Sibal keen on tie ups with US varsities

Updated on: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New York: With the Government deciding to set up 14 innovation universities, the HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal, on Monday expressed willingness to forge an alliance with leading US varsities in shaping the structure of the proposed institutes.


“We hope that we can forge alliances with one or two top universities in the United States for partnering with us in the architecture (structure) of one or two innovation universities,” Sibal, who is on a week-long visit to the US, told PTI here.


Sibal would visit reputed universities in the US, including Harvard, Yale, George Washington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and discuss on partnership and collaboration with elite Indian institutions.

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