St. Joseph University inks MoU with policy think tank

• DIMAPUR — St. Joseph University (SJU), Nagaland, was one of 23 universities across India to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), an independent policy think tank under the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
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• The MoU was formalised during the International Conference on ‘Global South and Triangular Cooperation: Emerging Facets,’ held in New Delhi on June 3 and the 4th, the university stated in an update.
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• Representatives from the RIS under Ministry of External Affairs and St. Joseph University, Nagaland, during the signing of the MoU in New Delhi.

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• The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General of RIS, and Dr. Moameren Pongen, Asst. Prof. in the Department of Political Science at St. Joseph University, representing their respective institutions.

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• The MoU aims to foster collaborative research, knowledge sharing, and capacity building between RIS and partner universities. Key areas of collaboration include joint research and resource pooling, organisation of seminars and conferences on global economic issues, climate change, and development finance, faculty exchange programmes, joint publications and research dissemination, and exchange of scholarly materials.
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• “This partnership is expected to enhance institutional capacity, promote academic cooperation, and contribute to the region’s overall growth and development through meaningful knowledge exchange,” the update stated.