IIT-K inks pact with Canada varsity for joint degree prog

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the University of Alberta have signed an agreement for a joint degree program, Joint Doctoral Program (JDP). This agreement paves the way for doctoral students at either university to participate in the joint degree program and conduct research at the partner university. The agreement will also foster research collaborations between faculty members of the two universities on energy materials systems and technologies needed towards clean energy transition. Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director of IIT Kanpur, and Professor Dhirendra Katti, Dean of International Relations at IIT Kanpur, signed the agreement with Professor William Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Alberta, and Dr. Cen Huang, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President International at the University of Alberta, present at the signing ceremony.