Purdue will open two news centers in India

Photo: Purdue President Mung Chan shakes hands Friday (left) with Eric Garcetti, U.S. Ambassador to India, and U.S. Senator Todd Young after announcing the creation of the first-ever Purdue-India Center for Education and Engagement and the U.S.-India Center for Semiconductor Excellence. both in India.

India-West Staff Writer

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Purdue University has expanded its educational collaboration with India by launching two important initiatives: the India Center for Education and Engagement and the US-India Semiconductor Center of Excellence. These initiatives, announced Nov. 1 during a fireside chat with Indiana Senator Todd Young and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, are aimed at promoting joint degrees, strengthening ties with industry and promoting alumni participation, and are supported by both governments. .

Purdue President Mung Chan emphasized that the Purdue-India centers will strengthen the university’s presence in India and create new avenues for collaboration in areas such as artificial intelligence, data science and business through partnerships with Indian institutions.

The Purdue India Center for Education and Engagement will serve as a central hub in India, facilitating joint degrees in high-demand fields with strategic Indian partners. The center also seeks to improve Purdue’s connections with government and industry, establish partnerships with local universities, attract alumni and stimulate student enrollment.

“Our new Center for Education and Engagement in Delhi, as well as the new US-India Semiconductor Center of Excellence, established in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and supported by the governments of India and the US, are important steps towards expanding this strategic partnership,” said Chan. “These initiatives will create many opportunities for our students and faculty while enhancing Purdue’s global impact.”

Purdue’s Indian student community is the largest international community of more than 3,000 students, including more than 300 faculty, researchers and staff of Indian origin. Garcetti previously met with a Purdue delegation in New Delhi to explore ways to deepen the university’s support for shared goals in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and mission-critical technologies.

Part of the new U.S.-India Semiconductor Center of Excellence will include engagement with industry leaders to advance collaborative research and develop a skilled workforce, consistent with Purdue’s land-grant mission in research, education and engagement. During their visit, Young and Garcetti toured Purdue’s Birka Nanotechnology Center, which houses the university’s semiconductor research centers, including the 25,000-square-foot Scifres Nanotechnology Laboratory, one of the largest cleanrooms in a U.S. academic institution.