| Thursday, February 14, 2008
TNAU inks MoU with Cornell University
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will offer
its first dual degree programme in association with Cornell
University, Ithaca, the U.S. A memorandum of understanding to
this effect was signed on Wednesday at the TNAU.
This programme that will integrate Cornell’s Master of
Professional Studies (MPS) and TNAU’s Master of Technology
(M. Tech.) will be offered in Food Processing and Food Marketing,
to begin with.
“In a bid to make farm graduates of the TNAU on a par
with engineering and Information Technology (IT) graduates in
terms of developing in them a global mindset, the university
has embarked upon some path-breaking measures. This is the first
time a State Agricultural University in India is entering into
an MoU for a dual degree programme,” the university’s
Vice-Chancellor C. Ramasamy said.
He said that agriculture was getting transformed globally. So,
it called for transformation in agriculture education also.
Susan A. Henry, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Cornell University, the U.S., said: “This is a path-breaking
partnership. It will involve collaboration, both in research
and education. Both our universities have a common interest
to enhance the ilk of farmers and their community, students
as well as the society at large. This partnership will work
towards this goal.”
The MoU was signed by Vice-Chancellor C. Ramasamy and Ms. Susan.
K. Vijayaraghavan, Sathguru Management Consultants, and P. Santhanakrishnan,
Registrar, TNAU, spoke.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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