After the success of Festival of Education, a two-day festival by Government of Rajasthan along with GEMS Education that had national as well as international speakers and guests giving insight into education sector and future of education, the University of Southampton has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan. As the facilitating partner, GEMS Education initiated this partnership focused on training and leadership programme and a new collaboration between the Government and university.
The MoU was signed by Kiran Maheshwari, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan and Professor Colin Grant, University of Southampton in the presence of Guest of Honour, The lord Kamlesh Kumar Patel of Bradford and dignitaries including Professor Vicky Vass, MD, Stapleton International and Dr Bharat Thakur, founder and CEO, Artist Yoga among others. Speaking about the MoU, Amreesh Chandra, group president, GEMS Education, India said: “This is a very prestigious moment that the University of Southampton is signing an agreement of partnership with the Department of Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan. It is a great honour that GEMS Education has been able to facilitate such large knowledge partners to come together and sign this MoU”.
The University of Southampton is a public research university located in Southampton, England and is a research-led founding member of the prestigious Russell Group. The latest MoU shows the impact of Festival of Education across the world and portrays Government of Rajasthan’s vision for the betterment of education and society as a whole.
Speaking about the occasion The lord Kamlesh Kumar Patel of Bradford said: “This is the first time in many years that I have met a state Government who is so proactive towards children, people and want to move forward to create a bright future. University of Southampton’s higher academics wants to use their high-level research to make an impact on people’s lives. This MoU comes as a perfect collaboration between a university of this stature and a government who wants to see action.”