At least 29 students from nine countries have enrolled at IIT Guwahati as authorities are taking special initiatives to attract foreigners for higher studies at the institute, an official release said on Wednesday. According to the statement from IIT Guwahati, the foreign students currently enrolled in the premier institute are from UK, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Syria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Cameroon and Seychelles.
With the rapid internationalization of the education sector, IIT Guwahati will gain a strong foothold among higher education institutions across the world and can play an active role in mitigating the challenges associated with global issues.
On the other hand, students will benefit from getting the quality education that we provide here and get an opportunity to do research in a world-class environment, – said Professor TG Sitaram, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
He also highlighted the vision of the institute to become a global educational centre of excellence. The institute is currently part of six foreign exchange programmes, including a Joint Academic Initiative in Food Science and Technology (M Tech) with GIFU University of Japan as its partner, and a joint PhD in Bioinformatics with Germany’s Heidelberg University. project is included.
BSBE collaborative PhD program with Curtin University of Australia in civil engineering, another collaborative PhD project with the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Japan and a joint PhD supervision program with Shantou University, China, and a joint with GIFU University PhD initiative Mechanical Engineering is also offered.
Dean, IIT Guwahati Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait said, – To excel as a global leader, the institute must attract the best and brightest minds from across the globe, and retain domestic talent within the borders of our country.
The institute is actively inviting more foreign national students for admission to courses in all disciplines of engineering, science, humanities and social science, design, health care and medicine, management, and interdisciplinary areas.
The institute seeks to improve the number of foreign students by taking specific steps including exchange programs related to research, curricula and projects, the release said.
It is placed at 385 by the QS World University Rankings 2023 and ranked 37 globally in “RESEARCHED CITATIONS PER FACULTY”.
He said it is a challenging task but the authorities are hopeful that they will take small steps towards becoming a destination for international students.
