| Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Anna varsity, British institute sign MoU
For a slew of postgraduate courses in management and technology
Joining hands: Terry Knibb, Deputy Principal of the British
Institute of Technology and E-Commerce (BITE); Muhammed Farmer,
Principal, BITE, and D. Viswanathan, Anna University Vice-Chancellor,
during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between
the two institutions in Chennai on Tuesday.
CHENNAI: Anna University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the British Institute of Technology and E Commerce
(BITE), London, on academic collaboration for a slew of postgraduate
courses in the domain of management and technology.
Under the MoU signed on Tuesday, scholarships that subsidise
35 per cent of the tuition fees have been instituted in the
name of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as incentive for
aspirants graduating from Anna University.
The ‘Dr. Kalam scholarships’ are for Masters programme
run by BITE for courses such as nano technology, innovative
management, innovative technology, engineering innovation, MBA
in leadership and management, digital communication and business
transformation.
The MoU provides a Fast Track Masters one-year programme in
management and technology for students enrolled with Anna University.
It also allocates an extra year of study in the UK to allow
students to gain work experience. Exchange programmes for students
and faculty of either institution is another highlight of the
MoU.
BITE admits around 250 students to each batch annually and will
set apart 15 seats in each course for students from the University
here. The net tuition fees for the two-year programmes amount
to around £6,500 a year.
The signatories to the MoU comprised Anna University Vice-Chancellor
D. Viswanathan, K. Jayaraman, registrar, Muhammed Farmer, BITE
principal and director, and Terry Knibb, deputy principal.
Addressing the press later, Mr. Farmer said BITE would examine
the feasibility of establishing a state-of-the-art nano technology
laboratory in Anna University. As a project of this scale involved
tens of millions of pounds, BITE would like to bring with industry
partners and focus on coming up with marketable ideas, he said.
Asked whether a placement structure existed for these courses,
Dr. Knibb said the academic programme was designed to have students
gain on-site experience by working alongside experts. Students
get to know first-hand the processes involved in the application
of knowledge in an industrial environment. BITE principally
aims at a balance between placements in industry and laboratories
dedicated to research, he said.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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