Bengal universities sign MoUs with foreign institutes at biz summit
Kolkata Apr 21 PTI Seven universities of West Bengal signed 15 memoranda of understanding MoUs with higher educational institutions based outside India and the state for joint research programmes knowledge transfer and academic exchange an education department official said The MoUs were inked during the Global Interactive Session a part of the Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government here in presence of Education Minister Bratya Basu Four state-run and three private universities made those pacts with five foreign varsities and 10 Indian institutes We are exploring country-level collaborations partnerships between regional and international universities and preparation of an institutional framework for promoting strategic partnerships Basu said at the programme State-run Jadavpur University JU and Calcutta University CU signed five and three MoUs with different institutions respectively while Presidency University and Vidyasagar University inked one each on Wednesday Privately-run Adamas University Seacom Skills University and Sister Nivedita University also signed MoUs with various institutes JU signed an MoU with University of Warsaw Poland for knowledge transfer academic collaboration and student mobility in social science and another with Exeter University UK for joint classes and thesis supervision in various subjects JU inked three more pacts with other Indian institutes Calcutta University signed MoUs with UCL London for joint research programmes in development of software tools for low cost diagnostics and with University of Leeds England for quality improvement in teaching-learning process It inked the third MoU with University of Warsaw in the domain of political sciences and international studies for student and faculty exchange Vidyasagar University signed an MoU with the Russian Academy of Sciences for development and implementation of collaborative research projects Presidency University VC Anuradha Lohia signed an MoU with Jamshedpur-based Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research in the field of Earth Science for mentoring of research scholars and studentship programmes Among private universities Sister Nivedita University signed an MoU with Okayama University of Japan for development of healthcare industry and knowledge transfer Basu said 15 universities and 319 colleges of Bengal are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC which affirms the high academic standard of the state in the regime of Mamata Banerjee We did have many such collaborations with universities in the country and abroad in the past in different fields of science and arts We will continue to look for future collaborations partnering with institutions known for their pioneering works in different fields CU VC Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee told PTI after signing the MoU The MoUs were inked at the Global Interactive Session attended by British Council Director Barbara Wickham Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Australian Trade and Investment Commission Dr Monica Kennedy and other foreign dignitaries at Science City on Wednesday PTI SUS NN NN
Kolkata Apr 21 PTI Seven universities of West Bengal signed 15 memoranda of understanding MoUs with higher educational institutions based outside India and the state for joint research programmes knowledge transfer and academic exchange an education department official said The MoUs were inked during the Global Interactive Session a part of the Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government here in presence of Education Minister Bratya Basu Four state-run and three private universities made those pacts with five foreign varsities and 10 Indian institutes We are exploring country-level collaborations partnerships between regional and international universities and preparation of an institutional framework for promoting strategic partnerships Basu said at the programme State-run Jadavpur University JU and Calcutta University CU signed five and three MoUs with different institutions respectively while Presidency University and Vidyasagar University inked one each on Wednesday Privately-run Adamas University Seacom Skills University and Sister Nivedita University also signed MoUs with various institutes JU signed an MoU with University of Warsaw Poland for knowledge transfer academic collaboration and student mobility in social science and another with Exeter University UK for joint classes and thesis supervision in various subjects JU inked three more pacts with other Indian institutes Calcutta University signed MoUs with UCL London for joint research programmes in development of software tools for low cost diagnostics and with University of Leeds England for quality improvement in teaching-learning process It inked the third MoU with University of Warsaw in the domain of political sciences and international studies for student and faculty exchange Vidyasagar University signed an MoU with the Russian Academy of Sciences for development and implementation of collaborative research projects Presidency University VC Anuradha Lohia signed an MoU with Jamshedpur-based Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research in the field of Earth Science for mentoring of research scholars and studentship programmes Among private universities Sister Nivedita University signed an MoU with Okayama University of Japan for development of healthcare industry and knowledge transfer Basu said 15 universities and 319 colleges of Bengal are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC which affirms the high academic standard of the state in the regime of Mamata Banerjee We did have many such collaborations with universities in the country and abroad in the past in different fields of science and arts We will continue to look for future collaborations partnering with institutions known for their pioneering works in different fields CU VC Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee told PTI after signing the MoU The MoUs were inked at the Global Interactive Session attended by British Council Director Barbara Wickham Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Australian Trade and Investment Commission Dr Monica Kennedy and other foreign dignitaries at Science City on Wednesday PTI SUS NN NN
