IICT work on environmental and health issues

Updated on: Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Melbourne: IICT Hyderabad and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University will be working on environmental and health issues at a PhD level.

'A building on the IICT Hyderabad campus is under construction and will be open in the next three to four years,' said Dr Suresh Bhargava, Dean, Applied Sciences, RMIT University.

The programme is expected to start next year with four PhD students. 'There will be full scholarships available,' said Professor Bhargava. The course fees are AUD 25,000 per annum.

Students will be working with a supervisor in India and another from Australia.'We will be working on issues such as coal and thermal power, global warming and water purification,' he said.

Prof Bhargava stressed on the need for innovation. 'We need cheap technology to minimise problems such as arsenic in water. This is a huge problem in India. Wouldn't it benefit people if we had clay pots that cost Rs 20 and had a nano lining to absorb excess fluoride?' he asked.

The students would come to RMIT University in Melbourne in the final year of their PhD. A PhD in Australia lasts between three to four years.

IICT work on environmental and health issues

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