International Affairs

Dr. G. ILAVAZHAGAN DIRECTOR

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) strives to “Enhance the quality of Education and Research” through Internationalization. With a mission to broaden the academic experiences of students and faculty, OIA promotes i) interdisciplinary courses designed and offered by Academic and Industry Partners from abroad ii) Joint supervision of Ph.D. Scholars and iii) Internships in MNCs, and academic Institutions. Students have been given opportunities to participate in Semester exchange & Semester abroad Programmes, international student competitions, Hackathons, Summer Programmes, , Cultural Immersion Programmes leadership Programmes etc. organized by Partner Universities, Twinning and Dual / Double Degree Programmes with Universities such as RMIT, Deakin, Swinburne, Western Sydney in Australia, Naresuan University in Thailand, Chicago Kent Law School affiliated to Illinois Institute of Technology, University of New Haven etc.

* Swinburne University of Technology, Australia * Computational Intelligence Lab, Bangladesh * Arbaminch University, Ethiopia * Kabridahar University, Ethiopia * Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA), France * Network “n+1” - Engineering Institute, France * Universite de Nantes, France * University of Miskolc, Hungary * EdCIL (India) Ltd., UP, India * Daegu Health College, Korea * Dongseo University, Korea * Korean Cultural Centre India, Korea * Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand * Naresuan University, Thailand * Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand * Providence University, Taiwan * Taiwan Cultural Centre, Taiwan * Republic Government of Uganda, Uganda * AACE International, USA * Alamo Community College District, Texas, USA

MoUs Signed

Faculty Interactions:

* Dr. G. Ilavazhagan, Director - IA, HITS, attended a virtual meeting with Izmir Institute of Technology,

Turkey on 28 Jan. 2022 for establishing partnership. * Mr. Stanley Samlal, Assistant Professor, SAS; and Dr. P. V. Rajeev, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, HITS, attended Study In India Edufair-2022 in Colombo, Srilanka on 26 & 27 Mar. 2022. * Dr. D. Dinakaran, Professor & Head, Centre for Automation and Robotics, School of Mechanical Sciences,

HITS, delivered Keynote Lecture in the 71st Annual General Membership Meeting and Convention (e-AGM * 2.0), on “Transformation in Robotics Research and Development: After COVID19 Scenario” organised by the Mechatronics and Robotics Society of Philippines on 27 Dec. 2021. * Dr. Puspamitra, Head, CENCON; Dr. Indrajit Shawn, School of Computer Science; and Dr. Preethi, School of Building Sciences, HITS, participated in the 6th Congress of World Technology Universities Network,

USA from 18 to 20 Oct. 2021. * Dr. Badri Narayanan, Head, School of Management Studies; and Dr. David Easow, Head, School of

Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences, HITS, participated in WTUN Innovation Hackathon on “Climate Action” organised by WTUN, USA on 29 June 2021.

Students Exchange Inbound

A total of 53 students [32 (Enrolled in 2021-22) & 21 (Enrolled in 2020-21)] from Ethiopia, Lesotho, Nigeria, Djibouti, Dubai, UAE, Malaysia, Iran, Srilanka, and Nepal were admitted into various programmes of study.

StudentsExchange Outbound

* 4 students from Aerospace Engineering (Saripalli

Karishma Sree Sai, Sriharsha Machabhaktuni,

Sandeep S Kudapa & Kanishka Natram) applied for Semester Exchange Programme in

Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia for the period

September 2021 to January 2022. * 3 students from IT (Albinus Sanjeevan, Aravinth

Sitharthaa Manoharan & Samitha Ramesh Babu) and 3 students from Mechatronics (Nukala Siraj,

Manivelan Avinash & Andrew Devandhason) have applied for Semester Exchange Sandwich

Programme in Shibaura Institute of Technology,

Japan for the middle of September 2021. * Shijo Prakash from IT Department attended the

Semester Exchange Programme in Dongguk

University, Korea for the period July 2021 to Jan. 2022. * Mrudhulani Preagdaraju from BA Sociology,

Devadharshika Venkatesan from BBA – General; & Vani Jayan from B.Des. attended 2021 CJCU

Summer Camp: Embrace Taiwan Online organised by Chang Jung Christian University (CJCU), Taiwan between 24 and 27 Aug. 2021. * Mr. Samuel David Vincent, second year B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) has been selected for the GSK Study Abroad

Program - Dongseo University (2022, fall semester)

Ms. Clarisse Rouabah

Assistant Professor (French), Department of Languages, School of Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences. “

I joined HITS as a French lecturer in August 2018. I was 25 years old, freshly graduated and in search for my first teaching experience. I can say that from the moment I stepped into campus I felt right at home. Working at HITS is a privilege, not all college campuses are as green, safe and peaceful as ours. HITS proposes a variety of extracurricular activities and functions that make the campus life super fun and enjoyable throughout the years. As a foreigner it always amazes me to celebrate festivals. Students and staff gather and celebrate each other’s religious beliefs and cultural differences.

Dr. Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye

Associate Professor, Department of Food Technology, School of Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences.

My resumption as a faculty member in the Department of Food Technology at HITS on 13 July 2021 was historic because it was my first time to India and my first teaching experience in an Indian University. I was warmly received and welcomed by the Chancellor, Pro Chancellor, Director, Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor and the staff and students. Hindustan has become my second home and I have received unprecedented support and love from both Academic and non-academic staff of the university. The university has made my stay enjoyable and gratifying. The University provides me all my basic needs and needed assistance. I am very grateful for this.