Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) has outlined its plans to collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to enrich entrepreneurial ideas and academic education around sustainability science, diabetes, and microelectronics and advanced material science in conjunction with AI applications.
TU Dresden is keen to join forces with the Indian Institute and venture capital funds in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the German state of Saxony to promote the growth of entrepreneurship on a global platform.
Professor Ursula Staudinger, Rector of TU Dresden, underlined the need for collaboration as a way to complement each other rather than reinvent the wheel.
TU Dresden will work alongside IIT Madras and IIT Madras Research Park through curated workshops and pitches to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the necessary skills to succeed.
The Saxon Science Liaison Office India will provide support for student selection for study programmes in STEM subjects at Saxon universities.
TUD is keen to intensify its cooperation with IIT Madras across the areas of sustainability science, health and microelectronics, as part of the collaboration.
The Science Liaison Office will encourage cooperation between scientists and entrepreneurs in India and Saxony, by facilitating collaborations between universities and research institutions in both locations.
TU Dresden and IIT Madras will explore the development of joint PhD and graduate programmes around the fields of diabetes and health as part of the new collaborative agreement between the universities.
TU Dresden and IIT Madras will collaborate around Sustainability Science, diabetes, and microelectronics and material science, and facilitate exchange programmes to promote entrepreneurship.
The startup ecosystem needs a more structured approach to entrepreneurship focused on scaffolding emerging talent, according to Professor Ursula Staudinger, Rector of TU Dresden.