Imperial College Bengaluru Welcomes Launch of Imperial Global India

• Imperial College London, ranked world #2 by QS, inaugurated its Imperial Global India science hub in Bengaluru to drive UK-India innovation in AI, health tech, clean tech, and advanced materials.
• The hub aims to deepen academic and research partnerships with Indian institutions, with Professor Hugh Brady emphasizing shared global goals and cultural synergy.
• Dr. Hari Krishna Maram of Imperial College Bengaluru reaffirmed long-term collaboration in R&D and global digital education, aligning with India–UK scientific diplomacy.

Imperial College London, the world's number 2 university in the QS World University Rankings, has launched its Imperial Global India international science hub in Bengaluru, marking a groundbreaking milestone in UK-India academic and innovation collaborations. The newly formed hub promises to strengthen partnerships with Indian institutions in a variety of emerging and critical technological areas ranging from telecommunications, critical minerals, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence to health tech, clean tech, biotechnology, and advanced materials.

Professor Hugh Brady, Imperial College London's President, underscored the university's strategic vision for increasing its global presence. He said Imperial targets partnerships in places where there is a high density of collaboration opportunity, shared goals in research and innovation, and cultural synergy which is like a 'home away from home'. This Bengaluru hub is a testimony to that vision and is the anchor for scientific and educational collaborations between India and the UK, enabling joint solutions for global challenges.

Dr. Hari Krishna Maram, Founder Chairman of Imperial College Bengaluru, also had informative deliberations with Professor Brady on the occasion of the inauguration, looking at future collaboration possibilities in AI research and development. Dr. Maram pledged the institution's desire to create long-lasting academic, industrial, and innovation partnerships, echoing the UK-India science narrative in finding collective global challenges to address. He emphasized that their common aim is to apply science for mankind and work towards a more secure and inclusive world. Professor Brady also wished Imperial College Bengaluru a very warm anniversary on the occasion of the 19th anniversary.

Founded by graduates of ISB and visionary educators in 2007, Imperial College Bengaluru was set up with the mission of professionalizing mass education and closing the gap between the academic world and the corporate sector. Having started life as a finishing school, it has evolved into a diversified education conglomerate, devoted to quality management education and the creation of global managerial talent. The college continues to impart fundamental values of discipline, dedication, and determination in students so that they become change agents in a changing business world. The college believes in the philosophy that business is an effective tool to drive society forward and construct fair economic opportunities around the globe.

Dr. Hari Krishna Maram is a veteran of management education with more than 28 years of experience, including ten years at Novartis Global Pharma. He has held leadership roles like Governing Council Member at AIMA, Managing Committee Member at CII, Chairperson of IFMA, and Vice President of AIMS. His work extends to several educational and CSR institutions, with posts at the Bangalore Management Association, the Education Promotion Society for India, and Lions International where he was responsible for the establishment of a ₹7 crore super-specialty hospital. His leadership at the Global Economic Forum and Global Digital University USA, where he advocates AI-powered multilingual education, has been key to a global digital learning revolution.

The distinctions that Dr. Maram holds include the highest honors such as the Knighthood Award by the UK, Global Icon award by the UK Parliament, and governmental honors of Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka, and the USA. He has written more than 100 research papers, delivered keynote speeches in over 800 national and international conventions, and mentored research scholars in top-ranking universities. His academic credentials are spread across top institutions such as ISB Hyderabad and Oxford University, and he has visited more than 100 nations in his quest for academic excellence and international collaborations.

Professor Hugh Brady, on the other hand, is an accomplished physician-scientist and renal medicine specialist with academic appointments at Harvard Medical School, the University of Toronto, and University College Dublin. He has been the recipient of many awards such as honorary doctorates and fellowships from the world's most distinguished institutions. His leadership influences world research and public health policy to this day, having served on leading organizations such as the Royal College of Art's Council and the League of European Research Universities.

The opening of the Imperial Global India hub in Bengaluru is evidence of the strong academic synergy between the UK and India, set to unlock new frontiers in science, education, and technology.