India programs / India project 386-0150 · 1969 · transport infrastructure
AID GRANT WILL FINANCE PARTICIPANT TRAINING, COUNTERPART TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BE PROVIDED BY US PROFESSORS AND EXPERTS TO KANPUR'S INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT). ASSISTANCE WILL ESTABLISH HIGHER EDUCATION AT IIT SO THAT IIT CAN LEAD PEER INDIAN INSTITUTES IN SIGNIFICANT INTERCHANGE WITH THE WEST, INDUSTRY, AND OTHER TECHNICAL CONSUMERS. THE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE: 1) DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS IN ENGINEERING AND SUPPORTING SCIENCES. THIS INCLUDES INDUSTRY-ORIENTED RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INVOLVING FACULTY AND GRADUATES. 2) STRENGTHENING OF ADMINISTRATION AND MID-MGMT STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS. SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM RESIDENT STAFF OF 20 ACADEMIC SPECIALISTS AND SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CONSULTANTS IN GRAPHIC ARTS, PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS, LIBRARY & HEALTH UNIT. RESULT WILL BE A CADRE OF COMPETENT TECHNICIANS FROM ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL FIELDS THAT CAN SUPPORT THE FACULTY IN LABS & WORKSHOPS. PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES WILL ENSURE IIT'S BALANCED GROWTH & ATTRACT & HOLD TOP-QUALITY FACULTY & STAFF. COMPONENT TWO IS MOST EMPHASIZED & WILL REQUIRE MO
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAD-087-B1 (1969). The source's own text.
Operated in: India.
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Operated in India, 1969 1 source
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| AID/CSD-2285 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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| USAID. Mission to India | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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| India | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Transport infrastructure (roads, rail, air, water) 50%; Higher education, universities and scholarships 22%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 11%
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Program key prj:3860150