The Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS) Patna and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at BHU here on Friday for the exchange of academic activities between the two institutions. Prof Arun Kumar Singh, Registrar, BHU, Prof Rakesh Kumar Singh, Department of Biochemistry, BHU, Prof S Shrikrishna, HoD, Department of Biochemistry, BHU, Dr Krishna Pandey, Director, ICMR-RMRIMS, Jagdish Rajesh, ADG (Admin), ICMR New Delhi, Dr Ashish Kumar, Scientist, ICMR-RMRIMS, Dr Kumar Abhishek, Scientist, ICMR-RMRIMS and Udai Kumar, Senior ACO, New Delhi, were present during the signing ceremony. Dr Krishna Pandey, Director, ICMR-RMRIMS, Patna, and Prof Arun Kumar Singh, Registrar, BHU signed the MoU documents in the presence of Jagdish Rajesh, ADG (Admin), ICMR New Delhi and exchanged with each other. During the programme, Dr Krishna Pandey and Prof Rakesh Kumar Singh emphasised that this understanding between the two institutions will definitely help the students and research scholars of this region to undertake research activities and utilise the modern facilities available in both institutions. The exchange of knowledge between the two institutions will further help in strengthening human research capacity building. The Registrar of BHU was of the view that the academic exchange of students and faculties between the two institutions will generate a new horizon of research areas in the coming days and was hopeful that both institutions will work shoulder to shoulder to achieve the target. The BHU Registrar in his address said that both central institutions will work closely for the betterment of academics among students. During the signing ceremony, the faculties and research scholars were present. Prof Rakesh Kumar Singh proposed the vote of thanks and anchored the programme. The delegates of BHU and ICMR-RMRIMS were also present.
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