Panjab University (PU) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with University of Birmingham, the UK for research collaborations and exchange visits by faculty members and students.
PU Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover and University of Birmingham Provost and Vice-Principal Adam Tickell signed the MoU on behalf of the universities.
As per the agreement, the initial focus of the two leading universities of India and UK would be for mutual research collaborations, exchange visits by faculty and students, organisation of joint conferences, workshops and schools, creation of a joint programme to develop innovations and discoveries for large-scale applications.
To carry out and fulfil the aims of this memorandum, each party will appoint a coordinator, who will be responsible for managing the development and conduct of any activities upon which the parties agree, it said.
PU, a leading University of India was ranked in the bracket of 501-600 in the Times Higher Education World Ranking for year 2015-16.
University of Birmingham is also a leading university of the UK and was ranked at 148 in the Times Higher Education World Ranking for year 2015-16.