is a joint venture between IITB and Monash University
is a not-for-profit, Section 8, autonomous, independent entity with
its
own governance board and advisory council
manages a joint PhD program which is overseen by the Cross
Institutional
Program Committee (CIPC)
to conduct high quality research
to contribute to economic, business, research and social impacts
to train research talent to meet future innovation challenges in
India and Australia
to engage strongly with industry and to connect industry across
continents
are jointly enrolled at both IITB and Monash
are jointly supervised and receive a jointly bagged PhD testamur
degree
receive scholarship from the program
complete coursework at IITB at the start of their program of study
spend at least 12 months at Monash
will gain access to quality students from leading academic
institutions and industry
forge collaborative partnerships with academia in a top Australian
institution
gain valuable access to contacts in Australian Industry
Initiating A Collaboration
Projects may be suggested/specified by:
IITB Academic
Monash Academic
Industry
All Collaboratively
Collaboration either initiated by project specifier or initiated by The Academy office
Students (mostly from India) recruited twice a year in 2 intakes: May and Nov
Project Specification in Feb-Mar (for May) and Jul-Aug (for November)
Projects initiate the collaboration and must be specified before students commence
Projects need at least one supervisor from Monash and from IITB
Projects specify proposal, brief research aim, and capabilities required of potential student
Students apply to projects
Supervisors select students for their projects after an online application filtering and
interviewing process
Supervisors who know who they wish to collaborate with can write or call direct. If not The
Academy
is able to assist. Contact CEO of The Academy, M.S Unnikrishnan at ceo.iitbmonash@iitb.ac.in