- DIMAPUR — Nagaland
University has become one of 23 Indian universities to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Research and Information System (RIS) for
Developing Countries, an autonomous think tank under the Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of India.
- The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the international
conference on ‘Global south and triangular cooperation: emerging facets’ held
on June 3 and 4, according to a press release.
Professor Sachin Chaturvedi and Professor Jayanta Choudhury
during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the international
conference on ‘Global south and triangular cooperation: emerging facets’ in New
Delhi.
- Professor Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General of RIS, and
Professor Jayanta Choudhury, head of the department of Rural Development and
Planning at Nagaland University, represented their respective institutions
during the signing ceremony.
- The University Connect Hub, established under this MoU, aims
to facilitate collaborative research, knowledge sharing and capacity building
between Nagaland University and RIS.
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- The hub's activities will include joint research and
resource pooling, organisation of seminars and conferences on the global
economy, climate change and development finance, faculty exchange programmes,
joint publications and research dissemination, and exchange of research
publications.
- Professor Jagadish K Patnaik, Vice Chancellor of Nagaland
University, welcomed the MoU, expressing confidence that the University Connect
Hub would strengthen the university’s vision and mission.
- In another development, Professor Jayanta Choudhury has
become the first academic from north-east India to be appointed as a member of
the Steering Committee of the Forum for India Development Cooperation (FIDC) of
RIS.
- This partnership is expected to foster greater collaboration
and knowledge sharing between Nagaland University and RIS, contributing to the
growth and development of the region.
