Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Nov. 27: The University of North Bengal has tied up with the internationally acclaimed Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) giving official seal to the tie-up was signed today at the administrative office of the UNB in the presence of the Head, R and D (Planning Division) CSIR, Dr Naresh Kumar and the Vice-Chancellor, University of North Bengal, Prof. Arunava Basu Majumder.
Describing the tie-up as ‘a breaking of a new dawn in the scientific and industrial research’ in an economically and educationally backward region, Prof. Basu Majumder said that it would enable the faculty members and the students to get a wide exposure to the world of scientific and industrial research being systematically nurtured and developed for years by the world's largest publicly funded industrial R and D organisation.
“Our university feels privileged as it is the first university in the country to have tied up with the globally renowned research organisation,” he said. According to the UNB Vice-Chancellor, initially 10 students, selected by the university, would participate in summer training programmes lasting for six to eight weeks in the course of which they would get access to the research laboratories and libraries being manned by the CSIR in eastern region. “Besides, CSIR scientists would take part in teaching programmes by delivering lectures on topics pertaining to the expertise and course curriculum,” Prof. Basu Majumder said.
“The UNB would accredit participating CSIR scientists for guiding research leading to PHD degree,” he said.
Addressing the MoU signing function the Head, R and D (Planning Division) Dr Naresh Kumar said that today's programme marked a small beginning in the direction of greater academic collaboration between the University of North Bengal and the CSIR. “Depending upon the progress we would definitely think in terms of setting up a CSIR science and research laboratory in Siliguri,” he said.
SILIGURI, Nov. 27: The University of North Bengal has tied up with the internationally acclaimed Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) giving official seal to the tie-up was signed today at the administrative office of the UNB in the presence of the Head, R and D (Planning Division) CSIR, Dr Naresh Kumar and the Vice-Chancellor, University of North Bengal, Prof. Arunava Basu Majumder.
Describing the tie-up as ‘a breaking of a new dawn in the scientific and industrial research’ in an economically and educationally backward region, Prof. Basu Majumder said that it would enable the faculty members and the students to get a wide exposure to the world of scientific and industrial research being systematically nurtured and developed for years by the world's largest publicly funded industrial R and D organisation.
“Our university feels privileged as it is the first university in the country to have tied up with the globally renowned research organisation,” he said. According to the UNB Vice-Chancellor, initially 10 students, selected by the university, would participate in summer training programmes lasting for six to eight weeks in the course of which they would get access to the research laboratories and libraries being manned by the CSIR in eastern region. “Besides, CSIR scientists would take part in teaching programmes by delivering lectures on topics pertaining to the expertise and course curriculum,” Prof. Basu Majumder said.
“The UNB would accredit participating CSIR scientists for guiding research leading to PHD degree,” he said.
Addressing the MoU signing function the Head, R and D (Planning Division) Dr Naresh Kumar said that today's programme marked a small beginning in the direction of greater academic collaboration between the University of North Bengal and the CSIR. “Depending upon the progress we would definitely think in terms of setting up a CSIR science and research laboratory in Siliguri,” he said.
