ICER

The International Center for Education and Research  (ICER)  is an academic and research unit of  VIT-Bangalore. The primary functions of ICER  for the next two years will be as follows:

• Offer Post Graduate Programs (PGP) in advanced technological subjects and  prepare students  for higher studies overseas
• Offer the PGPs as one year of study at VIT-Bangalore and facilitate the completion of the Masters degrees at partner universities overseas in the second year (The program will be known as  Master’s Overseas Program)
• Offer short-term technology programs for the Indian students  at partner universities overseas
• Offer and support academic and research program at ICER VIT-Bangalore for international scholars and faculty
• Facilitate and support collaborative international projects at ICER
• Help with the special talent requirements of industry
• Serve as a platform for industry to develop and deploy a highly skilled workforce
• Serve as technology incubator for students, professionals,  innovators, entrepreneurs and industry

ICER, VIT-Bangalore’s Academic Partners for 2024-25  will include, but not limited to the following:

• University of Michigan – Dearborn
• Binghamton University (State University of New York)
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County

ICER, VIT-Bangalore’s Research and Project Associates:

• Faculty of the Data Driven Social Science, Princeton University, US
• Faculty of the Critical Data Team at MIT, US
• EPICS Team at Purdue University, US
• Faculty of the UCL Engineering, University College of London, UK
• Faculty of Robotics and Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, AU