Faculty Collaborations
Global Faculty Connect
Global engagement does not begin or end with an institutional MoU.
Some of the most valuable and enduring international relationships are built faculty to faculty, through shared research interests, teaching, knowledge exchange and professional networks. These connections create agility, enable collaboration around emerging opportunities, and often evolve organically into larger institutional partnerships.
Kumaraguru therefore encourages direct academic engagement across borders, creating pathways for faculty to connect, exchange expertise and develop meaningful collaborations based on shared interests and complementary strengths.
Whether you are looking to pursue research in India, bring an international dimension to your teaching, spend time with our academic community, host or be hosted as a scholar, or build a new collaboration, there is a place to begin at Kumaraguru.
From Shared Expertise to Joint Discovery
Bring complementary expertise together to explore research questions, develop joint projects and pursue new possibilities for innovation. Collaborate on publications, international funding proposals, doctoral supervision, interdisciplinary research and projects addressing real-world challenges.
We welcome faculty looking to move beyond individual research interests and build long-term, meaningful research partnerships with Kumaraguru academics and our wider ecosystem.
Kumaraguru Research Ecosystem
Key domains for Research and Innovation revolves around Defense Technologies, Sustainability and Livelihood, Technical Textiles & Handloom, Renewable Energy, Smart Mobility, Smart Urban Infrastructure and One Health.
Kumaraguru Institutions One Health Initiative (KIOH):
The portfolio span across Research, Curriculum and Capacity Building, Internationalization, and Knowledge dissemination and Engagement. – Know More
Kumaraguru Microcosm
An eco-sensitive initiative to create coexisting, inclusive and sustainable environment for a quality life of humans and all other living partners, within the Kumaraguru campus ecosystems.
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Sustainable Dairy Development in Tamil Nadu:
Environmental Defense Fund, USA and knowledge partnering with PUM Netherlands. – Know More
Computer Vision based Human-Elephant Conflict Early Warning System:
Teamed up with Harvard University, now backed by The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University grant for 2026–27, 13 students of Kumaraguru, training neural networks on elephant footage to identify elephants individually, track matriarchs and known crop-raiders, flag early signs of injury or distress, and feed live movement data into a dashboard that can alert forest staff and villagers — before an encounter. – Know More
Research Collaborations | Joint Publications | International Grants | PhD Co-Supervision | Innovation Projects
Connecting Classrooms, Expanding Perspectives
Create learning experiences that connect students and faculty across countries. Partner with Kumaraguru through COIL, joint courses, guest lectures, collaborative teaching and curriculum development.
Bring your discipline, perspectives and experiences into dialogue with Indian classrooms, while giving Kumaraguru students opportunities to engage with global peers and ideas.
COIL | Joint Courses | Guest Lectures | Collaborative Teaching | Curriculum Development
Bringing Global Expertise to Campus
Bring your expertise to Kumaraguru and experience our academic community through visiting appointments, faculty exchanges, research placements, teaching engagements and academic residencies. Work alongside faculty, engage with students, share ideas and explore India while developing collaborations that extend beyond your visit.
From short-term visits to extended residencies, we create opportunities aligned with your academic interests and objectives.
Faculty Exchanges | Visiting Appointments | Academic Residencies | Visiting Scholars | Fulbright | Research Visits
Global Faculty Opportunities in India
Funding pathways for international academics to teach, research, collaborate and engage with Indian higher education
India offers a range of national and bilateral programmes that enable international academics and researchers to visit Indian institutions, undertake collaborative research, teach intensive courses, mentor students and faculty, and develop longer-term academic partnerships.
At Kumaraguru, we welcome international faculty and researchers to explore these opportunities with us. Depending on your nationality, academic profile, discipline and proposed engagement, funding may be available through Government of India programmes, international bilateral schemes or fellowship programmes.
Some opportunities are designed specifically for international researchers, while others are intended for Indian-origin academics working overseas. Eligibility and host-institution requirements vary by programme. Here is a compilation of such opportunities by country, in India, and other global grants. – Know More
Our Faculty Research
Kumaraguru Faculty across the 4 schools(College of Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Institute of Agriculture, and Business School) have engaged in extensive research in collaboration with Kumaraguru Centre for Industrial Research and Innovation. Here is a compilation of ongoing research through external agency funding and seed grants. – Know More
Dr. Thanammal Srinivasan Raju, Dean- Animal Sciences and Applied Research was awarded a grant of INR 39 Lakhs, for the project, “Potential of Digital Innovations and its Institutional Dimensions to Enhance Dairy Productivity in Developing Countries,” implemented from January 2023 to December, supported by the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) under the Women’s Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) programme. – Know More
Partner with India. Build for the Future.
India offers more than a rapidly growing higher education and research ecosystem. It offers a scale, diversity, talent and innovation environment in which global ideas can be tested, adapted and transformed into real-world impact. For international faculty and institutions, partnering with India can open pathways to new research collaborations, emerging markets, interdisciplinary problem-solving, student mobility and meaningful engagement with a young and ambitious generation.
Kumaraguru invites global academics and institutions to move beyond short-term visits and build sustained partnerships that create knowledge, develop talent and address shared global challenges.
Explore opportunities to contribute beyond your institution through international fellowships, advisory roles, expert panels, global projects and academic leadership initiatives.
Kumaraguru seeks to work with faculty and experts who want to contribute to larger conversations and bring their knowledge, experience and leadership to global challenges.
International Fellowships | Advisory Roles | Expert Panels | Global Projects | Academic Leadership
Our Board of Studies and Department Advisory Board Representatives across Kumaraguru are from USA, Australia, Belgium, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, South Africa, Sultanate of Oman, UAE, Brunei, Israel, Czech Republic
Connect with Kumaraguru
Kumaraguru welcomes international faculty seeking meaningful opportunities for research collaboration, academic exchange, joint teaching, scholar engagement and global knowledge networks.
Our approach is flexible and partnership-led. Engagements can be developed around individual academic interests, institutional priorities or emerging areas of mutual interest.
Start the Conversation.
Share your area of interest, and our Global Engagement team will identify relevant opportunities and connect you with the appropriate academic or institutional lead.