Prof. Malgorzata Baranska, Full Professor of Chemistry and Head of the Raman Imaging Group at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, and Prof. Rafal Baranski, Head of the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology at the University Of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland, visited the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. The visit was hosted by the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee.
During their visit, the professors, accompanied by Prof. Rishikesh Pandey, PhD, IIT Roorkee visited the Office of International Relations, where they met with Prof. KARUN RAWAT, Dean of International Relations, IIT Roorkee.
The discussions focused on exploring potential avenues for strengthening academic and research collaborations between IIT Roorkee and the respective Polish institutions. Key areas of mutual interest included collaborative research in Raman spectroscopy, chemical physics, plant biotechnology and genome engineering, as well as opportunities for faculty and student exchanges, joint research proposals, and the possibility of establishing institutional partnerships through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).
The interaction provided a valuable platform for exchanging academic perspectives and identifying potential areas of mutual interest, paving the way for long-term research collaborations and stronger institutional ties between IIT Roorkee and the two Polish universities.