India’s biggest STEM institution is now in the capital as IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi in a big win for the education sector
IIT-Delhi is now open in Abu Dhabi! The official inauguration for India’s biggest STEM campus Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi (IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi) marks its first international campus ever.
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, attended the official inauguration.
During the event, Sheikh Khaled also witnessed the launch of strategic partnerships between IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi, its main campus in Delhi, and several prominent Abu Dhabi-based institutions. These include Khalifa University, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, and Zayed University.
The new campus will collaborate with Khalifa University on research and academic programmes, sharing research facilities and facilitating student and faculty exchanges.
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IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi will also work alongside Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi on joint research projects, postgraduate student exchanges and academic seminars.
The partnership with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence will focus on joint research, teaching programmes and internships. Meanwhile, Zayed University will collaborate on faculty and student exchanges, education and research, and host joint academic events.
During his visit, Sheikh Khaled toured the IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi campus and reviewed its offerings, including Bachelor of Technology programmes in Energy Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, as well as a master’s programme in Energy Transition and Sustainability.
The partnership complements the ongoing UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and reflects the shared vision of both nations to prioritise educational excellence, knowledge exchange and investment in human capital as the foundations for future prosperity and enablers of long-term economic growth and sustainable development.
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