MoU inked with Canadian varsity for activities

Chennai, Mar 8: Rajalakshmi Engineering College, a self financing college, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canada-based University of Regina, to take up joint educational and research activities.

Under the agreement, both the institutions have mutually agreed to cooperate on general forms such as joint educational and research activities, exchange of academic materials and publications, a college release here said.

The MoU, signed by Mr Allan Cahoon, Interim President, University of Regina and Mr Meganathan, Correspondent, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, also facilitated for exchange of faculty members for research, lectures and discussions and exchange of students for study and research, the release said.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Canadian Minister for Industry and Resources, Saskatchewan, who assured that he would try to simplify the visa procedures for Indian students to visit Canada for higher studies.

Mr Meganathan said, ''the collaboration, besides facilitating exchange programmes, would aim at having research programmes in Engineering and Business Management.''

UNI