Deakin University, Australia, felicitated IIT Madras with the Strategic Partner Award towards its contributions to building the bond between the two countries through research and development.
The award was presented by Prof Jane den Hollander, VC and president, Deakin University, to Professor R Nagarajan, Dean (international and alumni relations), IIT Madras, at the anniversary of Deakin University’s 20 years in India. Patrick Suckling, Australian High Commissioner to India, presided over the function.
On receiving the award, Prof Nagarajan said: ”We have close relations with Australian universities, and Deakin is one of our strongest partners. Several faculty collaborations and student exchanges over the years have led to the current initiative of jointly-supervised PhDs. Our faculties have shown tremendous interest.”
The citation said that the Deakin University deeply valued the contribution of IIT Madras and would like to acknowledge work done in the area of research and development by our esteemed colleagues at both ends.