Paving the way for an international campus, IIT-Delhi on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Education ministry and Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) to set up its campus in theUAEcapital.
The MoU was signed in the presence of PMNarendra Modiand UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Setting up of an IIT campus in the UAE was envisioned in the Comprehensive Economic PARTNERSHIP Agreement (CEPA) signed between the top Leadership of the two countries in early 2022. IIT-Delhi was identified to roll out this effort of strategic importance to the country IIT-D-Abu Dhabi is envisioned to be a research centric campus of the IIT, which will offer degrees at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level.