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IIT Guwahati Students Win DAAD KOSPIE Scholarship for Research Stint in Germany
Two M.Tech students from IIT Guwahati are headed to Germany this year to conduct thesis research at the country's top technical universities. Published 10 June 2026 | Category Awards | Office Academic Affairs Swetha Gowdaman and Jonakdeep Saharia have been named recipients of the DAAD KOSPIE Scholarship for 2026–27. KOSPIE (Combined Study and Practice Stays for Engineers from Developing Countries) is an initiative of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that funds engi

IITG Newsletter Staff
Jun 102 min read


Predicting the Unpredictable: IIT Guwahati Identifies 492 High-Risk Sites for New Glacial Lakes
Published: 27 January 2026 Category: Research and Partnerships Office: Department of Civil Engineering As climate change accelerates glacial melting, water accumulates in mountain depressions to form new lakes. When these lakes burst—an event known as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)—the results are catastrophic. While previous models focused almost entirely on weather and temperature, the IIT Guwahati team, led by Prof. Ajay Dashora , realized that the "bowl-shaped" t

Yasaswini Sampathkumar
Feb 162 min read
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