Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Durham, United Kingdom for academic research collaborations, i.e, the cultural, educational and scientific cooperation.
In the presence of Claire O’Malley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global), University of Durham, UK, and SP Mehrotra, professor-in-charge (external relations), IITGN, the MoU was signed at the virtual ceremony.
The new collaboration will facilitate exchange between the students, faculty, and knowledge of both institutions for academic and research activities.
The new MoU isn't like the other agreements, where the faculty engagement occurs at the last stage, as this time, the IITGN faculty in the Earth Sciences and Archaeology specializations are already collaborating with faculty members of the University of Durham.
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Hoping that the collaboration will benefit both institutions, the IITGN believes in effective partnerships with academic institutions worldwide and this MoU is of great importance to the institute as a part of its globalized objectives, SP Mehrotra, professor-in-charge (external relations), IITGN, said.
Claire O’Malley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global), said that partnering with India is very important and the collaboration with IITGN matches the partnership objectives of the University of Durham in South Asia.
Further, this collaboration of IITGN is the start of some tremendous research partnership between the University of Durham, UK, and IITGN, she said.
A joint seminar on Archeology named, 'Understanding the challenges of world heritage sites and the role of archaeology in the global context', was also held during the MoU signing ceremony.
VN Prabhakar from Archaeological Sciences Centre, IITGN, delivered the first talk of the seminar on the topic, ‘The Harappan City of Dholavira and Challenges of UNESCO World Heritage Status’.
The second talk of the seminar was on the topic, ‘Continuities of Harappan Traditions: Glimpses from Modern Communities’, which was delivered by CV Sharada from Archaeological Sciences Centre.
The third seminar was given by Prof Sarah Semple, Head of Department, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK, on ‘Archaeology and Community: Enriching Understanding and Skills through Archaeology and Heritage from the Local to Global’.
At the end, Prof Robin Coningham, UNESCO Professor, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK, delivered the final talk at the seminar on topic, ‘From Kathmandu’s Earthquake to the Bombing of Jaffna Fort: the Role of Archaeology in South Asian Post-Disaster Heritage Responses’.
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