Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava, Dean of International Relations at IIT Roorkee, participated in the APAIE 2025 Conference and Exhibition, held in New Delhi, India. During the event, Prof. Srivastava had a constructive meeting with representatives from the University of Bordeaux, France, including Dr. Joanne Pageze, Vice-President for Internationalisation, and Dr. Francois-Xavier Mortreuil, Director of the International Office.
The discussions focused on signing a Generic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), exploring the establishment of a Dual PhD partnership, and initiating plans for the University of Bordeaux to join the existing Erasmus-Mundus Master’s Program. These initiatives seek to advance academic cooperation and build meaningful international alliances.