Mumbai: Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has signed a pact with CETYS University of Mexico to develop competencies and capabilities of both institutes.
The association will include preparation of faculty at doctorate levels and in particular engineering courses. CETYS University will use NMIMS's expertise to pursue doctoral programmes, NMIMS said in a release. It will also involve enriching curriculum of both universities in programmes that need to be constantly researched. Also, there will be a student exchange programme for MBA students so that they get an opportunity to go abroad to understand and experience other regions of the world. Short-term sessions of the programme will begin from March. Groups of students who are found suitable for the programme will get to participate in a 2-3 weeks session in engineering and management practices.
"NMIMS has always been ambitious on various ways to prepare students for the global economy and the mission has been to give global focused education to its students. The CETYS University of Mexico was also founded on the mission of enriching and value based education to its students," said Dr Rajan Saxena, vice chancellor, NMIMS University.
"Technology and distant education go hand in hand...The idea is to develop virtual technological innovations to educate and give value addition to education," he said. Both universities work on similar technology, i.e., blackboard technology which ensures that the convergence is easy. It reduces the burden of getting faculties to the region and also helps in offering a global reach.
"Both the universities have been working towards collaborative options for some time now and the MoU was the next logical step to formalise and strengthen the association," said Dr Fernando Leon - Garcia, president, CETYS University.
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