Scotland-based Edinburgh
Napier University signed a
memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Vignan University
on 30th March, 2009 to put in
place a mechanism for joint
academic, research programmes
and student, faculty exchange.
The Vignan University Strategic
Management Director, C.
Umamaheswara Rao signed the
agreement with Napier
University International School
Dean, Jack Worden to encourage
interaction between staff, interinstitutional
visits etc.
The 200-year-old university was
looking for a right partner in
Andhra Pradesh and Vignan
University that was granted
Deemed University status in
December, last year, was their
first choice, Mr. Worden told.
"We are looking at the expertise
in Pharma Sciences, Electrical,
Electronics and Information
Technology of the Vignan to help
our students. The Edinburgh university is among the top Ten
in the United Kingdom has
strength in Civil Engineering,
Life Sciences and Drug Design,"
he explained.
With Computing School of the
foreign university, one the most
recognised ones, the Vignan
hopes to send some of the
students under twinning
programme. In addition to this,
the two other major areas of
interest for the Indian students
would be Hospitality
Management and Business
School, to achieve international
standards in education, the
Edinburgh university, India
Operations Director, Ashwini
Kumar said.
Currently, about 2,200 foreign
students study various
programmes in the university,
with 550 of them hailing from
India (predominantly South
India), said Mr. Jack Worden,
which had enthused them to enter
into an understanding with the
Vignan, though they had similar
ties with ISB and IIHM in
Kolkata. Other major contributors
to its foreign student strength
were China, Hong Kong,
Malaysia and pointed out their
placements were bright anywhere
in the world.
with Fraser Valley
Dr. L Rathaiah, Chancellor, Vignan University and Mr. Philip, International Marketing Manager, University of Fraser Valley (UFV), Canada, signed an MoU on 24th March at Hyderabad to bring both the universities on to a common platform so that the students get the best of both the worlds. UFV offers traditional university degrees and a wide variety of applied certificate and diploma programmes. The University is involved in many research projects that directly serve the community as well as disciplinebased research. Many UFV programmes offer a Cooperative Education (Co-op) option, combining study with supervised, professional, paid, off-campus work experience. Students from over 70 countries attended UFV making it a diverse institution. UFV’s domestic population includes students from many ethnic, religious and national backgrounds. While addressing press meet on the occasion, Mr. Philip said that cooperation between the two institutions would focus on areas of common interests like students and faculty exchange, adaptation of curriculum and joint R&D.
