University College Dublin partners with Vellore Institute of Technology; aims to boost cross border collaboration
University College Dublin (UCD) and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) recently formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), symbolising the beginning of a transformative journey dedicated to fostering international cooperation. This partnership aims to facilitate cross-border collaboration, student exchanges, collaborative academic research and faculty involvement, according to an official release.
The MoU outlines a comprehensive set of initiatives, enabling VIT students to study at UCD within the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture and Business for a single term or an entire academic year. Furthermore, VIT students will have the opportunity to benefit from an access-feeder or ‘international transfer program,’ which allows them to pursue studies at UCD upon completing at least two years of their undergraduate degree, the release mentioned.
“This MoU between UCD and VIT will open up areas for cooperation between the two institutions in the areas of student and staff exchanges and collaborative partnership opportunities across diverse disciplines. As Ireland’s Global University, UCD presents great opportunities for learning in an internationalised curriculum and for partnerships in research, with outstanding joint opportunities for UCD students and staff to take advantage of with VIT,” Colin Scott, vice president, equality, diversity, Inclusion and principal, College of Social Sciences and Law, University College Dublin, said.
This partnership is anticipated to offer students extraordinary opportunities for international exposure and academic enrichment while promoting cross-cultural understanding. Additionally, it will facilitate collaborative research initiatives addressing global challenges and catalysing
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