INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS

WORLD TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES NETWORK

Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science is a founder member of the World Technology Universities Network which comprises of 18 members from across the world. The objectives of the World Technology Universities Network are to ▶ Promote better understanding of the role and the characteristics of technology universities across the world. ▶ Collaborate on research and knowledge transfer to address global challenges. ▶ Develop position and policy statements. ▶ Facilitate links between world technology universities and industry, NGOs and SMEs. ▶ Share best practices, and provide opportunities for capacity-building among members These objectives will be accomplished through exchanges between member universities;collaborative research between member universities; and facilitating links between world technology universities and industry, NGOs and SMEs delivery of an annual Congress, hosted by a member institution around the world. To facilitate this, the Network members meet once in year during the World Technology Universities Congress.

The World Technology Universities Congress is organized by the World Technology Universities Network (WTUN). The 3 rd World Technology Universities Congress was hosted jointly by Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science and Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) between 28th and 30th November 2018 in Chennai. Around 100 participants from partner Universities and Universities desiring to become members registered for the Congress. The 2018 Congress included sessions featuring global university, business, and industry leaders discussing current and future challenges facing the world and the role and responsibilities of universities taking multi-disciplinary approaches to respond to these challenges.