The Paris-based Thales Group and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, have signed an MoU to launch a new joint fellowship programme. In the first edition of this programme, up to four fellowships from India will be funded. The students benefitting from these Jointly Supervised PhD fellowships will have a PhD supervisor in India and a co-supervisor in France (from one of the identified CNRS laboratories). A joint degree option between IISc and French institutions will be explored in the future.
“Through this significant MoU, we look forward to contribute to the Indian government’s mission of skilling and up-skilling people, and its focus on enhancing the R&D fields in India,” said Antoine Caput, VP and Country Director – India, Thales in a press statement.
“We are developing common projects with over 50 prestigious universities and research laboratories in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and throughout Asia. I am proud that India is joining the group of International experts thanks to IISc’s promising talents.”
Areas of interest to Thales such as advanced electronics and electromagnetics or complex system engineering in which expertise exists at IISc will be considered.
The proposed scheme for these PhD fellowships involves IISc, selected research institutes in France, Thales in India and France. This fellowship programme is dedicated to qualified students registered with IISc providing them with an excellent opportunity to carry out a part of their research project in France as well as in India, and to establish professional relationships and experience cultural diversity.