Partnership Formed Between University of Houston and Banaras Hindu University

By Karishma Patel

Texas, USA (CHAKRA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the University of Houston in Texas (USA) and the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.  They have signed this memorandum for cooperation in academic instruction and exchange.

The new relationship will consist of the collaboration of faculty at many levels, exchange visits of scholars to and from the universities to instruct in classrooms or give lectures as well as education programs at the graduate level.  Collaboration in research in technology will be the main focus of this understanding.

The MOU agreement which has been signed for five years will include collaborative programs in the two universities which will allow students to take dual degree programs in which courses and degrees can be granted by both parties.

Rajan Zed, acclaimed Indo-American stateman, welcomed this collaboration between the two universities in USA and India.  In a statement in Nevada USA Today, he said that other leading universities in both countries should also form partnerships so that faculty and students can benefit from the strengths each party brings, resulting in a higher form of education.

Zed, the chairperson of the Indo-American Leadership Confederation added that learning only brings more light to mankind.