IIT-Ropar inks pact with Canadian university

Tribune News Service

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Ropar, November 16 

The IIT-Ropar has signed an MoU with the Concordia University, Montreal, of Canada,  to support research collaboration, capacity-building and other forms of academic partnerships. Under the MoU, both institutions will focus on opportunities in student exchange, faculty exchange and professional development programmes.

IIT-Ropar Director SK Das said the Mininstry of Human Resource Development had identified various countries  to explore possibilities of collaborations and bringing foreign faculty.  The IIT-Ropar is the first institute to initiate steps on collaborating with Canadian universities  and hold walk-in interviews in various parts of Canada for many years, he said. 

The two institutions will also explore possibilities of collaborative Master’s programmes and to jointly supervise PhD students. The MoU will cover the scope of interaction among members of faculty relating to joint research projects, research visits and when necessary, joint applications for research funding from external funding agencies.