Strengthening Global Ties: IIT Bombay Hosts the IIT-FGL Network Meeting

2 Jan 2025

IIT Bombay, the national coordinator for IITs under the La Fédération Gay-Lussac (FGL)-IIT partnership, hosted a two-day event aimed at fostering deeper collaborations in education and research.

FGL, a prominent network of 20 French engineering schools specializing in chemistry and process engineering, sent a delegation of 13 representatives from 11 French universities, led by FGL Vice-President Prof. Jacques Mercadier.

Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay led the meaningful discussions with 18 representatives from 17 IITs, alongside Dr. Philippe Maurin, Scientific and Academic Cooperation Attaché, based in Mumbai, as well as other IIT Bombay dignitaries.

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This event reaffirmed IIT Bombay’s commitment to fostering global partnerships, driving academic excellence, and advancing collaborative research on an international scale. By strengthening ties with FGL, the Institute continues to pave the way for impactful collaborations that benefit students, faculty, and the global academic community.