Rourkela: The NIT-Rourkela has bagged an international collaborative project under the Indo-German partnership.
Two faculty members of the NIT’s Chemistry department, Dr Debayan Sarkar and Dr Rupam Dinda in association with Dr Burkhard König of University of Regensburg, G
ermany have been awarded an international collaborative project of Rs 1.92 crore under the scheme, Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education 2020-2024- a joint programme by MHRD (India) and DAAD (Germany).
The project, “Chemical Innovations for a Sustainable Future” has received the approval of the University Grants Commission.
The four-year project will deal with all the latest chemical innovations employing visible light catalysis, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and photo-dynamic inactivation against pathogens.
Under the programme, the NITR will develop joint research projects and upgrade study programmes to enhance its strategies of internationalization.