IIT Guwahati to collaborate with North Eastern Space Application Centre to study disasters
IIT Guwahati is geared up to collaborate with North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) to carry out several initiatives jointly for development of the North East Region and create a mass of skilled professionals in the field.
An MoU was signed between the two institutions on June 28, 2021. Some of the initiatives that would be taken up under this partnership include internship programmes, joint degree programmes, short-term training programmes, student exchange programmes and joint projects, among others.
A multi-disciplinary approach would be adopted to study ways to tackle disasters.
Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Prof. TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “This is a historic day for both IITG and NESAC as on this day we make our long-standing intellectual relationship also in to a formal one.”
“The opportunity is limitless for these two institutes to work together and achieving new heights in research, innovation and capacity development for Northeast region,” he said.
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