TEZPUR, May 5 - In a bid to tap human resources, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Prof. VK Jain, Vice Chancellor of Tezpur University (TU) and Prof. Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen�s University Belfast (QUB) in the presence of key functionaries from both the universities on May 2.
The MoU has a number of provisions for the benefit of the students and faculty members of both the universities.
As per the agreement, sponsored scholars will be nominated by Tezpur University for admission to a collaborative research degree programme (CRDP) at Queen�s University.
A CRDP is a formal arrangement of joint supervision at PhD level by an academic each from both the universities. The maximum period of stay at Queen�s University will be two semesters for the scholars under the schools of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and Management Sciences (MS), and six semesters for scholars of schools of Sciences and Engineering.
The scholars who are registered for a PhD programme at TU will be able to undertake a research internship at Queen�s University. The maximum period of stay at Queen�s University shall be two months for HSS and MS scholars and two semesters for science and engineering scholars.
High achieving scholars from TU who have commenced their studies in certain programmes (M Tech, M Sc, MA, MBA and B Tech) will be able to undertake project work or a research internship at Queen�s University with joint supervision. There will be exchange of visits by TU and QUB staff for collaborative research, teaching and discussion.
In addition, undergraduate students will be able to go for summer school study experience of three to four weeks at Queens�s University.
TEZPUR, May 5 - In a bid to tap human resources, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Prof. VK Jain, Vice Chancellor of Tezpur University (TU) and Prof. Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen�s University Belfast (QUB) in the presence of key functionaries from both the universities on May 2.
The MoU has a number of provisions for the benefit of the students and faculty members of both the universities.
As per the agreement, sponsored scholars will be nominated by Tezpur University for admission to a collaborative research degree programme (CRDP) at Queen�s University.
A CRDP is a formal arrangement of joint supervision at PhD level by an academic each from both the universities. The maximum period of stay at Queen�s University will be two semesters for the scholars under the schools of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and Management Sciences (MS), and six semesters for scholars of schools of Sciences and Engineering.
The scholars who are registered for a PhD programme at TU will be able to undertake a research internship at Queen�s University. The maximum period of stay at Queen�s University shall be two months for HSS and MS scholars and two semesters for science and engineering scholars.
High achieving scholars from TU who have commenced their studies in certain programmes (M Tech, M Sc, MA, MBA and B Tech) will be able to undertake project work or a research internship at Queen�s University with joint supervision. There will be exchange of visits by TU and QUB staff for collaborative research, teaching and discussion.
In addition, undergraduate students will be able to go for summer school study experience of three to four weeks at Queens�s University.
