SATU General assembly, hosted by National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, during November 16-17, 2018. IITR […]

IIT Roorkee Showcases Innovation and Incubation Facilities at FICCI 14th Higher Education Summit. The 14th Higher Education Summit 2018, a Global Conference & Exhibition was held during October 30 – November 1, 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The event was aimed at enhancing exposure to opportunities and increasing international visibility for collaboration in higher […]

Discussion on BRICS project at IIT Roorkee in collaboration with Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, and East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

At a high-level meeting at the Royal Norwegian Embassy on October 12, 2018, it was decided that the partnership between IIT Roorkee and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) will be strengthened further, especially research cooperation in the Himalayan region. IIT Roorkee was represented by Prof. B.K. Gandhi, Prof. S.K. Singal, Prof. Z. Ahmed and […]

A guest lecture on “Opportunities at NTU Singapore” by Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari, Senior Executive Director at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, was organized by the office of International Relations, IIT Roorkee on October 6, 2018.

Ms. Alphonsa Lourdudoss, Regional Advisor, India, Ms. Tuija Venermo, and Ms. Katie Zmijewski, (Student exchange coordinators) at KTH Royal Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, interacted with IIT Roorkee delegates to promote research collaborations and Student exchange program during September 23-24, 2018.

A delegation listed below visited at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore during August 25-28, 2018. Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director, Electronics and Communication Engineering Prof. P. Arumugam, Associate Dean of International Relations, Physics Prof. Anshu Anand, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Prof. B.K. Kaushik, Associate Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering Prof. Sujay Chattopadhayay, Associate Professor, Polymer […]

Prof. Ganesh Pandian Namasivayam from Kyoto University, Japan visited the IIT Roorkee campus in the month of August 2018. Prof Namasivayam, who is the Principal Investigator of the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), World Premier International (WPI) Research Center at the Kyoto University delivered a lecture at the Centre of Nanotechnology. Please follow the […]

In partnership with the Study in India Cell of EdCIL, Prof. P. Gopinath and Prof. P. Arumugam represented IIT Roorkee in the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX) held during April 12 -14, 2018 in Dubai.