posted February 28, 2009 12:52 AM
Source: www.timesofindia.com
HYDERABAD: The government of Japan will participate in the formation of Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad through academic, technical and financial collaboration. "This Indo-Japan collaboration will be one of the unique strengths of IIT-H. The institute will also leverage the local presence of a wide-range of research and development laboratories and companies, both government and private, in the region. In addition, we are exploring the potential of substantial technical collaboration and support from Japan," said M S Ananth, acting director of IIT-H.
"This will give IIT-H a unique DNA," he observed. Infrastructure for IIT-H would be built on a sprawling 523-acre site at Kandi village abutting the National Highway-9 in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 600 crore over the next ten years.
The IIT-H is about 50 kms from Hyderabad city. A master plan for the permanent campus is currently under preparation, said Ananth, who is also the director of IIT-Madras.
Satyam Computers former chairman B Ramalinga Raju launched the academic programme for the first batch of 111 IIT-H students on August 19, 2008 at the temporary campus on the Ordnance Factory premises.
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