The KIIT University and the University of Cambridge on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation on 18th August 2019 in the presence of KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta and KIIT Pro-Chancellor Dr Subrat Acharya
The MoU was signed between the KIIT School of Architecture & Planning and Department of Land Economy and the Centre of Development Studies of University of Cambridge. The MoU aims at promoting and expanding international understanding, institutional goals and friendship by stimulating and supporting academic, professional, and intercultural activities among students, faculties and staffs at the two universities.
Both universities would jointly develop appropriate educational programmes for faculties and students. They would also organise faculty-student mobility, collaborative research, cultural exchanges, joint development and offering of courses, programmes, seminars and workshops.
Dr Fennell of the University of Cambridge said villages should be developed into smart villages like smart cities for the development of rural youths.
Both the universities would work together on sustainable smart solution of the rural problems in Odisha, including Kandhamal.