Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, has signed an MOU with IOWA State University , Ames IOWA, USA for cooperation in the area of Academic Exchange, research and development and transfer of technology in the field of Agriculture and Biosystem Engineering. Under this collaboration IOWA State University, USA and RAU, Pusa, Bihar will jointly develop projects/programmes and improve their capabilities to serve their respective client ale in India and USA. It has been agreed to pursue mutual interest in the area of long and short term exchange of faculty and staff, programmes related to research, teaching in the field of agriculture and allied science. It will also provide opportunities to the students of both the universities to pursue their study at the partner institutions. All activities to be implemented under this agreement will be planned jointly by both the universities.
The Memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on 13.03.2006 at New Delhi. Dr. H.P.Singh, Vice-Chancellor, RAU, Pusa and Dr.V.K.Shahi, Dean, FBS&H, R.A.U., Pusa on behalf of RAU, Pusa and Thomas J. Vilshek, Governor of IOWA, USA and Dr. R.S.Kanwar, Chair, Agril. and Biosystem Engineering, IOWA State University, USA on behalf of IOWA State University USA, signed the historic MOU. During this ceremony besides first Lady Christie Vilsack, Ms. Swati A. Dandekar, State Representative, State of IOWA, USA, Craig A. Lang, President IOWA Farm Bureau, Prof. Reggei Sinha, DES Moines area community college (DMACC), IOWA and other members of IOWA trade delegation were also present. Besides Rajendra Agricultural University, a similar memorandum on understanding for cooperation was also singed between DMACC, IOWA and GBPU A&T, Pantnagar.
The Vice-Chancellor RAU, Bihar has emphasized that the programme to be undertaken under this MOU will help in the improvement of quality of faculty member as well as ongoing teaching and research programme of this university and shall go a long way in the Agricultural Development of Bihar.
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