Archive · 9 Oct 2026
IIT Roorkee and Calgary Launch Joint Doctoral Degree Programme
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the University of Calgary have agreed to create a shared doctoral programme.
The agreement was signed in Calgary, Canada.
Teachers and researchers from both universities are expected to guide students together.
Students will be able to use research facilities at both institutions.
They will work across different subjects and share ideas with people at both universities.
The programme will focus on topics such as clean energy, water and sustainable development.
It will also cover critical minerals and technologies connected to semiconductors.
The universities hope research can lead to useful solutions and technologies.
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the University of Calgary signed an agreement to establish a Joint Doctoral Degree Programme.
The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Calgary, Canada, attended by academic leaders and faculty from both institutions.
The programme is intended to support joint research, academic exchange, interdisciplinary learning and international academic mobility.
Students are expected to receive joint supervision and access academic and research facilities at both universities.
Research priorities include sustainable development, circular economy, clean energy, water management, critical minerals and semiconductor-related technologies, with an emphasis on practical applications.
- Who
- The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the University of Calgary.
- What
- They signed an agreement to establish a Joint Doctoral Degree Programme.
- When
- The articles do not provide a date.
- Where
- Calgary, Canada.
- Why
- To strengthen academic and research collaboration, support student mobility and encourage research with practical applications.
- Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the University of Calgary
- Programme
- Joint Doctoral Degree Programme (JDDP)
- Signing location
- Calgary, Canada
- Student support
- Joint supervision and access to both institutions’ academic and research facilities
- Research areas
- Sustainable development, circular economy, clean energy, water and wastewater management, critical minerals, and semiconductor-related technologies
- Applied research aims
- Innovation, entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation and translating research into practical solutions
