IIT-D’s first academic offering in Abu Dhabi: M Tech in Energy Transition and Sustainability

IIT Delhi and the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) have partnered with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to “reinforce the significance of this newly introduced master’s program and underscores all partners’ joint commitment in nurturing skilled talent in the UAE”, according to an official statement by the institute on Friday.

IIT Delhi is set to open a campus in Abu Dhabi where it will start offering degrees 2024 onwards. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Education and ADEK in this regard earlier in July this year.

“ The transformative partnership, coinciding with the country’s ‘Year of Sustainability’, will offer up to 15 scholarship places in the master’s program. The proposed program is the first academic offering of the upcoming campus of IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi in the UAE capital,” the statement added.

It further said that “additionally, 10 more fully sponsored scholarship positions along with scholarships will be available for selected students from India-Abu Dhabi in the UAE capital.”

Director of IIT Delhi Rangan Banerjee said Friday, “IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi reflects the shared vision of the two countries in focusing on areas of educational excellence, innovation, knowledge exchange and investment in human capital. As its first academic offering, we expect the Masters in Energy Transition and Sustainability to bring exciting opportunities to our graduates as they pursue careers in this space.”

Banerjee further said, “We are excited about the unwavering support we have received from ADEK, along with the invaluable partnership of industry leader ADNOC, who have joined forces with us to provide comprehensive sponsorship to our students. We also expect this programme to become a cornerstone of the research and development in the space of renewable energy and energy transition, which we expect to become one of the focus areas of the Abu Dhabi campus.”

This will be IIT’s second international campus. Earlier, IIT Madras had signed an MoU on July 16 to set up a campus in Zanzibar.

The decision to set up an international IIT campus in the UAE was announced in August 2022.

As per a statement by IIT Delhi earlier this year: “IIT Delhi- Abu Dhabi will complement the academic, research and innovation ecosystem in Abu Dhabi through collaboration with key players such as Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Khalifa University, New York University, Abu Dhabi; Technology Innovation Institute; and Hub71 to offer complementary programmes, conduct cutting-edge research and advance local startup ecosystem.”