The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and Delhi University signed an agreement for scientific and technological cooperation. The ceremony took place during a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 6, 2021, in New Delhi.

The universities seek to promote capacity building and expertise in scientific areas and is aimed at developing programs and exchanges for national technological development in the following areas: health and medicine, civil infrastructure and engineering, aerospace, electronics and instrumentation, biotechnology in agriculture, energy efficiency and advanced materials in energy equipment, ecology and much more. 

Alexander Kuleshov, President of Skoltech:

“We are pleased that our partnership will contribute to the development of Russian-Indian cooperation. Projects carried by our employees and students, together with colleagues from Delhi University, can solve key scientific and technological problems both in Russia and India and around the world.”