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| Friday, June 06, 2008
BU to tie-up with Singapore university
A team from BU to visit Singapore in August
- National University of Singapore is ranked
No. 33 in the world
- Exchange programme for students on a sharing
basis by both universities is being worked out
Coimbatore: Bharathiar University will tie-up with the National
University of Singapore (NUS) for research in basic sciences.
Vice-Chancellor of the university G. Thiruvasagam told The
Hindu that the university has been selected based on its
strength in the basic sciences departments.
B.V.R. Chowdari, Executive Director, Indian Universities Research
Initiative, of the NUS, visited the Bharathiar University and
invited the Vice-Chancellor to visit NUS to inspect the facilities
there, before they came to an understanding.
“The NUS is ranked No. 33 in the world. It has tie-ups
with many renowned universities. In India, it has tie-ups only
with the Indian Institutes of Kanpur and Madras, and University
of Hyderabad. Now they have selected Bharathiar University.
The tie-up will explore the possibility of offering joint Ph.D.
programmes, exchange of students and faculty, besides others,”
the Vice-Chancellor said.
He would go with a team of faculty from various departments
to NUS to identify the areas of interest.
“We would also like to explore possibilities in joint
programmes in social sciences, bio-technology and nano-technology.
Dual degree programmes for post-graduates, that can be studied
partially here and at Singapore will also be worked out,”
he added.
Exchange programmes for students on a sharing basis by both
the universities would be worked out, according to Mr. Chowdari.
The team from Bharathiar University would visit NUS in the first
week of August to finalise the details and sign a memorandum
of understanding.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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