Institute expands ties with Indian college

AN Irish third-level college is expanding its relationship with one of India’s most significant universities, with a particular focus on research and innovation collaboration.

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is to develop closer ties with the University of Pune in India, which has 650,000 undergraduate students in its affiliate colleges.

According to CIT head of research Dr Niall Smith, a significant element of the development centres on a planned visit by staff from Pune to observe and better understand the way researchers here work closely with industry as part of an end-to-end innovation ecosystem.