MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, interested to collaborate with AIT on several aspects
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (MN NIT Allahabad), which ranks among the top 15 institutes in India, has expressed strong interest in collaboration with AIT in mutual research and consultancy, joint supervision and exchange of students and faculty, as well as through a two-stage master' s program. These issues were discussed during the visit of an MN NIT Allahabad delegation to the Institute on 23 August 2007. The delegation included Dr. A. K. Mishra, Dean (Planning and Development); Professor S. K. Duggal; Professor R. K. Srivastava; and Dr. R. P. Tiwari.
It was suggested that as a first step the two institutes could work on such aspects in fields of study like civil engineering, remote sensing and GIS systems.
The delegation also met with Professor Sudip K. Rakshit, Vice President for Research, faculty members from the School of Engineering and Technology (SET), and Dr. Nitin Tripathi of SET, who coordinated the visit.
The MN NIT Director, who had also planned to accompany the delegation but was unable to attend at the last minute, has expressed his strong support for this collaboration and is keen on entering into a partnership agreement with AIT in the near future.