TI establishes its first Leadership University outside the U.S.
(Left to right:) Professor Balakrishnan, associate director, IISc; Rich Templeton, president and CEO, Texas Instruments; Dr. Bobby Mitra, managing director, TI India |
As part of its ongoing efforts to equip leading universities with the tools they need for world-class engineering, math and science programs, TI invited the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to become one of only four Texas Instruments Leadership Universities in the world. Under this program, IISc will join TI’s premier research network as its first Leadership University outside the U.S.
TI established the Leadership University Program in 1999. Three leading universities in the technology field were selected as inaugural members of this pilot program – Rice University, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – for university and industry collaboration in research. In addition to receiving a grant to fund research over three years, each university benefits from enhanced access to TI’s worldwide teams and an opportunity to work with each other on TI-funded programs. The network creates a unique synergy among leading researchers, accelerating progress in technological development and innovation.
TI chose IISc after a review of 16 criteria ranging from research leadership and in-depth knowledge of technology to a focus on future applications in wireless, consumer, medical and industrial markets. As a Leadership University, IISc will receive $400,000 in seed funding over five years, an extension of existing funding that IISc already receives. The funding will be used to support research programs for industry-specific applications, as well as curriculum development in DSP, analog and mixed-signal systems.
While speaking to the students at IISc in India, TI President and CEO Rich Templeton said, “The higher education in engineering and science you get here provides you with critical skills and also enables you to transform the lives of millions through invention and discovery. Our goal in joining with IISc through the Leadership University program is to enable engineers to use electronics innovation to enrich lives.”
Professor P. Balaram, IISc director, welcomed Rich Templeton and said, “It is a pleasure to partner with TI as a Leadership University. We look forward to sharing our ideas through collaborative research and developing innovative technologies under this program.”
IISc is a post-graduate institute known to produce excellent post-graduates and Ph.D.s. TI has been working with IISc for more than 10 years. Recognition as a Leadership University reflects TI’s strategic and long-term commitment to advance technology and grow the benefits of electronics innovation in India.
As one of the first multi-national corporations to recognize India’s talent in 1985, TI India operations today are an integral part of the global engineering and sales teams, working on numerous product areas across the country. Under its India University Program, TI established one of the first of its 550 DSP Labs in India at IISc in 1996. It is also launching an Analog University Program for engineering institutions throughout India. A focus on both DSP and analog competencies will drive a system-level approach to technical education.
Making math and science education more accessible to people around the world has been a TI commitment for more than 60 years. The company’s university partnerships have touched thousands of students in every region across the globe.
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