On 11 July 2022, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a period of five (5) years.
The University of Hyderabad and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) will collaborate on fundamental areas of biological sciences. Faculty/ Researchers and Scientists/Visiting Faculties from both the institutions will collaborate on Animal Biotechnology or allied areas. Also on a mutually agreeable basis, NIAB scientists would actively participate in teaching Master’s programmes at UoH in specialised areas of Animal Biology & Biotechnology and offer students the chance to undertake project work in their labs. Scientists from the NIAB may be appointed as adjunct professors at the University of Hyderabad, and vice versa, in compliance with the respective institutions’ regulations.
Left to Right: Shri Ashish Jacob Thomas, Prof. P. Jagan Moha Rao, Dr. Devesh Nigam, Prof. B J Rao, Dr. G. Taru Sharma, Dr. Nagendra R Hegde, Prof. N Siva Kumar and Dr. Anand Srivastava
The MoU was signed by Dr. Devesh Nigam, Registrar, UoH and Dr. G. Taru Sharma, Director, NIAB in the presence of Prof. B J Rao, Vice-Chancellor, UoH, Prof. N. Siva Kumar, Dean, School of Life Sciences and Dr. Nagendra R Hegde, Scientist H. Prof. P Jagan Mohan Rao is the Coordinator from UoH and Dr. Anand Srivastava, Scientist D is the Coordinator from NIAB.
About University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad is an institute of post-graduate teaching and research. The school was established by an act of the Parliament of India in 1974 as a Central University. Over the years, it has emerged as a top ranking institute of higher education and research in India. The university also offers courses under distance learning programs. The university is a member of the ‘Association of Indian Universities’ (AIU), the ‘Association of Commonwealth Universities’ (ACU) and ‘International Council for Distance Education’. An Academic Staff College has been functioning on the university campus since 1988 under the UGC scheme for improving the standards of teaching in colleges and universities. The college organizes orientation and refresher courses for college and university teachers.
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