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IIT Gandhinagar to Host Second Edition of the Art@IITGN Film Festival in Collaboration with MUBI and Alliance Française, Ahmedabad

IIT Gandhinagar to Host Second Edition of the Art@IITGN Film Festival in Collaboration with MUBI and Alliance Française, Ahmedabad

Mar 28, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Poster: Team Art@IITGN The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), in partnership with MUBI and Alliance Française, Ahmedabad, is proud to announce the second edition of the Art@IITGN Film Festival, set to take place from March 29-31, 2025, at the IITGN campus. This prestigious event is part of the Art@IITGN initiative, which aims to promote artistic engagement both within the campus and in the wider community. Programmed by renowned filmmaker Don Palathara, the festival will showcase a diverse and compelling lineup of international cinema, independent Indian features, French New Wave classics, and critically acclaimed short films....

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IITGN Hosts Renowned Flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at SPIC MACAY’s ‘Virasat 2025’

IITGN Hosts Renowned Flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at SPIC MACAY’s ‘Virasat 2025’

Mar 26, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Diptanka Sekhar De The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) hosted the legendary flautist, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on March 25, 2025, at the Jasubhai Memorial Auditorium of the institute. The Padma Vibhushan awardee was accompanied by Ashish Ragwani on Tabla, and Dipal Mehta, Vaishnavi, and Kiran on the flute. The performance was organised as part of ‘Virasat 2025’ – a SPIC MACAY event, organised by the SPIC MACAY Heritage Club at IITGN, running from March 22 – 30, 2025. The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth, popularly known as...

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IIT Gandhinagar Hosts Indo-Thailand Workshop on AI-Driven Innovations (AIDI)

IIT Gandhinagar Hosts Indo-Thailand Workshop on AI-Driven Innovations (AIDI)

Mar 24, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Mayur Bhatiya The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is proud to host the Indo-Thailand Workshop on AI-Driven Innovations (AIDI) from March 24-28, 2025, at the Jibaben Patel (Kanisa) Memorial Auditorium. This five-day international workshop aims to promote knowledge exchange in the rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is being attended by students from several prestigious universities across Thailand. The workshop will delve into key areas of AI, including computer vision, where participants will explore algorithms that enable machines to interpret visual information; natural language processing, which focuses on enhancing human-computer communication through...

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IIT Gandhinagar Hosts the Valedictory Ceremony of ‘Hack The Future 2025’

IIT Gandhinagar Hosts the Valedictory Ceremony of ‘Hack The Future 2025’

Mar 24, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Diptanka Sekhar De The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) successfully hosted the valedictory and award distribution ceremony of the prestigious ‘Hack The Future 2025’ on March 23, 2025. Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the 36-hour hackathon brought together 17 final teams from over 1000 applicants across India. The teams engaged in developing innovative solutions based on three key problem statements: a) Development of an AI/ML-based predictive model for the estimation of Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE), b) Development of a Semantic Search system from text to the...

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IIT Gandhinagar Hosts ‘Japan Meets India’ Summit to Foster Collaboration in Research and Education

IIT Gandhinagar Hosts ‘Japan Meets India’ Summit to Foster Collaboration in Research and Education

Mar 22, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Diptanka Sekhar De The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) hosted a two-day summit, ‘Japan Meets India,’ on March 20-21, 2025, to foster academic and research partnerships with leading Japanese Universities and Industries.  The summit received a very good response with distinguished faculty members from seven Japanese universities, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) delegations, Industry representatives, along with the DST officials joining this event. The event featured technical talks, round table discussion, information session on opportunities in Japan for Indian Students, one-on-one meetings designed to explore joint research...

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