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Dr. Bharat LohaniProfessor of Civil Engineering 

(Geoinformatics) Presentation on behalf of 

Associate Dean, International Relations 11/29/2017 IITK‐IR Presentation ‐MIPP Conference‐2017

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

IIT K @ a GLANCE

Faculty Members 400Students More than 6200

Undergraduate 3860

Established 1959

Postgraduate 2307

Alumni more than 30, 000

Campus Area (acres) 1055Halls of Residence 12

Excellent Infrastructure(Academic, Residential

and Sports)

Primary Health CareFacility

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IIT K @ a GLANCE

Air Strip and AircraftsNational Wind Tunnel Facility3 GBPS Internet Bandwidth

Counselling Service

Student Clubs

Student Placement Office

SIDBI Incubation CenterFully Residential Campus

Offices in NOIDA, NewYork

Samtel Center

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Departments and Programmes

Aerospace EngineeringBiological Sciences and

BioEngineeringChemical Engineering

Civil EngineeringComputer Science &

Engineering

Industrial & ManagementEngineering

Materials Science &Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

ChemistryMathematics and Statistics

Physics

Humanities and Social SciencesEnvironmental Engg. & Mgmt

Design ProgrammeMaterial Sciences Programme

Nuclear Eng & Technology

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Programmes

Bachelor of Technology(B. Tech)

Bachelor of Science(B. S)

Master of Science (2 years)(M. S)

Master of Technology(M. Tech)

Master of Design(M. Des)

Doctor of Philosophy(Ph .D.)

Master inBusiness Administration

(MBA)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Role of International Relations 

Interface between IITK and Overseas Academic Community

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Associate Dean (International Relations)(Prof. Abhijit Kushari)

Assistant Registrar CoordinatorMs. Babita Lohani

Web Manager Assistant Project Manager

Team

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Roles of IR

• Foster International Partnerships and Research Collaborations • Develop and Facilitate Student Exchange Programme• Draft fresh MoUs and renew the existing one • Facilitate arrival of incoming overseas visitors• Provide information to students pertaining to the institute

surroundings, scholarships and programmes• Provide assistance pertaining to all admission related formalities    • Arrange for an orientation programme for incoming overseas

students• Make strategies to improve academic collaboration and to attract

more overseas students and visiting faculty members

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Number of  IITK MoUs ‐ Summary

USA, 17

Europe, 25

Africa, 2

Asia, 23

Australia,Oceania, 

1USAEuropeAfricaAsiaAustrliaOceania

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StandardMoUJointDegree

Types of MoUs

2

73

Total ‐71

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Opportunities and Avenues for IITK  and overseas studentsFew Highly Active Programmes

• IITK‐NUS Joint Doctoral Degree Programme• Melbourne India Post Graduate Programme (MIPP)• IITK‐TAMU Research exchange/internships • SURGE –IITK and University of Melbourne Programme• Erasmus Mundus Programmes, EU•Toms Polytechnic University, Russia •Indo‐Canada Shashtri

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IITK‐NUS Joint Doctoral Degree Programme

• The JDP is a joint research programme leading to the award of a PhD. Joint Degree Students will be registered with both NUS and IITK.

• Expected intake into the JDP will be approximately three (3) to five (5) students from each Party.

• The Joint Degree Student will pay tuition fees to their respective Home Institution, even while they are undertaking courses at the Host Institution.

• A one‐time subsidy up to $500 will be provided by the home university towards airfare to their Joint Degree Students to facilitate their travel to and  from   the respective Host Institution.

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Melbourne India Post Graduate Programme (MIPP)The programme is designed for potential/current Ph. D. Students to be executed in the following modes:

• Mode I: 1. Those who have/are graduated/graduating from IIT Kanpur can apply for a Ph. 

D. position at the University of Melbourne.2. Living stipend of AUD 25,600 + full tuition waiver of AUD 34,000= AUD 59,600 

per annum3. Scholarship is initially for 3 years extendible for further 6 months. 

• Mode II: 1. This mode is for students doing Ph. D. at IITK.  S/he will be guided by supervisors 

from both Universities. 2. A one‐time Airfare will be provided for IITK Ph.D. students visiting University of  

Melbourne. Funds permitting, IITK student will be supported by her/his Co‐supervisor at University of  Melbourne.

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University of Melbourne – IIT Kanpur Joint Degree Programme (MIPP)

• Programme recently approved by respective Universities 

• Students will be awarded degree from both University of Melbourne and IIT Kanpur 

• Students to have supervisors in both places • Students to be examined by both

• Attractive programme for students 

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Student Name The University of Melbourne Department  / Supervisor IIT Kanpur Supervisor YearCommenced

Bosirul Hoque School of Chemistry Prof Spas Kolev Dr T. G. Gopakumar Nov‐15

Debajit Dutta Mathematics and Statistics Dr Aurore DelaigleDr Subhra SankarDhar

Nov‐15

Himanshu Mishra Mechanical Engineering  Dr Jimmy Philip, Dr Jason MontyProf Debopam Das

Nov‐15

Rajesh Ranjan Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dr MarimuthuPalaniswami,Prof Ampalavanapillai Nirmalthas

Dr ShantanuBhattacharya

Nov‐15

Santa Maiti Infrastructure Engineering, Prof Stephan Winter, Prof Lars Kulik

IIT Kanpur & KharagpurDr Amitabha Mukerjee, Prof Sudeshna Sarkar

Nov‐15

ShivanshShrivastava

Infrastructure Engineering, Dr Michael Stewardson, Dr Meenakshi Arora

Dr Vinod Tare Nov‐15

Salil Goel (JDP) Infrastructure Engineering,  Dr Allison Kealy Dr Bharat Lohani Feb‐16

SurabhiGupta

Infrastructure Engineering, Prof Stephan Winter Dr Bharat Lohani Jun‐16

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Under the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for Excellence (SURGE) program:

• Maximum 3 undergraduate students from IITK go to University of Melbournein summer for 8 weeks.

• Maximum 3 undergraduate students from University of Melbourne come to IIT Kanpur in winter for 10 weeks. 

• Under this program Rs. 3,000 per week to and airfare and logistic support to overseas students.

SURGE –IITK and University of Melbourne Programme

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University of Melbourne students in IIT Kanpur 

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A. SURGE 2016: I. Mr. Thomas albert BeischerII. Mr. Lont Justin William 

B. SURGE 2015I. Mr. James Feng II. Mr. Marko Ristic

C. SURGE 2014I. Mr. Hong Phuc Pham II. Mr. Bentley Lam III. Mr. Cesar Daniel Rodriguez Flores

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IIT Kanpur students in University of Melbourne

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A. SURGE 2016I. Ms. Arunothia Marappan

B. SURGE 2015I. Mr. Shashank KamdarII. Mr. Akash Bajaj 

C. SURGE 2014I. Mr. Aditya Nigam II. Mr. Aniruddha BaralIII. Mr. Subhajit Mohanty

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• The programme is designed for Undergraduate Students

• The IITK‐TAMU intern programme is for the Chosen IITK students (6 max in number) 

• TAMU students visit IITK (12 numbers)

• For IITK students, TAMU will pay USD 3500 and IITK will cover the airfare on reimbursement basis.

IITK‐TAMU Research exchange/internships 

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STAGE I ( 2 way traffic)Quality Assurance on Higher Education Institutions

EM Extensive Cooperation Window (EMECW) 2008 to 2014

Projects Coordinating University EU CoordinatorLot 15: Closed (Appendix 1-Utilization certificate forEMECW, Lot 15)Lot 13 : Open (LUVIT)

2 projects with LUND university (1MOU)20 students/faculty from IITK to Europe on different mobility limits2 from Europe to IITK

Lot 13 A: near to closure (WILLPOWER)1 Project Ecole Centrale de Nantes (1MOU)7 IITK faculty from IITK to Europe on different mobility limits1 from Europe to IITK

Prof. Evan and Prof. Bennis

STAGE II (1 way traffic)EM to India: No activity in 2010 /2011EM EUR ASIA Program 6 students/faculty from IITK to Europe (Only from India to Europe)

Projects Coordinating University Coordinator

Lot 11: 2011-2014 (1MOU)Lot 12: 2012-2015 (1MOU) LUND university (1MOU)

Dr. Elizabeth

STAGE IIIEM Action to India 2013 to 2017Project Coordinating University CoordinatorHERITAGE (Appendix 2-Agreement of Partnershipbetween IITK and ECN)EMINTENAMASTE

Ecole Centrale de NantesLUND university (will ask for MOU)Univ. of Gottingen (will ask for MOU)

Prof. BennisDrs. Petra and NicholasNetra Bhandari

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Erasmus Mundus ProgrammesS. N. PROGRAM NAME PROJECT NUMBER, PI/Co 

PI Name START DATE END DATE FUND EXPENDITURE/HEAD

BALANCE at PRESENT (in 

Rs.)

HEAD of ACCOUNTS of 

FUNDPURPOSE of UTILIZATION

1 EMECW‐LOT 13A‐WILL POWER

ECN/DORA/20120106, Prabhat Munshi 08‐10‐11 31/03/2014 Rs.19,718/GRANTR, TA 1,68,152 Project is to 

be closed.

The main purpose of the cooperation is to promote international cooperation and facilitate systematic 

mobility and provide research resources.

2 EMECW LOT 15 CNF‐EMECW‐DRPG‐20090184 14/9/2009 13/9/2012 Rs.3,19,431 0 Project is to

be closed.The purpose of program coordinated by Lund University, is to provide a mobility scholarship.

3 HERITAGE ECN/DORA/20130326 01‐01‐14 31/3/2016 Rs. 0 2,08,922

The purpose of Heitage is to provide scholarships to Indian students and researchers and faculty to spend a mobility period in Europe on different academic areas at different stages of study. 

4Erasmus Mundus

Europe Asia (EMEA Lot‐11)

LUND/DORA/20100314, Prabhat Munshi 01‐01‐11 31/12/2013 Rs. 1,33,631 / GRANTR, 

CONTG, HON, OH, TA 12,958 Project is to be closed.

The purpose of this program coordinated by Lund University, is to pramote institutional cooperation and mobility activities between European and Asian 

higher education institutions.

5 NAMASTE not available 27/8/2014 27/8/2019 Grant awaited

To enhance the bilateral cooperation in education and research by facilitating scientific and 

technological cooperation, political, educational and econimic links between Europe and India.

6EMEA‐LOT‐12‐ScholarshipProgramme

LUND/DORA/20110282, Prabhat Munshi 02‐10‐12 29/2/2016 Rs. 28,283/GRANTR, 

OH 1,60,124

The purpose of the EM Europe Asia partnership(EMEA) coordinated by Lund University, 

is to pramote and asian higher education institutuions(HEIs).

7 LUND University, EMECW‐LOT 13

LUND/DORA/20130157, Prabhat Munshi 08‐01‐13 31/7/2016 Rs. 2,23,080/GRANTR, 

TA 86,667

It pramotes international cooperation between the European Union and Indian higher education 

institutuions and facilitate systematic mobility so as to enhance the results of education and research.

8 EMINTEPartnership

LUND/DORA/2014020,   Dr. P.Murali Prasad 04‐01‐14 31/3/2016 Rs.25,000/GRANTR, 

CONTG, MISC, TA 1,59,170

The purpose of the EM India to Europe partnership (EMINTE) coordinated by Lund University, is to promote institutional cooperation and mobility activities between European and Indian higher 

education institutions (HEIs). 

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Average Number of International Students in last few years 

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Student Exchange

Interns

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