students, worth AU $
1.1 million, on April 11,
2017 while leading a
high-level delegation
visit to the TERI-Deakin
Nanobiotechnology
Centre (TDNBC) in
Gurgaon. The visit
marked the celebration
of the Indo-Australian
academic and research
alliance. The TERI Deakin
Nanobiotechnology
Centre, the most advanced
in the world, was
inaugurated earlier by
the Indian and Australian
Prime Ministers.
The scholarships are
awarded to the PhD
students engaged in
research programmes
at the TERI-Deakin
Nanobiotechnology
Centre in Gurgaon. These
students are currently
enrolled at Deakin
University under the
Deakin India Research
Initiative (DIRI), which
was launched in India
in 2009. DIRI builds
While addressing the
gathering, Hon Simon
Birmingham said,
“The TERI Deakin
Nano Biotechnology
Centre facility is not
incredible because we
are commissioning
bricks and mortar, it’s
incredible because of
the brains, the students,
the knowledge that is
embedded within the
facility, and the potential
that they (students) are
going to realise in so
many different ways.”
Under the program, each
student is provided with
a full tuition fee waiver
from Deakin University
up to an amount of
approx. AU$ 100, 000 for
a period of three years.
During the program, the
students travel to Deakin
University, Australia, for
a period of six to eight
months during their PhD
to work closely with their
Deakin supervisor.
Elaborating on the
scholarship programme,
Professor Jane den
Hollander, AO, VC
Deakin University
said,” The three-year
scholarship programme is
predominantly designed
to equip the best of the
talent with advanced
research facilities. Under
this programme, Deakin
University and TERI will
provide joint supervision
to the students. TDNBC
envisions meeting the
demand for a global,
skilled workforce in
nanobiotechnology.”
on Deakin University’s
world-leading expertise
in material sciences,
nanotechnology
and biotechnology.
Dr Ajay Mathur,
Director General,
TERI, further added,
“Within five years,
the Centre aims
to have a number
of researchers,
including PhD
students, enrolled at
Deakin. With its cutting
edge technology at the
disposal of these bright
minds, this Centre will
help India make a mark
on the global map for
building new capabilities
and bringing new
innovations in the field of
science and technology”.
Besides, the Centre also
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