Research & Training

Collaborations

Academic partnerships that extend the reach of our research, open archives and classrooms to our scholars, and bring their faculty into our conferences and publications.

Partner Institutions

Academic Partnerships With Leading Universities

Partner 01

International Islamic University Malaysia

Founded in 1983 by the Government of Malaysia and sponsored by member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), IIUM is a premier international public university. Renowned for its unique philosophy of integrating universal modern sciences with Islamic values and ethics, the university operates globally with English and Arabic as its official mediums of instruction. Headquartered in a state-of-the-art campus in Gombak, Selangor, IIUM has expanded into a comprehensive global ecosystem comprising 14 distinct faculties (Kulliyyah) and specialized research centres across multiple campuses. Hosting a diverse student body from over 100 countries, IIUM is recognized globally, ranking in the QS World University Rankings 2026 band of 661–670.

Partner 02

Jamia Millia Islamia

Founded in 1920 by a group of nationalist leaders and scholars in Aligarh, Jamia Millia Islamia emerged from India's anti-colonial and reformist movements as an institution that combined modern education with a spirit of national service. Initially established in Aligarh (United Provinces), it later shifted to Delhi in 1925, first in Karol Bagh, then to its present campus in Okhla in 1935. It became a Central University by an Act of Parliament in 1988, and has since evolved into a comprehensive, research-intensive institution with ten faculties, forty-four departments, and thirty centres offering programmes from school to doctoral levels. JMI is ranked in the QS World University Rankings 2026 band of 761–770.

Partner 03

Aligarh Muslim University

AMU traces its origin to the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to uplift Indian Muslims through modern scientific education. It became AMU in 1920 and today is one of India's most prestigious Central Universities, spread over nearly 467 hectares in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, offering more than 300 courses across traditional and modern disciplines, and attracting students from over 20 countries. In NIRF 2024, AMU was ranked 8th among Indian universities and 16th overall.

Partner 04

Jamia Hamdard University

Located in New Delhi, Jamia Hamdard carries forward the legacy of Hakim Abdul Hameed and his father Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed, who established a small Unani clinic in 1906 that grew into a major centre for traditional medicine. Granted "Deemed-to-be University" status in 1989, it is now a premier multidisciplinary university offering programmes in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, engineering, management, law, humanities, and social sciences, integrating modern scientific research with traditional systems of knowledge, especially Unani medicine.

Partner 05

Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Established in 1998 by an Act of Parliament as a Central University headquartered in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, MANUU is dedicated to promoting the Urdu language and culture, providing higher, vocational, and technical education through Urdu as the medium of instruction across a network of regional centres and distance education programmes, spanning schools of Languages, Education, Social Sciences, Sciences, Journalism, and Computer Science.

Partner 06

Aliah University

Based in Kolkata, Aliah University is one of the oldest centres of Islamic and modern learning in India, tracing its lineage to the Calcutta Madrasah established in 1780 by Warren Hastings. Reconstituted under the Aliah University Act of 2007, it began functioning as a full-fledged university from 2008–09 under the Department of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education, Government of West Bengal, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across science, technology, arts, humanities, and theology.

Partner 07

University of Mumbai

Established on July 18, 1857 as one of the first three universities in India (formerly the University of Bombay), it grew into a major federal university governing numerous affiliated colleges and postgraduate institutions across the metropolitan region, encompassing science, technology, arts, humanities, commerce, law, and medicine across campuses including Fort, Kalina, Thane, and Ratnagiri. It was the first university in India to admit women to all degrees, in 1883.