NEHU signs MoU with nine organizations for research and development

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 6, 2022

In a historic day for North-Eastern Hill University on Monday, memorandum of understanding were signed with nine (9) organisations which included Universities, institutes of research and higher learning and start up industries to strengthen the research activities in the University.

Gracing the MoU signing ceremony, Governor of Meghalaya, Satya Pal Malik who is also the Chief Rector of the University wished the teaching fraternity of NEHU a happy teacher’s day and congratulated the Vice-Chancellor and his team on signing MoUs with reputed institutes and industries.

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla said that MoUs will provide ample scope for NEHU as well as the participating institutes and industries to collaborate in cutting edge technologies to bring about change in academia and way of doing research.

The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding and Exchange Agreement in between the two institutions  symbolizes a partnership which they believe will lead to many new joint research initiatives that produce new synergies, and add academic value for both NEHU and all these other prestigious universities, institutes and industries.

He exhorted on the point that the MOUs focus on key areas of cooperation like academic, scientific and Academia-Industry-Businesses cooperation between NEHU and these institutions, universities and industries in  of collaborative programs and other academic exchanges.

The Vice-Chancellor while addressing the audience mentioned the importance of NEP 2020 in collaborating with different organisations for collaborative work.

He also stressed on the point that in order to step up our collaboration in innovation, technology and research with other Universities, Institutes and Industries, NEHU have been attracting both nationally and internationally renowned R&D institutions and universities to the university which have been evident in the past six months with the visit of foreign delegates and officials to the University campus paving the way for collaborations.

Representatives from all nine organisations were present which also marked the celebration of Teachers’ Day.

In his speech, Prof. Anand S Dixit, Chairman of MoU committee gave a brief on the different organisations with which NEHU is getting into collaboration. He said “We are delighted to sign MoUs today on the auspicious occasions of teachers’ Day and the Golden Jubilee Year of NEHU with various reputed organisations that include CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, CSIR-Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Sawaiom Fresh, Shillong, TURBIT, Shillong, National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi, JDBP Agri International Pvt. Ltd.  (Meerut), Regional Centre for Biotechnology, DBT, Faridabad and Golden Signatures Research and Consulting, Delhi.

He also mentioned the various aspects of the MoUs signed which included research collaborations ranging from  Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Pharmacology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Agricultural Sciences, Plant Conservation, Agro-technologies, Food, Drug, Chemical, Computational and Regulatory Toxicology together with Health Toxicology Assessments to industrial collaborations like entrepreneurship activities skilled livelihood practical training courses for students aspiring to be entrepreneurs, sharing and demonstrating technologies and innovations for socio-economic benefit for the people of the North East India, skilling of students by providing internship opportunities under SAHAKAR MITRA- The NCDC Scheme on Internship Program (SIP) among students, faculties and staff. He also mentioned that “Earlier this year, we have already signed MoUs with Ambedkar foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. Of India, Regional Training institute, Shillong, Centre for Adivasi research and Development, Bhubneshwar, CV Laser Pvt. Ltd, Australia.