Events – Page 23 – The KGP Chronicle

Sep

20

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

Forging a global connection

EventsCollaboration, coordinator, foreign faculty, GIAN, global, IIT Kharagpur, international, MHRD

IIT Kharagpur is the national coordinator of GIAN, an MHRD-run international outreach programme The Global Initiative of Academic Networks or GIAN was launched on November 30, 2015 by the then Union minister for human resources development, Ms Smriti Irani. The initiative intended to enhance the quality of higher education in India through foreign collaboration. At the inauguration Ms Irani said, “GIAN is not limited to only those from the IITs and national institutes but will also be available for government institutes who do not usually expect an opportunity to meet, interact and learn from international faculty.” Under GIAN, reputed international…

Sep

20

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP and Houston University to Promote Collaborative Programs in Petroleum Engineering

EventsEnergy Research, Fossil Fuel, Houston, Houston University, Petrofuel, Petroleum, Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Research, Renu Khator

Financial Express The Week Jagran Josh Business Standard NDTV Indian Express IIT Kharagpur and the University of Houston have signed MoU for joint academic and research collaborations. The initial areas of work identified include Petroleum Engineering, covering niche aspects of Chemical, Advanced Materials, Deep Sea Technology and Analytics and Industrial Engineering, confirmed Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Director, IIT Kharagpur, in a social media post. On September 14, 2018, a team of delegates from IIT Kharagpur visiting USA led by the Director, met Dr. Renu Khator, Chancellor the University of Houston System and President of University of Houston.…

Sep

14

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

A gift to posterity

EventsAjay Chakraborty, art forms, Classical Arts, goals, guru-shishya, IIT Kharagpur, SandHI, teaching-learning

IIT Kharagpur’s Centre for Classical Arts will transform the way the classical arts are taught and preserved A new dream is unfolding in IIT Kharagpur. The premier technology institute is working towards the creation of a Centre for Classical Arts. As to why an institute specializing in science and technology should ramify into the arts, the big picture first. For a variety of socio-economic reasons, the traditional guru-sishya parampara through which many of India’s intangible art forms have been passed down through generations is unlikely to survive in the future. There is a dire need to evolve a modern…

Sep

14

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP and UMass Dartmouth, USA to Explore Blue Economy

EventsCollaboration, Collaborative Programs, Exchange, Foreign Collaboration, International Relations, Marine, Short-term courses, UMaas, USA

Business Standard Outlook Canada Today Can India Financial Express The Week Jagran Josh Business Standard NDTV Indian Express IIT Kharagpur and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have signed an MoU for collaborative research, training and the exchange of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and academic and research information. The two institutions have initiated discussions to formulate a joint international programme on Marine Science and Technology targeting the huge potential of the Blue Economy, confirmed Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Director of IIT Kharagpur in a social media post. He…

Sep

12

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP and Carleton University to Explore Academic Exchanges

EventsCanada, Collaboration, Collaborative Programs, Exchange, Foreign Collaboration, International Relations, Short-term courses

Business Standard (PTI) Outlook Business Standard (IANS) Quint Canada-Today CanIndia NDTV The Week Jagran Josh IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU with Carleton University of Canada on September 11, 2018, to support research collaboration, capacity building and other forms of academic partnerships. Under this MoU, both institutions will typically focus on opportunities in student exchange, faculty exchange and professional development programs. The two institutions will also explore possibilities of collaborative Masters Programs and jointly supervised Ph.D. students. The MoU will cover the scope of interaction among members of faculty relating to joint research projects, research visits and…

Sep

10

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Delegation Visits USA for International Outreach

EventsCareer, International Relations, New Faculty, OIR

India Today Indian Express Business Standard NDTV The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the first, the largest and the most diverse among the IITs in India, is keen to engage with bright and promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in the US and discuss academic career options at the Institute. A team of delegates led by Director of the Institute Prof. P P Chakrabarti is visiting Washington DC on September 8, Boston area on September 11, Miami on September 12, Houston on September 13 and Bay Area, California on September 16 for…

Jul

17

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Convocation Jubilees

EventsConvocation

IIT Kharagpur, an Institute of National Imporance will celebrate its 64th Convocation on July 20, 2018, an institution whose history runs parallel to the ultimate freedom movement of India after the World War II. From freedom fighters to personalities like Rabindra Nath Tagore, Subhas Chandra Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose, IIT Kharagpur in its 68 years of existence has witnessed the brightest luminaries from India and brilliant minds from across the world. The one occasion which shines brightest among all is the Convocation ceremony each year. This is the time when students along with their degrees take the blessings from their…

Jun

25

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IITKGP-TUM Center for Intelligent Transportation

EventsAdvanced Transportation, MoU, TU Munich

Business Standard India Today Money Control Outlook Millenium Post Indian Express Economic Times Auto IIT Kharagpur and the Technical University of Munich from Germany have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up an Indo-German Collaborative Research Center on Intelligent Transportation Systems. The Center will be located at IIT Kharagpur with the possibility of a similar center being replicated in Germany in the future. The goal of this Center will be to bring together Indian and German researchers, as well as industry partners from the two countries to work on…

Jun

09

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

All’s well that ends well

EventsIIT Kharagpur, IntCON, Kuchipudi, Nalanda Complex, National College of Arts, Spic Macay, Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar

SPIC MACAY’s 6th International Convention at IIT Kharagpur ends on a high note SPIC MACAY’s 6th International Convention held at IIT Kharagpur ended on a high note on June 9 with an all-night concert that saw the performances of some of the biggest names in Hindustani classical music. The evening of June 8 began with Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar’s inspiring rendering of several khayals in his unique style and Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar giving the audience a taste of some rare ragas like Raag Mukhi. And it ended with Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty’s soulful thumris, Pandit Kumar Mardur’s and Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar’s gayaki…

Jun

04

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

A confluence of great minds

EventsIntCON'18, Javed Akhtar, Kaifi Aur Main, Kiran Seth, Shabana Azmi, Spic Macay

"We need to regenerate enthusiasm for India’s cultural diversity", says Shabana Azmi “The problem is in the mind. If you are able to set your mind on any one thing then there is no problem at all.” These were a few words of inspiration from Mohan Singh Khangura, Rabindra Sangeet exponent, to a student who was being unable to follow the lyrics of his songs during an intensive class at IIT Kharagpur. In one way or another, these words are being echoed by almost every Guru who is conducting the intensive classes or workshops for the 1200 participants, mostly students from…