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Overview
The International Initiatives department under SCIE strives to create an environment where the international students are made comfortable by engaging them in Orientation Programs. They also provide services like foreign registration, assistance in accommodation, meeting with mentors/faculties, setting the academic time table, arranging for buddies, etc. The department also ensures international students’ participation in all cultural activities and festivals so the students are exposed to the characteristics of Indian culture & traditions. Some of the activities include Pune heritage walk, international food festival, and students dance competition.
Scholar-In-Residence
As part of this program academics and researchers are invited to Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) to work with a specific constituent institute of SIU or multiple constituent institutes for teaching, research and any other similar engagements for a period of 1 to 3 months. Some of the activities that a scholar-in-residence can carry out while at SIU are guest lecturers, workshops, symposia, participation in teaching activities, mentoring students, reviewing and internationalizing the curriculum, development and evaluation of research activities, faculty development programs, faculty seminars, conceptualizing or contributing to research activities, editing research journals, joint paper presentations in international conferences among others. They will be provided with support, facilities and/or an honorarium (depending on the nature and duration of engagement) at SIU enabling them to follow a predetermined work schedule for the duration of engagement towards the mutual benefit of Symbiosis, the SIR and/or partner university.
For applying please contact anupama@scie.ac.in
Visiting Scholars
This is an initiative to invite and engage with distinguished academicians, researchers, scholars and experts from various domains. Scholars can work with any constituent institute or research centre of SIU for a short-term period (1 to 3 weeks) to teach courses in their area of expertise to foster multiculturalism, diversity and academic excellence. They can also engage in research collaboration discussions, conduct faculty development programs, and seminars, and workshops. The program facilitates SIU faculty members to share their best academic practices, develop in-house global competencies and build academic associations with international universities.
Dr. Holger Seebens from Technishe Hochschule Nurnberg,(Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences) Germany.
Lecture Series
SCIE organizes lectures by eminent faculties of International repute at different institutes of Symbiosis.
Joint Research
The Institutes at SIU apply for Research Grants with the International partners. These applications are made under the UKEIRI, Obama Singh Initiative, Australia India Council. The Topics for the Joint Research proposal vary from sustainability to Media, Technology, Health & Bio Medical Sciences.
Faculty Exchange
SIU is actively involved in sending faculties to Foreign Universities on short term. This encourages the faculty to get an opportunity to teach or conduct joint research, conducting lectures focusing on the Indian or comparative perspective.
