Australian academic visits India to discuss advanced manufacturing collaboration

An Australian expert in advanced manufacturing and material sciences is visiting India to investigate opportunities for collaboration.

Business Standard reports that Professor Peter Hodgson, Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Deakin University, will deliver lectures on trends in advanced manufacturing and university-industry collaborations at institutions in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore.

"The visit offers an opportunity for both Australia and India to work together in developing newer and innovative technology for manufacturing. As the Indian government and industry implement Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' campaign, the need for a globally competitive manufacturing and research and development sector is greater than ever," said Australia's High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu.

In Bangalore, Professor Hodgson will give a plenary address at the International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications hosted by the Businayana Mukundadas Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering.

He will also participate in the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), a Government of India program to deliver lectures on Advanced Steels for the Automotive Industry and other sectors at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

The visit has been organised by the Australia India Education Council's (AIEC) Eminent Researcher Lecture Program.

The AIEC is a bi-national body co-chaired by the Australian and Indian Education Ministers, for driving the Australia India education, training and research agenda.