03 April 2013
In an example of high tech cooperation between universities in India and China, the Manipal University, a private educational institution, has entered a partnership deal with China’s top technology institution the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) known for its work on China’s space programme. This is the first instance of collaboration involving high tech cooperation between universities in India and China, said Prof Madhav Das Nalapat, Honorary Director of Manipal University, who signed the agreement with Wangying, Director, International Student Centre of the BIT. The Manipal University plans to sign a similar agreement with Nanjing Aeronautical University for the exchange of faculty and students to study courses such as Robotics and Nano Technology, he said. Last November, Manipal University signed comprehensive partnerships with Tianjin University and Shanghai’s Tongji University to work out collaborative programmes with Chinese academic institutions.
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