A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed towards collaborating for a Joint Degree Program (JDP) and be part of a Joint Research Innovation Network between IIT Kanpur and the University of Alberta, Canada. Under the Joint Degree Program, the faculty members from two universities can supervise a PhD student jointly. This will allow students from either side to visit and carry out research work in the partner university. 

IIT Kanpur will also collaborate with the University of Alberta in the Joint Research Innovation Network with a focus on developing new, renewable, and efficient energy materials, systems and technologies for the clean energy transition to address the climate issues. Both sides had a detailed discussion on the possibilities of future collaborations and how the expertise of both institutions can be jointly used for education and research & development in diverse areas of mutual interest. 

For the MoU signing event, the University of Alberta was represented by Dr. Cen Huang, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International); Prof. Andre McDonald, Associate Vice President (Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance); Dr. John Bell, International Research Office, Office of the Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Prof. Amit Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta. From IIT Kanpur, Prof. Dhirendra Katti, Dean of International Relations; Prof. AR Harish, Dean of R&D; Prof. Kantesh Balani, Dean of Resources & Alumni; Prof. Shalabh, Dean, Academic Affairs and Prof. Ashish Garg, Head, Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering were present.