COLLABORATIONS
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Dean of International Affairs: Dr. Lakshmi Thangavelu, Ph.D
Dr. Lakshmi Thangavelu has completed her Ph.D. in Medical Pharmacology at Saveetha and has completed her Training programme in Regenerative Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. She was appointed as Associate Dean of External affairs in 2017 and then appointed as Associate Dean of International affairs in 2018, during her tenure she made remarkable achievements of signing around 100 MoUs including International and National, Industries. She also organised around 156 students for the Student mobility program Inbound and outbound. She has published around 300 papers in peer reviewed indexed international journals indexed in Scopus and has a Cumulative Impact Factor of 60 in Thomson Reuters. She is serving as Peer reviewer in BMC, Nature.Com Journals and associate editor in Journal of Pharmacy education & research indexed in Scopus.
Associate Dean of International Affairs: Saveetha College of Nursing
Dr. Thenmozhi.P obtained her both Ph.D in Nursing in 2019 and M.Sc(N) in 2009 from Saveetha University. She has more than seventeen years of profound knowledge and experience in teaching and research in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing. She published more than 60 articles in reputed journals. She was the recipient of Best Young Achiever Award in 2019 and Best Researcher Award in 2020. She received an Appreciation Award for her recognition and commendable services in Saveetha College of Nursing in the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebration.
Associate Dean of International Affairs: Saveetha School of Law
Ms. Aswathy Prakash G comes from a diverse background of teaching and In-House Legal role with reputed organisations. She holds a Masters in Law (Corporate Law) from Osmania University, Hyderabad and a Bachelor of Laws from School Of Indian Legal Thought, M.G University, Kottayam. She also has two Postgraduate Diplomas (one in Patent Laws and other in Cyber Laws) from NALSAR University, Hyderabad. She has qualified the UGC State Eligibility Test and is currently pursuing PhD in Cyber Laws.As an Assistant Professor at Saveetha School of Law, she is extensively involved in mentoring the students, curriculum development, Coordinating student exchange programs and organising workshops, seminars and International Conferences in contemporary legal studies. "
INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Inbound Student Exchange Program
Collaborative Learning and research are vital for the Students Society. to enable this platform SIMATS has entered into Student Mobility agreements with various higher educational institutions across the globe.At SIMATS we offer clinical training for Dentistry ,Medicine ,Nursing and Physiotherapy field .We also offer elective rotation program for one semester .Students from UAE ,malaysia ,myanmar ,Australia ,Singapore regularly visit SIMATs for undergoing clinical training .Students visit SIMATS for Collaborative research for their doctoral Thesis and short term projects and publish Jointly in Scopus ,Pubmed and web of Science .
Inbound Student Exchange
Outbound Student Exchange Program
Student exchange agreement is signed with various universities abroad to enrich the global culture .In engineering ,student enrolled t SIMATS can spend a semester abroad with universities in United Kingdom ,united states ,Australia .Saveetha school of Management and Law students can spend a semester abroad in Nottingham Trent University ,Queen Mary university ,Swinburne University ,Murdoch university ,and Various Universities in Malaysia .
Students at SIMATS are allowed to select the university from the Partnership list and identify the suitable courses taken during semester abroad including the semester duration .The office of External Relations will assist in the Smooth Functioning of the Travel Process.
Exchange program /Short term for Dentistry ,Law,Management ,Nursing ,Engineering ,medicine are made available for the students with various foreign Universities .More than 150 students travelled to the countries for the foreign exchange program to Switzerland ,Malaysia ,Thailand ,South korea ,USA ,UK ,Hongkong ,Germany ,Italy ,Australia .
In addition ,Joint supervision and PhD Programs are offered with partnering institutions abroad .
Outbound Student Exchange
International Students Cell (ISC)
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences has a dedicated cell for International students to provide them academic and personal support. The cell creates a bridge between the students and the administration /management. The Cell provides required guidelines related to the university to the students. SIMATS possess strong international connectivity which is clearly evident from the various international MOUs signed with top universities for exchange programmes including faculty and student exchange. We have a dedicated active international student cell (ISC) explicitly designed to monitor and actively participate in integrating students from several parts of the globe into one student community. SIMATS ISC was initiated in 2012 and has adopted an integrated three-pronged strategy to extend the valuable benefits of the university's programs to international students through academic interactions with students and faculty. The students are exposed to different cultural values, belief systems and behaviours to create oneness and promote contemplation beyond academics. Career support advice and exchange support are the important wings of SIMATS ISC. It also Promotes multi-ethnic culture among the students and encourages them to participate in numerous local cultural events. ISC also mediates student exchange by arranging student exchange between several international universities, aids moral support and academic guidance for Indian students to facilitate their academic voyage. The cell provides the appropriate Information to the students related to
Admission Process
Any Issues on the Certificate Process
Guidance to enroll with Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO)
Hostel Accommodation
Issues related to Academic or any Administrative
Redressal of Student Grievances
Any issues related to Official documentation process
Support Services of ISC
For more details or to fix an appointment, you may contact us at our International Student Cell.
International Student Support Coordinator
Dr. Lakshmi Thangavelu, Dean International Affairs
Email- adiasdc@saveetha.com
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
SIMATS is one of the leading universities in the country with over 200 publications every year. This remarkable output is made possible through our research intensive curriculum. We are proud to have over 2500 high impact publications in reputed journals like nature, lancet etc. This is primarily due to our research oriented curriculum and training. Our rigorous yet robust research programs are known for their high output and efficiency. Therefore we have successfully trained over 1000 research fellows & scholars. We have one of the best patent portfolios in the country. Our patents are diverse, unique and highly innovative leading to a very high translation ratio. SIMATS has invested over 200 crores in numerous research facilities that have created one of Asia's leading research environments.15 products developed, patents and licensed from SIMATS have generated a revenue of over 53 lakhs. We have collaborations across the globe with countries like UK, Australia, USA, Europe, South Korea, Malaysia, Iran, Russia, UAE, Turkey, Cambodia, Canada, Thailand, China, Japan, Chile, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt. We have published around 325 international collaborative papers. We have completed multi centric trial with university of Hong-Kong, University of Berkeley, USA.
COLLABORATIVE PUBLICATIONS
INBOUND EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Outbound Student Exchange Program
Credit Courses
ADJUNCT FACULTIES
Dr. Ashokkumar Veeramuthu,
Research Professor , Department of Chemical Technology, Chulangkorn University, Bangkok
Dr. Ashokkumar Veeramuthu received his Ph.D. from the University of Madras, Chennai, India, in 2014. During his Ph.D. period, he was awarded an Indo-Australian fellowship and visited Adelaide University, Australia. as a visiting scientist. He received his M. Phil & M.Sc., degree in Biotechnology from Indian universities. Currently, he is working as a Research Professor in the Department of Chemical Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. As a visiting scientist, he visited the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. Also, he worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. In 2019, he visited European universities under the Marie Curie Fellowship scheme. He was also the visiting professor at University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He serves as the Managing Guest Editor in many Elsevier journals (Fuel (IF 5.7), Journal of Biotechnology (IF-3.52), Environmental Technology and Innovation (IF-3.4)) and Springer journals. Besides, he also served as an associate editor and editorial board member in scientific journals. He is an active member of the World Bioenergy Association and other scientific societies. Dr. Ashokkumar has published more than 60 peer-reviewed international journal articles and two book chapters. He is an active reviewer for many high-impact journals published by Elsevier, Springer Nature, RSC and ACS publishers. He has more than 12 years of research experience in the field of Energy and Environment at both the academic and industrial levels.