Chennai, Jan. 2 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on Friday announced a series of international partnerships with academic institutions, industry players and government bodies across Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, the UK and the US, marking a major push in its global expansion efforts.

As part of the initiative, IIT Madras signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening collaboration in research, innovation, skilling and startup ecosystems.

The MoU was signed in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who also inaugurated the IIT Madras Global Research Foundation.

Three MoUs were signed with German partners, including Technische Universitat Dresden and global op...