October 23, 2025

In a sparkling move to boost life sciences innovation, the Government of Telangana and RMIT University from Melbourne, Australia, signed a shiny Letter of Intent (LoI) on Wednesday. This exciting deal aims to join forces in education, research, and innovation in the fast-growing field of life sciences. The signing saw Telangana IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu shake hands with Catherine Itsiopoulos, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of RMIT University. RMIT University is no small fry, boasting over 90,000 students across its campuses. The university is already busy flying high with a joint initiative called BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy alongside BITS Hyderabad. This program fuels academic exchange, advanced research, and out-of-the-box education between Australia and India. According to an official government statement, “Through this partnership, research scholars from Telangana will gain the opportunity to pursue joint PhD programmes, spending part of their academic journey at BITS Hyderabad and RMIT Melbourne.” How cool is that? Minister D Sridhar Babu said, “As we work towards establishing the Telangana School of Life Sciences, collaborations like these will help us nurture a highly skilled, research-oriented workforce that can drive innovation and shape India’s biotechnology future.” This partnership is set to electrify the biotech scene and empower a new generation of scientists and innovators from Telangana and beyond. With education, research, and innovation buzzing together, Telangana’s life sciences ambitions look brighter than ever. Watch this space for a biotech revolution!

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