Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati signed an MoU with Coventry University Group on March 9, 2026. The agreement expands Indo-UK cooperation in artificial intelligence research, healthcare innovation, academic exchanges, and joint doctoral programmes.

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• IIT Guwahati and Coventry University Group signed a strategic MoU to expand collaborative research in artificial intelligence and healthcare technologies, strengthening academic and technological cooperation between India and the United Kingdom.

• Partnership promotes joint research projects, innovation initiatives, and collaborative academic programmes focused on applying artificial intelligence tools to healthcare systems, biomedical research, and digital health technologies.

• Agreement introduces academic mobility programmes enabling short-term exchange of faculty members and students, encouraging global exposure, interdisciplinary learning, and stronger research collaboration between participating institutions.

• Collaboration includes joint doctoral programmes featuring a dual-award PhD structure, allowing scholars to work with supervisors from both institutions and access combined academic resources and laboratories.

• Research initiatives will also focus on the "AI for One Health" approach addressing interconnected health of humans, animals, and ecosystems through advanced artificial intelligence technologies.

• Initiative aligns with India's National AI Mission, promoting responsible AI research and technology adoption to improve healthcare delivery, disease monitoring, and public health systems.

• Coventry University delegation led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research Prof. Richard Dashwood visited IIT Guwahati to formalise the agreement and discuss future academic cooperation areas.

• Partnership reflects growing global collaboration in emerging technologies while strengthening the role of Indian research institutions in international networks focused on AI innovation and healthcare solutions.