Group formed to foster India, Cambridge collaboration

A select group of 24 senior Indian business leaders, government figures and educationists has been created to guide and assist the extensive range of existing research collaborations between Cambridge and Indian academics and to make it more productive.
The Vice-Chancellor's Circle of Advisors will attend a summit meeting with a delegation from the University of Cambridge, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, in Delhi on 11 September.
The group will play an ambassadorial role in promoting the University in India.
Engagement with India is a strategic priority for the University of Cambridge, working in partnership to tackle global challenges through research and education.

Cambridge's current collaborations with India cover a wide range of disciplines including Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Education and the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Technology and Business.
These diverse interests are reflected in the backgrounds and expertise of the members of the Circle of Advisers.

The University is home to distinguished academics from India, including Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (Economics), Professor Ashok Venkitaraman (Cancer Research), and Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Molecular Biology).
The University of Cambridge has more than 1,300 active alumni in India.
The Vice-Chancellor said, "I am thankful for the warm reception that Cambridge always receives in India: this will be my fifth visit since I was elected Vice-Chancellor in 2010. Our relationship is close and it is also very practical. There are many challenges that we can meet better together than separately.

"I am profoundly grateful to my new Circle of Advisors who are generously giving their time and expertise to ensure that our collaborations are as productive as possible for India and for Cambridge.