It is under the framework of a joint initiative by the French Ministry of European & Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation.
Ashoka University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Université Côte d’Azur, France to foster education and research collaboration in the field of health sciences. The MoU is under the framework of ‘Franco-Indian Campus on Health for the Indo-Pacific Region’, a joint initiative by the French Ministry of European & Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation.
Speaking about the need for such collaborations, Somak Raychaudhury, Vice-Chancellor, of Ashoka University stated, “This partnership with Université Côte d’Azur seeks to create such a platform that would address health problems of today through a multidisciplinary lens, as well as aims to nurture future leaders for challenges of tomorrow. Ashoka will work with Université Côte d’Azur to make it a long-term program in a sustainable way”.
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The initiative seeks to bring the French and Indian higher education institutes together, to work on various basic and applied areas of health sciences. In this funded endeavour, Ashoka University has joined hands with the University of Cote d’ Azur from France, along with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) and Indraprastha Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIIT-D) as part of the consortium from the Indian side. The consortium of these four higher education research institutes will focus on health topics ranging from understanding and treatment development for diseases like cancer, respiratory diseases, aging as well as public health concerns of antimicrobial resistance.
Under this pilot-funded program, the universities will engage in joint research and innovation projects; develop a foundation for building joint/dual degree programs; facilitate the exchange of faculty and research scholars; and create channels to exchange knowledge and expertise. A key focus area would be to focus on the intersection of health and computer sciences, as well as nurturing innovation through entrepreneurship.
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