Education Ministry grants Rs 80 crore to IIT Kharagpur for the second phase of SPARC programme
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Education Ministry grants Rs 80 crore to IIT Kharagpur for the second phase of SPARC programme

India Today  

The Union Education Ministry has granted Rs 80 crores to Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, for the second phase of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration Programme. Phase one had an international conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Healthcare Technology In the first phase of the SPAR initiative, IIT IIT Kharagpur organised the international conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Healthcare Technology in Post-COVID-19 Era’ with expert participation from the USA, UK, Australia, Sweden, South Africa, The Netherlands, India. “With phase two funding of Rs 80 crore and the structured format of e-workshops, webinars, online classes and even research in virtual mode, the scope for productive academic collaborations at the SPARC-approved collaborating Institutes look promising,” says Adrijit Goswami, as reported by PTI. Speaking on SPARC which was launched in 2019-20 by the Ministry of Education to promote research-based learning, IIT Kharagpur Director Virendra K Tewari said the resultant figures are promising.

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