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IIT Bombay and SUNY Old Westbury have announced a partnership to develop new science and engineering programmes, focusing on emerging fields like AI. The collaboration will include joint research, faculty exchanges, conferences and future degree programmes, strengthening India-US academic ties and fostering innovation in higher education.

New York: In a development highlighting the enhanced India-US partnership in education and research, IIT Bombay and New York State University have joined hands to collaborate in the fields of science and engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the State University of New York Old Westbury announced Friday that they will partner in the development of new educational and research opportunities that would be offered on the Long Island, New York campus.

A letter of intent was signed here by IIT Bombay Director Prof Shireesh Kedare and President of SUNY Old Westbury Dr Timothy E Sams in the presence of Consul General of India in New York Binaya Pradhan. Under the partnership, the two institutions will begin work towards creating new academic offerings at all levels in science and engineering focused on emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, while also developing plans for collaborative research activities, SUNY Old Westbury said in a statement.

Attending the announcement virtually were Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Secretary of Higher Education Dr Vineet Joshi and Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

Dharmendra Pradhan welcomed the announcement by the institutes to “explore collaboration in engineering, multidisciplinary research, technology and other emerging areas of the future.” “Such collaborations enrich our research culture, open new avenues for our students, scholars and learners and build enduring bridges of knowledge to address global challenges while carrying India's intellectual strengths to the world,” he said in a post on X.