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627700-iit-kharagpurIIT Kharagpur and University of Alberta, Canada, Launch Joint Doctoral Program

NDTV-Education (June 28, 2020)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, or IIT Kharagpur, and University of Alberta, Canada, have jointly launched a Joint Doctoral Degree Programme to undertake research and create academic exchange between faculty and students.

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, or IIT Kharagpur, and University of Alberta, Canada (UAlberta), have launched a Joint Doctoral Programme (JDP) to create academic exchange between faculty and students. The program, as per an IIT Kharagpur statement, will give the opportunity to undertake research at UAlberta for a period between six months and a year and provide them with international experience and special certification upon graduation.

The partnership, the IIT Kharagpur statement says, would include identification of research projects for students to pursue during their doctoral studies, joint supervision, fellowships with financial support in the form of a monthly stipend to cover the cost of accommodation and meals for students during the duration of their visit. (Read More)