New York University’s engineering school and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur are embarking on an international partnership, offering a new dual doctoral degree program in computer and electrical engineering.
The two universities recently signed a five-year agreement which will allow doctoral students in computer or electrical engineering to enroll in either school, completing their last two years at the other. Program participants will graduate with degrees from both universities.
To be eligible, students need to pass entrance exams at both institutions, and advisers from both need to approve and supervise their doctoral dissertation work. All course credits will also transfer between the two schools.
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering has collaborated with the Indian engineering school since 2016 through student and faculty relationships. Undergraduate student interns from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have visited New York University, and faculty in electrical engineering and computer science continue to work together on research.
But Dr. Abhay Karandikar, director of the Institute of Technology, Kanpur, looks forward to entering into a “more intense” partnership. He described the agreement as a “win-win situation,” where the universities can not only exchange best practices but their top students. Plus, students from the two schools will have “mutual access to expertise that exists in both universities.”
He wants to see diverse students and faculty working “very, very closely” on scientific problems in fields like wireless communication, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more.
“We believe this will enhance our program and take it to the next level,” he said.
