Guwahati (Assam) [India] March 12, (ANI): IIT Guwahati leads the collaboration between Northeast India and Japan to strengthen educational and trade ties. The Japan-Northeast Academia Industry Cooperation Symposium 2026 (JNTCS) was performed on March 9 and 10, in partnership with Gifu University, Japan. A complete of twenty-two establishments from Northeast India signed this Letter of Intent (LoI), with IIT Guwahati taking the lead on the Indian facet and Gifu University on the Japanese facet.
The two-day occasion allowed educational, analysis, and enterprise organisations from Northeast India to attach with their Japanese counterparts to sort out international points like meals safety, healthcare, the surroundings, sustainable power, and clear water. This collaboration goals to boost the worldwide alternatives for college students and researchers from the area and can embrace partnerships throughout numerous fields equivalent to science, know-how, and medication.
Additionally, the initiative paved the way in which for international publicity and schooling for college students and researchers within the Northeast. This will embrace multilateral collaborations in quite a few disciplines spanning throughout science, know-how and medication.
As Japan has designated Northeast India as a strategic precedence since 2022 (MEXT Inter-University Exchange Project), this joint train will facilitate 5,000 college students from Northeast Indian establishments visiting Japanese universities, and an equal quantity coming to India inside the subsequent 5 years.
During the inaugural occasion, Prof. Kazuhiro Yoshida, president of Gifu University, highlighted that the consortium will assist advance schooling, analysis, and societal service. He stated, ‘I’m assured that this consortium will assist us advance every of those targets in a significant and collaborative method.’
On the signing of Lol, IIT Guwahati’s Director, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, emphasised the significance of collaboration amongst numerous professionals, predicting it’ll enhance the area’s progress. A significant consequence of the symposium was the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) for forming a North East Region-Japan International Academic and Research Consortium, which is able to allow educational partnerships between establishments in Northeast India and Japan.
Speaking about JNTCS 2026, Prof. Sumana Dutta from IIT Guwahati stated, ‘IIT Guwahati is proud to deliver the Eight Sisters of the Northeast onto a shared platform, fostering a consortium that helps collective progress and cross-border collaboration. Through this effort, we hope to strengthen Indo-Japan partnerships and advance the imaginative and prescient of India’s Act East Policy.’ (ANI)