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Sterling Group for collaborative ventures with Indian institutions

Staff Reporter

U.K. team holding discussions with several engineering institutes

BANGALORE: The Sterling Group, formed by research-led universities in the United Kingdom, is looking to collaborate with educational institutions in India in the area of information technology, especially e-learning.

"It can be used as a tool to teach quality education to students in diverse parts of India," said Julia King, Principal of the engineering faculty at Imperial College in London, on Monday, speaking to presspersons after her lecture on "Material, Mimicry and MEMs: The Future of Flights."

Prof. King said a lot of educational institutions in the U.K. are resorting to e-learning as a tool. "We are slowly moving in that way, and we think India can benefit a lot by doing so too."

Delegation in Bangalore

A ten-member delegation from the Sterling Group is in Bangalore visiting several engineering colleges and holding discussions on collaborative ventures. The team was in Mumbai a week ago visiting colleges there.

Richard Scott, Chairman of the Sterling Group, said the group is exploring the possibility of co-developing curriculum with a few Indian educational institutes, jointly supervising Ph.D. candidates and allowing for visiting professorships.

Prof. Scott said the Sterling team, which has visited educational institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, is impressed with the work done in these organisations as well as by their infrastructure. The nanotechnology centres in both the institutes are excellent, he said. As part of the collaborative work, he is planning to come to India to work with professors in the IIT, Mumbai, for several months next year.

Prof. Scott said he hoped British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to India shortly will lead to an announcement on increased funding for educational and research activities.

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