ZANZIBAR CITY, Tanzania — Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), the top-ranked Educational Institute in India, has launched an international campus in Zanzibar-Tanzania. A MoU was recently signed between India and Tanzania on this.
The Zanzibar Campus (https://www.iitm.ac.in/zanzibar/) is the first international campus of IIT Madras and is being planned as a unique and game-changing educational partnership between India and Zanzibar-Tanzania.
Speaking about the international campus, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “It is indeed a major milestone in this history of IIT Madras that we are establishing a Campus at Zanzibar. Through this, we look forward to active participation in the future higher education initiatives at Zanzibar.”
Classes for the first Academic Year (2023-24) are scheduled to commence in October 2023, offering two full-time academic programs – A four-year Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and a two-year Master of Technology in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The total student intake will be 70. Applications for 2023 batch are currently open.
The student entrance process will include a screening test developed by IITM faculty experts and an interview, as per the IITM Senate-approved admission process for international students. The last date to apply online through the website www.iitm.ac.in/zanzibar is 5th August 2023.
Prof. Preeti Aghalayam, a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras has been appointed as the Dean of School of Engineering and Science & Director-in-charge, Zanzibar campus, IIT Madras. Prof. Ligy Philip, a faculty member in Civil Engineering at IIT Madras has been appointed as the Professor-in-charge (Infrastructure) of IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus.
The first school is the School of Engineering and Science, which will host both the planned degrees for 2023-’24 academic year. A detailed evolution plan for academic programmes is under development, with inputs from expert members in India and Zanzibar/Tanzania. The campus will have the ability to accommodate students in dorms and provide dining facilities. Scholarships to defray tuition costs for deserving students are being worked out with various stakeholders.
