IIT-Roorkee establishes a new school of data science and artificial intelligence

• ByManjeet Singh     |    September 29, 2021

In response to the growing global demand for data analytics and artificial intelligence experts, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee set up a new school of data science and artificial intelligence.

As a result of this collaboration, the new school will offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. In September 2022, the school will welcome its first cohort of bachelor’s degree students.

The school aims to develop new and skilled manpower in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence, as well as to empower existing manpower by offering trainings and certifications in these fields.

A dedicated building on IIT Roorkee’s campus will house the school in conjunction with the US-based Mehta Family Foundation (MFF).

Mahul Mehta, chief executive officer of the Mehta Family Foundation, spoke of the rapid transformation of our world led by AI-driven technology and emphasized the need for Academic collaborations between international faculty and institutes can produce to address such ongoing global challenges as climate change, resource sustainability, and security.

As well as creating resource centres for information and knowledge sharing, the school seeks to seed entrepreneurship and start-ups related to data science and artificial intelligence.

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