VARANASI, JULY 26: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice-chancellor Prof. Sudhir K Jain has said that BHU and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, United States, will work on possible collaboration in terms of exchange programmes for teachers and research scholars.
Prof. Jain was speaking during an interaction with the Virginia Commonwealth University delegation which was on a two-day visit to BHU to explore possible tie-ups. The Vice-Chancellor said that the two institutions can immediately take up bilateral exchange programmes involving faculty members and research scholars and gradually work out similar plans for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He suggested that faculty and experts from Virginia Commonwealth University can visit Banaras Hindu University and deliver lectures with an aim to build capacity and provide a further exposure to students and faculty of BHU. The Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States, has a strong medical school, applied arts and computer science departments besides others.
FOUR-MEMBER VCU DELEGATION VISITS BHU, HOLDS DISCUSSIONS WITH VICE-CHANCELLOR PROF. SUDHIR K JAIN
Prof. N. V Chalapathi Rao, coordinator, international collaborations, BHU, was also present during the interaction. He informed that the delegation led by Dr. Michael Rao, President of Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health System, comprised Dr. P. Srirama Rao, Vice-President for research and innovation, Dr. Jill Blondin, Executive Director, Global Education Office and Ms. Marci Fradkin, Director of Global Partnerships, Global Education Office.
The VCU delegation also interacted with faculty members from different faculties and institutes of Banaras Hindu University. The interaction was held at Inter-disciplinary School of Life-Sciences at the Institute of Science and was also attended by Prof A K Tripathi (Director) and Prof J K Roy (Dean). The two sides discussed possible areas of collaboration between BHU and VCU, highlighting their respective areas of expertise and specialisation. The members of VCU also visited Institute of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Visual Arts to gain first -hand knowledge. The VCU team pointed out that both the universities have several commonalities and lauded the contribution of BHU in the domains of science, art, culture, medical fields.
The visit of the Virginia Commonwealth University delegation comes in wake of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhir K Jain’s focus on going global by enhancing BHU’s collaborations with international institutions and boosting opportunities for students and faculty members.
