Arunachal Pradesh college signs MoU with university in Dindigul

The St. Claret College (Autonomous), Ziro (SCCZ), Arunachal Pradesh, and Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on academic and research linkages between the institutions.

Under the three-year agreement, the institutes plan to collaborate on areas such as geoinformatics, remote sensing, geographical information systems, natural resource management, environmental studies, and disaster management, a press release stated.

As part of the programme, the institutions will jointly promote faculty and student exchange, skill development and training programmes, collaborative research projects, consultancy services, and would jointly organise national and international conferences, workshops, and short-term courses.

The MoU was signed by M. Sundaramari, Registrar-in-charge, GRI, and Fr. Allwyn Mendoz, Principal, SCCZ in Dindigul during an international conference on ‘Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development and Innovation’ in the presence of N. Panchanatham, Vice Chancellor, GRI, S.M. Ramaswamy, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Geoinformatics, GRI, Vajana Thakuria, Head, PG Department of Geography, SCCZ, and Jeremiah Modi, Head, UG Department of Geography, SCCZ.