Purdue announces growing presence in India at event with Sen. Young and Ambassador Garcetti

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is further strengthening its educational partnership with India through the announcement of its Center for Education and Engagement in the country, as well as a U.S.-India Center of Excellence in Semiconductors (CES) jointly with the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, with support from the governments of the U.S. and India. President Mung Chiang unveiled plans for the new Purdue-India centers during an on-campus visit by U.S. Sen. Todd Young and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Friday (Nov. 1). Following their fireside chat, Chiang formally announced the centers by signing a declaration, with Young and Garcetti adding their signatures as witnesses.

This marks the latest chapter in Purdue’s successful 125-year relationship with India, dating back to its first Indian students.

The Purdue-India Center for Education and Engagement will give Purdue a presence in India, including a new foundation to offer dual and joint degrees in high-demand areas, including artificial intelligence, data science, semiconductors, agriculture and business. The degrees will be offered in collaboration with strategic partner institutions in India.

The center also provides a central location to further foster the long-running partnership, offering a direct gateway for government and industry relations, strategic partnerships with Indian universities, alumni engagement and student recruiting.

“Purdue is excited to grow our long-standing partnership with Indian institutions and companies across a broad range of disciplines, such as digital agriculture and software systems,” Chiang said. “Both our new Center for Education and Engagement in Delhi and the new U.S.-India Center of Excellence in Semiconductors (CES), joint with IIT Hyderabad and supported by the governments of the U.S. and of India, are milestone steps toward the expansion of this strategic partnership, with many opportunities for our students and faculty and a continued elevation of Purdue’s global impact.”

More than 3,000 students from India study on the Purdue campus — the university’s largest international student population — and there are more than 300 faculty, researchers and staff of Indian origin in the Purdue community.