IIITH Campus Emerges As Hotbed For International Academic and Business Collaboration on Smart Cities Research
With the establishment of the Centre of Excellence on IoT, a Smart City Research Centre and a Living Lab, the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) has set the ball rolling for interesting collaborative opportunities in research, education and entrepreneurship in the field of ICT for smart city research. In July 2020, at the […]
IIITH Implements LoRaWAN-based Energy Meters On Campus
With over 80 energy meters, this is a one-of-a-kind deployment of such a scale in the country. In a bid to drive more efficient operations on campus, the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad took a decision early this year to replace all traditional energy meters with state-of-the-art IoT enabled devices. While such a large […]
Stay Rigid, Stay Foolish: Lessons From A Young Institute
In the midst of continued virulence of Covid-19, the freshman year kicks off virtually across premier Indian engineering institutes this week. Symbolic of the unprecedented times we are in, the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad has taken some extraordinary measures – from seamlessly conducting the admissions process to tweaking the curriculum and assessment schemes […]
Eat.Sleep.Code? Not Quite.
While the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad has a prevailing competitive coding culture, to ignore its non-geeky vibrant side would be missing the complete picture. Here’s an attempt to compile some of the non-academic activities that seem to be thriving despite moving into the virtual realm. Read on. Engineering aspirants in the quest of […]
Why Parents Need to be Equal Partners in Education
Every year, IIITH conducts a series of welcome sessions to help acclimatise students to their new environment and assure parents that their wards are in safe hands. Prof P J Narayanan shares what makes these sessions integral in conveying the ethos of the institute. An academic institution’s glory is reflected in the students they prepare for […]
When Life Is Service And Service Is Joy
It is said that when valuable, long-time employees exit an organisation, they walk away with a wealth of information and experience, often making it very hard for their younger successors to fill in their shoes. Last month, when IIITH’s first ever librarian Prabhakar Sharma transitioned into retirement, faculty, staff and students alike bid him a […]
Values From A Virus
It may have been a drop in the ocean but the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad’s small contribution towards the migrant crisis during the pandemic has lessons for all. Here’s a look at the initiative from the student volunteer perspective. As an institute of higher education, the International Institute of Information Technology prides itself […]
Apex: IIITH’s Welcoming Body by Students for Students
In the pursuit of higher education, the transition from high school to college can be pretty daunting for students. For a vast majority, it is their first ever move away from home. To combat turbulence of any kind during this phase, at IIITH we have the student Apex body. From welcoming parents and their wards […]
Completing Spring 2020 Semester Entirely Online in Coronavirus Times
The corona virus shocked and seriously disturbed everyone including the educational institutions. The autonomous, undergraduate-dominated, national, and primarily-residential institutions – including IITs, IIITs, NITs, etc. – had to necessarily close down the hostels and send their students home to all parts of the country. Fortunately, most including IIIT Hyderabad could send the students back safely […]
Community in the Time of CoronaVirus
Nutritious, wholesome meals, packed in convenient and functional boxes from IIITH’s Community Kitchen are snaking their way across Hyderabad to meet some of the demands of the homeless and the hungry. Read more about the efforts of this campus collective which may be low on numbers but high on enthusiasm. Every morning at 9 am, […]