MIT and Yale interesed in India

Updated on: Thursday, November 05, 2009

New Delhi: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Yale have told India they are ready to join efforts to start 'world class' universities in the country, government officials said today.

The two universities indicated their willingness to help start the proposed varsities during talks with a visiting official delegation led by human resource development minister Kapil Sibal, the officials added.
No official memorandum of understanding has been signed between the universities and India, sources said, for the proposed new varsities that the government hopes will emerge as global knowledge hubs.

But a senior MIT official also confirmed that the university had indicated its willingness during talks with the Indian delegation. Indian officials feel that a collaboration may help India pitch the innovation universities as global institutions of excellence.

At least two other American universities also exhibited interest in collaborating with India, the sources here said. However, Harvard University, also visited by the Indian delegation, is likely to need more convincing, the sources added.

MIT and Yale interesed in India

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