Union Cabinet has approved a programme titled Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India so as to augment the country's existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality reform, and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence. GIAN is envisaged to catalyse higher education institutions in the country, and that it will initially include all IITs, IIMs, Central Universities, IISc Bangalore, IISERs, NITs and IIITs subsequently cover good State Universities where the spinoff is vast. GIAN is an evolving scheme which will initially include participation of foreign faculty in Institutes as Distinguished / Adjunct / Visiting faculty / Professors of Practice, etc., to participate in delivering Short or Semester-long Courses. Other activities will be included in due course.
Upcoming Courses
Fundamentals of Micromachining
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Shiv G. Kapoor, University of Illinois, United States of America
Host Faculty: Prof. J. Ramkumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Tentatively Starts from: 14th Aug, 2017 to 21th Aug, 2017
Brochure: Fundamentals of Micromachining
Boiling and Condensation: Theory and Applications
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Amitabh Narain, Michigan Technological University, United States of America
Host Faculty: Prof. P. S. Ghoshdastidar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Tentatively Starts from: 6th Sep, 2016 to 14th Sep, 2016
Brochure: Boiling and Condensation: Theory and Applications
Recently Concluded Courses
Combustion: Science, Technology, and Processes
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Thierry Poinsot, France
Host Faculty: Dr. Santanu De, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Tentatively Starts from: 9th May, 2016 to 18th May, 2016
Brochure: Combustion: Science, Technology, and Processes
Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health Monitoring
Foreign Faculty: Professor Harutoshi Ogai, Waseda University, Japan
Host Faculty: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design Programme, IIT Kanpur
Tentatively Starts from: 27th Feb, 2016 to 6th Mar, 2016
Brochure: Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health Monitoring
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