in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020, 169 in Asia and 196 among Emerging Economies in 2020. Library The central library, which started functioning in January 2010, is a room with a collection of 23000, text books. In addition, the mentor institute, IIT Kharagpur, provides IIT Bhubaneswar with access to its online resources such as e-databases, e-journals and abstract indexing services. Collaborations Foreign Sources: University of Quebec, Canada University of Waterloo, Canada York University, Canada Texas A&M University, US Warwick Manufacturing Group, UK University at Buffalo, US McGill University, Canada Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China University of Edinburg, UK University of Western Ontario, Canada University of North Texas, US University of Warwick, UK University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, US Washington University in St. Louis, US University of Southampton, UK National Oceanography Centre, UK University of Concepción, Chile Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, US University of Surrey, UK University of Manchester, UK University of British Columbia, Canada Association for Overseas Technical Co-operation and Sustainable Partnership, Japan National DRDO OPTCL AIIMS BBSR BHEL NALCO NMDC WHEEBOX NHAI MOES AICTE ISRO SDI BBSR Student life Festivals Alma Fiesta: Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. It is a three-day festival. Usually launched during the mid weeks of January, Alma Fiesta offers a number of events that range from cultural performances like Odissi, Gotipua to clay modeling workshops, Euphony (War of rock bands), Spotlight (Stage play competition). The events organized also include modern dance forms like hip-hop, vocals, duets, karaoke, single minute extempore, spelling bee, pencil sketching as well as a youth marathon. Alma Fiesta also maintain a social drive named Prayatna. Wissenaire: Wissenaire is the annual techno-management festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar which is held in its permanent campus located in Argul, Odisha. It is a three-day- long event usually held in the month of January every year. Wissenaire encompasses various sectors of technology, science and management. These include quizzing, coding, designing, robotics, planning and testing the creativity and innovative spirit of the young, intelligent minds. Entrepreneurship Summit: E-Summit, organized by the E-Cell hosts a number of panel discussions, workshops, competitions, and start-ups with the presence of personalities from industries, academia, and government. Societies The student societies are: Web Design Society. (WebnD) Astronomy Society.(Nakshatra) Programming Society. (Neuromancers) Dance Society.(D-Gang) Dramatics Society. (The Fourth Wall) Entrepreneurship Cell.(E-Cell) Film Making Society. (Cinewave) Fine