IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi opens in UAE, announces partnership with four universities
Anu Parthiban | September 2, 2024 | 10:54 PM IST | 2 mins read
IIT Abu Dhabi will offer two UG courses from September through JEE Advanced and new Combined Admission Entrance Test, IIT Delhi director informed in August.
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Download NowNEW DELHI: The first international campus of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at Abu Dhabi was inaugurated today in the presence of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
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The institute announced collaboration with the home campus IIT Delhi and four other universities in the Emirates - Khalifa University, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Zayed University.
In the first week of August, IIT Delhi director Rangan Banerjee informed that Abu Dhabi campus will offer two undergraduate courses from the new academic session commencing in September. The offshore campus was established in 2023 and initially announced to offer postgraduate courses only.
The two new UG courses are Computer Science Engineering and Energy Engineering. A total approved intake is 60 students for the two courses at IIT Abu Dhabi . This will include 20 students who have qualified Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced 2024) and 40 will be selected through a new entrance test called the Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET), Rangan Banerjee said, as per the PTI report.
“Of the 40 seats to be filled up through CAET, 20 are allocated for UAE nationals and 20 for expatriates in the UAE (including Indian expatriates) and international students,” the report added.
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IIT Abu Dhabi join hands with UAE universities
IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi will collaborate with Khalifa University on research and academic programmes, sharing of research facilities and lab spaces, and mobility of student and faculty exchanges.
The partnership with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi will promote joint research projects, student exchange at the postgraduate level, and organisation of seminars and scientific meetings.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has also agreed to participate in joint research through the allocation of seed project grants by both institutions, in joint teaching and short training programmes. The institute will also host internship programmes and faculty and students exchange programmes.
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