08 Aug 2016|Noida |
Amity signs MoU with Flinders University, South Australia to boost SA-INDIA Research and Education Alliances
Amity Universities in Noida and Jaipur signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with South Australia’s Flinders University for creating new opportunities in the field of Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Education, Business and Public health
The agreements will be a pathway for Flinders’ students and staff to experience study and research in vibrant India, while also elevating Flinders as a prime destination of choice for international study for some 1,00,000 Indian students at two Indian institutions. The signings also complement the Indian Government’s priority of making education the key driving force of its social, economic and political transformation, as outlined in its national economic Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017).
The MoUs were signed by Dr. Gurinder Singh- Amity Group Vice Chancellor and Professor Robert Saint Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Flinders University in the presence of South Australia’s Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith and Professor Chris Franco -Flinders Head of Medical Biotechnology,.
Professor Franco and Prof. Narendra Tuteja- Director, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology jointly lead the Microbiology Technology Institute, an Australia-India Strategic Research Funded project.
Sharing his views on the opportune occasion, South Australian Trade and Investment Minister,Martin Hamilton-Smith said that South Australia has world-class education facilities and MoU signing will promote academic cooperation, mutual understanding and identifying of areas where staff and students can work together from both universities to promote international excellence in research and teaching in higher education
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Gurinder Singh expressed his happiness over the partnership with Flinders University which he stressed will focus on Joint Research, providing internship opportunities to the students of both the Universities, incubating companies together and co- guiding Ph.D scholars.“Fortnightly lectures will also be organised by virtual mode from both the sides, strengthening the ties both Universities and Countries closer”, he remarked.
Expressing his views, Professor Saint said the agreements will boost the profile and reach of the universities in India and Australia.“These agreements present a fantastic opportunity for Flinders to leverage the best research minds in India in areas of mutual benefit and establish a productive connection for India with a world top 2% university in Australia,”
Professor Chris Franco shared “India is one of the world’s largest economies and growing fast. This is the perfect time for a forward-looking university like Flinders to be forging collaborations that will enhance research and student mobility linkages in areas such as medical biotechnology, medicine and occupational therapy, water research and engineering, and nanotechnology”. He stressed “ Amity- One of India’s largest private universities, aspires to establish its own medical school and Flinders’ much lauded Northern Territory Medical Program could be an ideal model. We’d be delighted to share our expertise in this area.”
The MoUs will reinforce existing links and support the development of new opportunities for expanding collaborative activity between Amity, Flinders and the SA Government.
Among other things, the MoUs will include:
- Joint teaching and research projects
- Visit and exchange of faculty members
- Exchange of students and development of study programs
- Training of and visits by faculty members
- Study abroad programs – joint educational programs, joint supervision of PhD scholars
- Joint consultancy
- Co-hosting and participating in international conferences, symposia and seminars
- Social and cultural programs