After getting title of Institution of Eminence (IoE), KIIT University is all set to invest Rs 200 crore to promote multidisciplinary research.
The university will set up Central Research Centre to focus on areas such as environment and water.
Union Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD) has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) for ‘Institution of Eminence’ (IoE) tag to KIIT University recently.
The KIIT University is among the 10 private universities in the country and the youngest of all to be selected for the coveted IoE status.
While talking about the research centre,Dr Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KIIT and KISS siad, the university will focus on areas such as environment and water and issues like healthcare, energy, medical and material sciences will also be accorded special attention.
Near about 1,000 students from 53 different foreign countries are presently pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the university.
Samantha said, efforts would be made to attract more overseas students to study in the 22-year-old institute.
Highlighting the advantages of IoE tag, he said, it gives complete autonomy to KIIT to enter into collaborations with foreign and Indian educational institutes for the benefit of students and researchers.