1. Professor Saman K. Halgamuge Director Melbourne-India Postgraduate Program (MIPP) MIPP- a select group of high performing PhD students http://mipp.unimelb.edu.au/ Visit us on FB: Prestigious University of Melbourne PhD Scholarships for IITK, IITM, IITKgp and IISc students Why Melbourne?

2. Reason 1: The world’s most livable city 4 million residents Diverse and cosmopolitan 1 in 3 residents born overseas Over 150 languages spoken Cultural, culinary, sporting and events capital of Australia *Ranked as the World's Most Liveable City by the Economist Group's Intelligence Unit (2015) http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=The_Global_Liveability_Report

3. 1 st in Australia for Engineering & Technology^ Internationally for Engineering and IT: 37 th Times Higher Education 2014-15 15 th Computer Science and Information Systems* 16 th Chemical Engineering* 17 th Mechanical Engineering* ^ Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2014-15 *QS World University Subject Rankings 2014-15 Reason 2: A top ranked university

4. Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2014-15 No. 1 university in Australia 33 rd ranked University in the world Engineering and IT (37 in the world) Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health (13 in the world), Life Sciences (29 in the world), Arts and Humanities (19 in the world) and Physical Sciences (30 in the world).

5. Reason 3: Where do you work after PhD?

6. Some other good reasons.. PhD scholarship covers living expenses and tuition (NO NEED TO TEACH/WORK OUTSIDE YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC) Complete your PhD faster (3-4 years) Possibility for paid work as tutor (approx. AUS $110+ per hour in some Departments) (training is provided to tutors to prepare them for class)

7. In the heart of the city..

8. Prestigious Scholarships in MIPP Prestigious Scholarships exclusive for IITK, IITM, IITKgp and IISc students within MIPP PhD sample project proposals are at http://mipp.unimelb.edu.au : – Projects conducted with colleagues at IITK, IITM, IITKgp or IISc: Joint PhDs with up to 2 years at Melbourne and 2-3 years at IITK, IITM or IITKgp Projects conducted entirely at Melbourne – Projects conducted in collaboration with others (e.g. Princeton, UBC) – Access to MIPP travel grants MIPP- Home for a select group of high performing PhD students