Founded in 1909, the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore is one of India’s most prestigious scientific institutions. IIT Delhi, for its part, is among the country’s most renowned technology institutions and plays a central role in training top-tier engineers, researchers, and innovators.
By expanding its collaborations with these two partners, UGA is strengthening its ability to work alongside world-class institutions in scientific and technological fields critical to the future: artificial intelligence, quantum science, semiconductors, energy, health, materials, advanced technologies, and socio-environmental transitions.
These collaborations will also foster interdisciplinary exchanges between the experimental sciences, engineering, health, the formal sciences, and the humanities and social sciences. They will make international cooperation a driving force for scientific discovery, intercultural exchange, education, and innovation for the UGA communities.
These signings take place against the backdrop of a heavily renewed Franco-Indian relationship. In February 2026, France and India elevated their relationship to a "Special Global Strategic Partnership" and inaugurated the Franco-Indian Year of Innovation. The new "2030 Roadmap for Innovation" makes trustworthy AI a central pillar of cooperation between the two countries and reaffirms the goal of welcoming 30,000 Indian students to France by 2030.
This context aligns with a major scientific reality: India currently ranks 3rd worldwide in the Stanford AI Vibrancy Index, behind the United States and China. These indicators highlight rapidly growing Indian research, a considerable pool of talent, and top-tier scientific and technological institutions.
With these two signatures, Université Grenoble Alpes is solidifying its place in major international research, education, and innovation networks, building on more than 1,200 partnerships across 150 countries in the fields of research and education.
These agreements extend the university's commitment to structuring scientific collaborations, making the Indo-Pacific a core focus of its internationalization strategy—from Taiwan to Singapore, Australia to Japan, and now India.
