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Johns Hopkins University To Team Up With IITs

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Thursday, February 10, 2005

The Johns Hopkins University of Maryland has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.

The American university will also sign similar pacts with the IITs of Mumbai and New Delhi, Chris Foster, Maryland deputy secretary for business and economic development, said. “Computer science, informatics, electrical engineering and micro electrical engineering are areas of partnership identified for cooperation with Indian institutions of technology and science", he said.

He said he held talks for collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, earlier in the week.

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