New Delhi (India), April 12: Australia's La Trobe University has identified several areas to further strengthen its long-term commitment to Indian research and education partnerships during the recent visit of Professor Theo Farrell, the new Vice-Chancellor, who Had led the delegation. India. During his five-day visit to the country, he met industry, government and trade representatives.
During his visit, Professor Farrell held a number of roundtable discussions with partners, industry and government representatives on opportunities for collaboration on areas of mutual interest that address national priorities and that are critical to industry innovation and growth.
Professor Farrell said there are a number of priority areas for La Trobe that offer opportunities to deepen ties and develop new partnerships in India.Deepening mutual industry partnerships in areas including smart cities, sustainable agriculture and food security, bio-innovation, and health and care innovation contribute to La Trobe's strengths. All member universities of the Asian Smart City Research Innovation Network (ASCRN) Opportunities for further collaboration and engagement were also discussed at the Leadership Roundtable, which was established by La Trobe University in 2019 and is now its single largest research internationalization initiative with joint investment. Over AUD $43 million (Rs 235 crore).
Shri Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Smart Cities Mission), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, has been a supporter of ASCRIN since its launch in 2019.
Mr Kumar said, “ASCRN is an exemplary initiative that brings together top researchers, industry and government to solve some of the most pressing challenges of urbanisation.“The Government of India's Smart Cities Mission is one of the largest initiatives of its kind, aiming to transform 100 diverse cities across the country – however, we cannot do this alone.”
“Initiatives like ASCRIEN can bring new solutions with the potential to impact community and industry problems in the context of rapid urbanisation,” Mr Kumar said.
“With over 250 researchers the network has already made significant progress in building a strong portfolio of impact-based projects aimed at enhancing the sustainability, liveability and efficiency of cities and towns in the region. Our vision is now to To build and accelerate." Engagement with industry and government to fast-track commercialization and adoption pathways, said Professor Anirudh Desai, Founder of ASCRIEN and Co-Director of IIT Kanpur – L Trobe University Research Academy.ASCRIEN brings together a network of researchers, global industry partners, government collaborators and start-ups to advance research into smart city-related projects, improving the sustainability, liveability and efficiency of cities and towns in the region. It helps to do so.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) last year joined other leading tertiary institutions, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani) as partners in the network, which It already involves more than 250 researchers and more than 7 joint-PhD projects.
La Trobe has a proud and successful history in India, partnering with tertiary institutions and organizations on projects that benefit both countries, helping to develop India's brightest minds through joint learning opportunities, La Trobe University continues to support and expand student exchanges to India and Australia; To develop research focused on digital technologies and skills innovations; Research commercialization opportunities, and relationships with industry partners. There are over 50 projects running on the network that will make a tangible difference to the lives of people in India, including:
• Data-driven decision making to improve the dairy supply chain.
• Reusing construction and demolition waste to reduce landfills.• Intelligent planning of the energy grid to optimize consumption and reduce costs.
• Using sensors to improve indoor cultivation conditions of medicinal crops.
• Real-time crash prediction in traffic on urban roads and intersections increases the safety of all road users. Media Inquiries: Australia - Charise Ade, M: +61 (0)404 030 698 or contact [email protected] India - Achal K Paul, [email protected], M: +91 98101 62377
background information
La Trobe University and India• La Trobe University is ranked in the top 1 percent of universities worldwide
* Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022; Conse Superior d'Investigación Scientificas (CSIC), 2021, Ranking Web o Universities.
• La Trobe has a proud record of educating students from India, with approximately 11,000 of our alumni having been born in India.• Dignitaries that La Trobe University has hosted from the Indian subcontinent include Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, Kapil Dev, Malaika Arora Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi and most recently actor, producer and women's equality activist. Supporters include Shahrukh Khan.
• La Trobe offers the Shahrukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship which provides a life-changing opportunity to an aspiring female researcher from India to make a meaningful impact in the world.
• La Trobe University is one of only two universities in Australia to teach Hindi, and the only Australian university to teach a subject on the history, music and storytelling of popular Hindi cinema. • La Trobe University is one of the founding members of the Australia Indie Institute. There is one.
• IIT Kanpur – La Trobe Research Academy was established in 2020.• La Trobe has several long-term teaching partnerships, including with Lad Shri Ram College, which has been running for over 25 years. • The La Trobe Library collection houses over 38,000 volumes of monograph journals, magazines and government publications from India. One of the largest collections in Australia.
• La Trobe has been a proud sponsor of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne since its inception in 2010.
Asian Smart Cities Research Innovation NetworkASCRN, an initiative led by La Trobe, works with research focus groups, government, global industry partners and start-ups to develop solutions and evaluate implementation strategies, to improve .
Stability, vitality and efficiency of Asian regions.It also includes a dedicated IIT Kanpur-La Trobe University Research Academy (ASCRIN's largest node in India).
The network has over 250 researchers from ASCRIN partner organizations with over 70 joint-PhD projects approved and 45 students so far engaged in projects that address the socio-economic costs of ROA accidents in India and how to make it Looking for issues. Data driven quality management accessible to small dairy cooperatives in India..
During his visit, Professor Farrell held a number of roundtable discussions with partners, industry and government representatives on opportunities for collaboration on areas of mutual interest that address national priorities and that are critical to industry innovation and growth.
Professor Farrell said there are a number of priority areas for La Trobe that offer opportunities to deepen ties and develop new partnerships in India.Deepening mutual industry partnerships in areas including smart cities, sustainable agriculture and food security, bio-innovation, and health and care innovation contribute to La Trobe's strengths. All member universities of the Asian Smart City Research Innovation Network (ASCRN) Opportunities for further collaboration and engagement were also discussed at the Leadership Roundtable, which was established by La Trobe University in 2019 and is now its single largest research internationalization initiative with joint investment. Over AUD $43 million (Rs 235 crore).
Shri Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Smart Cities Mission), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, has been a supporter of ASCRIN since its launch in 2019.
Mr Kumar said, “ASCRN is an exemplary initiative that brings together top researchers, industry and government to solve some of the most pressing challenges of urbanisation.“The Government of India's Smart Cities Mission is one of the largest initiatives of its kind, aiming to transform 100 diverse cities across the country – however, we cannot do this alone.”
“Initiatives like ASCRIEN can bring new solutions with the potential to impact community and industry problems in the context of rapid urbanisation,” Mr Kumar said.
“With over 250 researchers the network has already made significant progress in building a strong portfolio of impact-based projects aimed at enhancing the sustainability, liveability and efficiency of cities and towns in the region. Our vision is now to To build and accelerate." Engagement with industry and government to fast-track commercialization and adoption pathways, said Professor Anirudh Desai, Founder of ASCRIEN and Co-Director of IIT Kanpur – L Trobe University Research Academy.ASCRIEN brings together a network of researchers, global industry partners, government collaborators and start-ups to advance research into smart city-related projects, improving the sustainability, liveability and efficiency of cities and towns in the region. It helps to do so.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) last year joined other leading tertiary institutions, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani) as partners in the network, which It already involves more than 250 researchers and more than 7 joint-PhD projects.
La Trobe has a proud and successful history in India, partnering with tertiary institutions and organizations on projects that benefit both countries, helping to develop India's brightest minds through joint learning opportunities, La Trobe University continues to support and expand student exchanges to India and Australia; To develop research focused on digital technologies and skills innovations; Research commercialization opportunities, and relationships with industry partners. There are over 50 projects running on the network that will make a tangible difference to the lives of people in India, including:
• Data-driven decision making to improve the dairy supply chain.
• Reusing construction and demolition waste to reduce landfills.• Intelligent planning of the energy grid to optimize consumption and reduce costs.
• Using sensors to improve indoor cultivation conditions of medicinal crops.
• Real-time crash prediction in traffic on urban roads and intersections increases the safety of all road users. Media Inquiries: Australia - Charise Ade, M: +61 (0)404 030 698 or contact [email protected] India - Achal K Paul, [email protected], M: +91 98101 62377
background information
La Trobe University and India• La Trobe University is ranked in the top 1 percent of universities worldwide
* Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022; Conse Superior d'Investigación Scientificas (CSIC), 2021, Ranking Web o Universities.
• La Trobe has a proud record of educating students from India, with approximately 11,000 of our alumni having been born in India.• Dignitaries that La Trobe University has hosted from the Indian subcontinent include Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, Kapil Dev, Malaika Arora Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi and most recently actor, producer and women's equality activist. Supporters include Shahrukh Khan.
• La Trobe offers the Shahrukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship which provides a life-changing opportunity to an aspiring female researcher from India to make a meaningful impact in the world.
• La Trobe University is one of only two universities in Australia to teach Hindi, and the only Australian university to teach a subject on the history, music and storytelling of popular Hindi cinema. • La Trobe University is one of the founding members of the Australia Indie Institute. There is one.
• IIT Kanpur – La Trobe Research Academy was established in 2020.• La Trobe has several long-term teaching partnerships, including with Lad Shri Ram College, which has been running for over 25 years. • The La Trobe Library collection houses over 38,000 volumes of monograph journals, magazines and government publications from India. One of the largest collections in Australia.
• La Trobe has been a proud sponsor of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne since its inception in 2010.
Asian Smart Cities Research Innovation NetworkASCRN, an initiative led by La Trobe, works with research focus groups, government, global industry partners and start-ups to develop solutions and evaluate implementation strategies, to improve .
Stability, vitality and efficiency of Asian regions.It also includes a dedicated IIT Kanpur-La Trobe University Research Academy (ASCRIN's largest node in India).
The network has over 250 researchers from ASCRIN partner organizations with over 70 joint-PhD projects approved and 45 students so far engaged in projects that address the socio-economic costs of ROA accidents in India and how to make it Looking for issues. Data driven quality management accessible to small dairy cooperatives in India..
