Nagaland University signs MoU with Research and Information System

Published on Jun 5, 2025

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.