Maastricht University Unveils Research Centre in Bangalore
Signs MOUs with National Law School, Indian Statistical Institute and NIMHANS
By Padmaja Shastri
Body: As a part of its India initiative, Maastricht University (UM), a research university of The Netherlands recently inaugurated the Maastricht Education and Research Centre (MERC), in Bangalore.
The Centre will foster academic collaboration with Indian institutes and conduct joint researches of local social relevance in India.
On the occasion, it has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the National Law School, Bangalore, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) to conduct joint research and also initiate student exchange programmes.
"UM strongly believes that great quality education without research lacks innovation and top research without education lacks inspiration. India, having evolved as the preferred destination for R&D due to a variety of well-known reasons, is of course the natural focus for UM to stretch its wings beyond Europe," says Dr. Jo Ritzen, President, Maastricht University.
The MoU with National Law School will facilitate research collaboration and PhD supervision foremost, but not exclusively, in the areas of international economic law, environment and climate change, food regulatory, corporate social responsibility and human rights law and European Union law.
And the MoU with NIMHANS will primarily facilitate educational cooperation for curriculum development, innovative methodological approaches, student assessment; academic and cultural exchange and joint research programmes. The agreement with Indian Statistical Institute will also focus on staff exchange programmes, apart from student exchange programmes.
"We want to foster academic collaboration with the very best in India and build on synergies in knowledge. The uniqueness in UM's strategy is that the research that will be built in partnership are necessarily on themes which are of social relevance in this geography," says Dr. VG Kumar, executive director, Maastricht Education and Research Centre.
UM has also partnered with many other Indian education and research institutes such as the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai; Anna University, Chennai; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore; Law University of Delhi, Manipal University, Nalsar Law University, Hyderabad, Narayana Hrudayala, Bangalore and Symbiosis International University, Pune.
The Maastricht University has pioneered innovation in education through highly interactive small group learning, known as 'Problem Based Learning' (PBL). The University excels in various research disciplines such as cardiology, neuroscience and European trade law In the year 2009, it has awarded around 200 PhDs, published close to 3000 high impact scientific papers, in addition to over 700 specialist publications.
As a part of its India initiative, Maastricht University (UM), a research university of The Netherlands recently inaugurated the Maastricht Education and Research Centre (MERC), in Bangalore.
The Centre will foster academic collaboration with Indian institutes and conduct joint researches of local social relevance in India.
On the occasion, it has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the National Law School, Bangalore, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) to conduct joint research and also initiate student exchange programmes.
"UM strongly believes that great quality education without research lacks innovation and top research without education lacks inspiration. India, having evolved as the preferred destination for R&D due to a variety of well-known reasons, is of course the natural focus for UM to stretch its wings beyond Europe," says Dr. Jo Ritzen, President, Maastricht University.
The MoU with National Law School will facilitate research collaboration and PhD supervision foremost, but not exclusively, in the areas of international economic law, environment and climate change, food regulatory, corporate social responsibility and human rights law and European Union law.
And the MoU with NIMHANS will primarily facilitate educational cooperation for curriculum development, innovative methodological approaches, student assessment; academic and cultural exchange and joint research programmes. The agreement with Indian Statistical Institute will also focus on staff exchange programmes, apart from student exchange programmes.
"We want to foster academic collaboration with the very best in India and build on synergies in knowledge. The uniqueness in UM's strategy is that the research that will be built in partnership are necessarily on themes which are of social relevance in this geography," says Dr. VG Kumar, executive director, Maastricht Education and Research Centre.
UM has also partnered with many other Indian education and research institutes such as the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai; Anna University, Chennai; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore; Law University of Delhi, Manipal University, Nalsar Law University, Hyderabad, Narayana Hrudayala, Bangalore and Symbiosis International University, Pune.
The Maastricht University has pioneered innovation in education through highly interactive small group learning, known as 'Problem Based Learning' (PBL). The University excels in various research disciplines such as cardiology, neuroscience and European trade law In the year 2009, it has awarded around 200 PhDs, published close to 3000 high impact scientific papers, in addition to over 700 specialist publications.
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