MOU between AIT & Shivaji University
AIT Formalizes Cooperation with Shivaji University
| At the MoU signing, (l-r) are: Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Director of Promotions, AIT; Dr. Nazrul Islam, Acting Dean SOM; Prof. Vilas Salokhe of SERD; Prof. M. M. Salunkhe, Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University, Kolhapur; Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President; Prof. Chongrak Polprasert, Dean SERD and Acting Dean SCE; and Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Program Director, AIT Extension. |
On 6 July 2005, AIT and Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India, established a cooperation program to develop human resource and build institutional capacity through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, and Prof. M. M. Salunkhe, Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University (SU), Kolhapur, India.
The five-year cooperation program will will promote institutional linkage between SU and AIT, and provide a framework for higher education opportunities for staff members of SU and other avenues for possible collaboration.
The program includes Collaborative Research Programs; Student Exchange Programs; Faculty Exchange Programs; and other forms of cooperation. According to the cooperation, AIT and SU will jointly identify specific fields to conduct collaborative research programs of mutual interest and beneficial to both institutions. SU faculty and students will further join the exchange programs. AIT and SU will share the information on each other’s programs and activities as well.
Shivaji University, established in 1962, has some 200,000 students studying in 194 affiliated colleges and recognized institutes. The university offers study programs in 10 major Faculties – Arts & Fine Arts, Societal Science, Science, Commerce, Education, Law, Medicine, Ayurvedic Homeopathy Education, Engineering and Technology.
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