WASHINGTON: Indian and Indian-origin faculty members from prestigious U.S. universities will now provide mentorship to students and researchers in India through a newly launched initiative called ‘MARG.’ This virtual mentoring program, which stands for Mentoring for Academic Excellence and Research Guidance, has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission of India.The initiative aims to link students from Indian universities, particularly those in smaller cities and towns, with leading American institutions, according to a statement from the Indian Embassy.
The objective is to expose Indian students and researchers to the latest developments in their fields of study and provide knowledge, career advice, skills, and research opportunities from relevant experts across the US.
Indian-origin faculty from renowned US universities like Stanford, Purdue, University of Maryland, George Mason University etc. will participate in the first round of the series, the statement said.
Addressing the inaugural session of the series, Deputy Chief of Mission Sripriya Ranganathan highlighted the expanding academic, research, skilling and industrial ecosystem in India in the areas of critical and emerging technology including Semiconductors, Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), High-Performance Computing, Quantum Science and Technology, Bioengineering, Clean Energy, and Advanced Materials.
Ranganathan said these sectors driven by the leadership of both countries would help deepen the academic-research-technology partnership between India and the US.
Vice Chancellors and Directors of participating Indian Universities expressed the belief that these sessions would benefit the students and faculty involved in teaching, skilling and research in the areas of critical and emerging technology, the embassy said.
