NET, Pennsylvania Varisty to exchange students

Karkala (Karnataka), June 17: Having over 20 educational institutions, the Nitte Education Trust (NET) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with University of Pennsylvania, US for exchange of students, faculty and other common mutual interests.

Speaking after signing the MoU, Mr Ram A Cnaan, Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, said the University had planned to cover wide range of aspects under the MoU which was a milestone between the two institutions.

The university aimed at having collaborations with several Indian educational institutions, he added.

Dr Cnaan said the University and Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management (JKSHIM) which had jointly done research on micro-financing would shortly bring out a paper.

He said the University, the oldest in the US having over 250 years of history founded by Benjamin Franklin, felt the urgent need of collaborating with other reputed educational institutions outside the US to share knowledge and intelligence for mutual benefit.

Based on this need, the University during the last one decade had gone into collaboration with several reputed educational institutions, including research activities, he added.

Giving the details about the agreement, JKSHIM Director M S Moodithaya said the components of the MoU included exchange of students, faculty between the two institutions, besides the exchange of research activity of mutual common interest and working on organising conferences.

The institutions under the Nitte Education Trust include Medical, Engineering and Management studies, and the University of Pennsylvania.

UNI