On January 29, 2025, Prof. Virender K. Sharma from the University of Miami's Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering visited IIT Kanpur. During his visit, he met with Prof. Bushra Ateeq, Dean of International Relations, along with Prof. Raju Kumar Gupta from the Department of Chemical Engineering. The meeting focused on exploring various collaboration opportunities between the institutions in the fields of research and innovation, including exchange of faculty and students.