Bengaluru: A 15-member Australian higher education delegation is currently in Bangalore. The delegation is exploring opportunities for research and educational linkages between Australian Universities and leading corporates in Bangalore.

Coinciding with the visit of the Australian higher education delegation to Bangalore A session titled “overcoming barriers to international research collaboration” was organised in Bangalore on Friday by The Australian Trade & Investment Commission (Austrade), Australian Government.

The session featuring Australian universities and research institutions and research heads of leading Indian corporates and multi-national corporations based in Bangalore discussed about institution-to-corporate engagement, managing intellectual property and collaboration models featuring Australian universities and research institutions and Indian corporates and multi-national corporations based in India.

Key participants at the session included Dr Kishan Gurram, Managing Director, SABIC Technology Centre; Dr Srini Rajagoplan, Director R&D (India), Praxair; Dr Stephanie Fahey, CEO, Australian Trade & Investment Commission, Australian Government; Mr Akilur Rahman, Chief Technology Officer, ABB India; Mr Mariasundaram Antony, General Manager – India Engineering Operations, GE Power; Ms Anuradha Gupta, Head Partner Engagement at Macquarie University and Professor Kaddambot Siddique, Director of Institute of Agriculture and Hackett Professor of Agriculture, University of Western Australia.