IIT Gandhinagar to host 10th academic advisory council, 11th leadership conclave

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will be hosting the 10th academic advisory council (AAC) and the 11th leadership conclave on January 6 and 7, 2023 respectively. Several eminent academicians and industry professionals will be attending the events to discuss strategic initiatives with the leadership and faculty members at IITGN.

The 10th academic advisory council will be focusing on strategies to recruit the best faculty members, attract more international students, introduce newer academic programmes, and promote entrepreneurship and technology transfer among students and faculty at IIT Gandhinagar.

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This year’s AAC will be attended by academicians from the University of Miami, Clemson University, University of Colorado, University Institute of Lisbon, Johns Hopkins University, IIT Kanpur (IIT-K), IIT Bombay (IIT-B), Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG, among others, that will provide the event with their strategic inputs on the areas of interest to IITGN.

Meanwhile, the 11th leadership conclave on January 7, 2023 will bring together industry experts, academicians, and startup mentors from Bankworld Inc, KAAJ ventures, University of Notre Dame, NASSCOM, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), IIT Kanpur and IIT Bombay, among many others.

The attendees will deliberate on ways to increase engagement with IITGN alumni, accelerate startup culture and commercialisation of technologies at the Institute, enhance the IITGN's visibility at domestic and global levels, and advance globalisation.