• • • • • A quarter of IITGN students have study abroad experience Raising the bar on Indian education

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS Undergraduate students at the IITs enter through the Joint Entrance Examination, CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE which annually admits fewer than 2 percent During the past year alone, IITGN has estab- of applicants — 10,000 students from among lished several centres of excellence, including 500,000 who appear for the examination. Ad- a Design and Innovation Centre with a three- missions to IITGN’s graduate programmes is year $580,000 grant from Ricoh Company; even more selective. Graduate student appli- a Safety Centre with a five-year $500,000 LOCATION, LOCATION cations to IITGN tripled in 2013, resulting in grant for a fire lab from Chicago-based Un- LOCATION a selectivity ratio of under 1 percent. derwriter’s Laboratories; and a Bioengineer- IITGN is located in Ahmedabad, a 600 year IITGN’s BTech programme was recently ing Centre with a $2 million grant from the old city that is vying for UNESCO’s world awarded the World Education Award 2013 Government. The Institute has also heritage city and is the 19th fastest growing for innovation in engineering education at the established an Incubation Centre, funded by city in the world. Ahmedabad is consistently World Education Summit. The curriculum the Department of Information Technology, ranked as one of ’s most livable cities, includes a five-week immersion Foundation , and an Earth Science with excellent infrastructure and uninter- Programme for all new undergraduates that GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS and Engineering Chair, funded by the Depart- rupted water and power supply. The institute nurtures creativity, communication skills, ment of Earth Sciences, Government of India. is just 15 minutes from the airport, which ethics, teamwork, social engagement and IIT faculty members have orga- has direct flights to most major cities in physical fitness. To promote critical thinking, nized major national and international con- India, as well as direct international flights to students take almost 20% of their coursework ferences at the institute on cognition, safety, IIT Gandhinagar meets the world Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Doha, Singapore, and in the humanities and social sciences as well history of Indian science, archaeology, ellip- Dubai. Gujarat is a major industrial hub for as compulsory courses in design and the tic and parabolic differential equations, cul- pharmaceutical, biotechnology, petrochemi- life sciences. Nearly a quarter of IITGN tures of peace, earthquake engineering, etc. cal and chemical industries. students avail educational or internship op- The institute has cutting edge teaching and portunities abroad, among the highest of research laboratories for student and faculty any institute worldwide. projects. Front, clockwise from left: Mr Luigi Bruno, Italy Prof Rosa Maria Perez, Portugal Prof Pierre Becker, France Mr Robin Anav, France Below: Prof Salim Rashid, USA

Interested faculty may submit their applications for visiting positions, by sending their curriculum vitae and a statement indicating how they could contribute to IITGN to: Professor In-Charge, Faculty Affairs Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar VGEC Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - 382424 iitgn.ac.in/visiting-faculty.htm email: [email protected] Tel: 91-93 2847 4220 • Fax: 91-79 2397 2586 A VIBRANT VISITING FACULTY AND GUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAMME CONTRIBUTES TO DIVERSITY & GLOBALIZATION AT IIT GANDHINAGAR

• • • • • INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS The institute has developed stra- The world beats at IIT Gandhinagar tegic partnerships with lead- ing universities, industries and VISITING FACULTY AT IIT GANDHINAGAR VISITING FACULTY R&D organizations abroad for GUEST SCHOLARS student and faculty exchanges RESEARCH SCHOLARS and research collaborations, • • • • • In recent semesters, the institute such as the California Institute DIVERSITY of Technology; Ecole Nationale has hosted visiting faculty and GLOBALIZATION Superriere d’Arts et Metiers, IITGN invites applications from eminent academics, scholars and researchers from all over India, as The diversity and globaliza- France; ICSTE, Switzerland; well as Italy, France, Switzerland, tion is also reflected in IITGN’s professionals worldwide for short or long term assignments. Institute Superieur D’Electronique Portugal, United States, Canada, career faculty, who have gradu- De Paris, France; Instituto Visiting commitments can range from a semester to a year or longer. The nature of the engagement can vary from and Singapore, among others. ated from some of the world’s Universitario de Lisboa, Portugal; teaching regular or short courses, conducting seminars or workshops, consulting with faculty on collaborative Dozens of guest academics come finest institutions, such as the Israel Institute of Technology, research or individual projects. The institute is open to applications from every discipline and every region of the to the IIT campus every year; at California Institute of Technology, Haifa; Notre Dame University, world, because the objective of the visiting scholars program is to expose IITGN students to knowledge and experi- times, as many as 20 percent of Carleton University, Carnegie USA; Ricoh Corporation, Japan; ences that aren’t currently available at the institute. faculty members at the institute Mellon University, Cornell Underwriters Laboratories, are visiting academics. The insti- University, Harvard University, Chicago; University of Saskatch- Since the academic schedule of the home institutes of visiting academics may not match IITGN’s, it has developed tute’s global focus is most dramat- Max Planck Gesselschaft, wan, Canada; University of Strath- several flexible options, including half-semester courses that can work around these scheduling conflicts. Sometimes ically reflected in its student body, Purdue University, Texas clyde, UK, etc. Often, individual visiting faculty or scholars come for research exchanges or policy consultations with the institute that are more flex- almost a quarter of whom avail Tech University, University of faculty engage with IITGN col- ible on timing. The institute welcomes the global academic community to engage with it at various levels and at study abroad experiences in the California at Berkeley, University leagues on collaborative projects different degrees of commitment to enhance the academic life of the institute. Often, faculty from abroad or other form of educational or internship of Cambridge, University of and join one of the institute’s visit- institutions in India spend their sabbatical leave at IITGN. opportunities overseas, among the Chicago, University of Illinois at ing academic programs. highest of any institute worldwide. Urbana Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Warwick, DIVERSITY | GLOBALIZATION | EXCELLENCE Prof. Gregory A. MacRae Vanderbilt University, etc. New Zealand

• • • • • “If you like the excitement of building a new university into a world-class institution, this VISITING PROFESSORS Visiting faculty are sought at the is the place for you.” level of visiting assistant profes- SCHOLARS IN PROF SALIM RASHID sor, visiting associate professor, RESIDENCE visiting professor, and visiting faculty, for semester or longer Outstanding teachers, research- commitments. Visiting faculty ers and scholars from India and INDUSTRY ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE “My time at IITGN was more than satisfying — typically teach courses at the insti- abroad are invited to spend from for research, intellectual fellowship and the sense of tute, most commonly during the a few months to a year at IITGN. Eminent engineers, managers, and a campus eager to address tomorrow’s needs.” regular semester, but also occa- The hosted scholars may utilize professionals from reputed indus- sionally half-semester courses the opportunity to work on man- tries are invited to engage with Prof. that typically last two months. uscripts, develop research ideas students and faculty at IITGN in Distinguished Scholar in Residence Visiting faculty receive a consoli- or collaborative research propos- overlapping areas of interest; pur- dated monthly honorarium, travel als with IITGN faculty, conduct sue projects and internships; cur- expenses, furnished accommoda- workshops or conferences, or help riculum development and other tion (at cost), access to guest and develop curricula for new courses collaborative activites. The asso- institutional dining services, office and programmes. The scholars ciates receive travel expenses, space and access to the institute’s receive a monthly honoraria, trav- rent-free accommodation, access library facilities. el expenses, rent-free accommo- to guest and institutional dining dation, access to guest and institu- services, office space, access to tional dining services, office space its library facilities and a daily Top: Dr. Nikhil Balram, USA and access to its library facilities. honorarium. Above: Prof. Amy DeSantis, USA