Dayalbagh Educational Institute has embarked on a mission entitled ‘Vision 2011’ to emerge as one of the topmost Universities in the country by 2011. This transformation has spurred the process of establishment of MoUs with several leading national and international institutes like University of Maryland, University of Waterloo, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi to name a few.

Several Indian, American and Canadian campuses have formed a consortium – Quantum and Nano Computing Systems Centre (QANCENTRE) which utilizes the latest distance learning technologies such as videoconferencing, webcasts, e-lectures, online courses for promoting quantum-nano education in India, Canada and US and provides opportunities to young scientists and researchers. One of the activities at the Joint Centre is an annual Winter School where young scientists and researchers get an opportunity to rub shoulders with leading scientists from around the world. The goal of this Winter School is to introduce a general audience of computer scientists, physicists, and mathematicians with little or no background in quantum information processing to the exciting and growing field of quantum information science.

The Schools hosted by DEI have attracted leading international scientists and researchers in the fields of Quantum and Nano Computing like Dr. Charles Bennett, Dr. Lov Grover among others, in events such as:

• Indo-US Shared Vision Workshop on Soft, Quantum and Nano Computing (SQUAN 2007) in February 2007
• Indo-Canadian-American Quantum and Nano Computing Conclave (QANCLAVE 2007) in December 2007
• Indo-US Advanced School on Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications (QANSAS 2008) in December 2008