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The UTTHAN Pathways Regional Partnerships Accelerator brings together regionally headquartered Australian universities (RHAUs) and a select cohort of Indian institutions in Tier 2 and 3 cities to identify practical opportunities for research capability-building partnerships. The Accelerator is designed to build a shared understanding of institutional capabilities and priorities, identify areas of complementarity, and translate these into realistic collaboration concepts that can be developed and scaled over time. The series is led by the Australia India Institute, in partnership with the Regional Universities Network and Section Infin8 Foundation, and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education.
Day 1: Finding Synergies in Research Capability-Building is the inaugural session, focusing on identifying synergies in research capability-building and exploring areas where Australian and Indian institutions can work together to strengthen research capability. Thank you to our panellists:
Dr. Amrit Mishra, Senior Research Officer, James Cook University; Professor Michael Friend, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research (Performance and Governance), Charles Sturt University; Professor Nagabhushan Raju Konduru, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Sricity International University; and Professor Anil Kumar Kruthiventi, Professor of Practice, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
The UTTHAN Pathways Regional Partnerships Accelerator brings together regionally headquartered Australian universities (RHAUs) and a select cohort of Indian institutions in Tier 2 and 3 cities to identify practical opportunities for research capability-building partnerships. The Accelerator is designed to build a shared understanding of institutional capabilities and priorities, identify areas of complementarity, and translate these into realistic collaboration concepts that can be developed and scaled over time. The series is led by the Australia India Institute, in partnership with the Regional Universities Network and Section Infin8 Foundation, and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education.
Day 1: Finding Synergies in Research Capability-Building is the inaugural session, focusing on identifying synergies in research capability-building and exploring areas where Australian and Indian institutions can work together to strengthen research capability. Thank you to our panellists:
Dr. Amrit Mishra, Senior Research Officer, James Cook University; Professor Michael Friend, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research (Performance and Governance), Charles Sturt University; Professor Nagabhushan Raju Konduru, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Sricity International University; and Professor Anil Kumar Kruthiventi, Professor of Practice, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
