University of Dubai signs a student exchange programme with Indian institutes

University of Dubai signs a student exchange programme with Indian institutes

Dubai: On the 76th Indian Independence Day on Monday, the University of Dubai (UD) announced the launch of a programme for exchanging students and faculty and for research collaborations with top tier Indian educational institutions including IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) and autonomous universities. It is the first such programme by any university in the UAE. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed in Dubai with IIT Madras and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. President of UD Dr Eesa Bastaki and provost and chief academic officer, Prof Hussain Al Ahmad, signed the agreements with the top officials of the Indian institutions who were present virtually. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of the Consul General of India in Dubai Dr Aman Puri and leading Indian businessmen and senior community members. According to Dr Bastaki, the agreement will facilitate the exchange of students and faculty, research collaborations and knowledge sharing. “This will add value to the university and to the country,” he told Gulf News after the signing ceremony. As per the agreement, he said, student exchanges can be done for one or