Columbia University delegation meets Dharmendra Pradhan, discusses AI and semiconductor collaboration
Press Trust of India | January 12, 2026 | 08:03 PM IST | 1 min read
Talks focused on setting up joint research centres and expanding academic ties in emerging technologies.
New Delhi: Senior academicians from the US' Columbia University met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Monday and discussed plans for collaboration.
Pradhan, in a post on X, said that Dean of Columbia Engineering, Prof. Shih-Fu Chang, along with the academic leadership of the university, called on him.
The academicians from a New York-based private university discussed their plans for collaborations with their Indian counterparts, particularly in AI, semiconductors and large language models (LLMs), he said.
Appreciating their keenness to establish a Columbia-India Centre for AI in Manufacturing, Pradhan said, "Mutually beneficial collaborations with a global top-40 ranked university like Columbia University will further strengthen India’s capacity in AI, Robotics, MedTech, Manufacturing and Engineering."
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