The institutions will sign an agreement for five years (2022-2027), commemorating the 70th anniversary of the India-Japan friendship. The pact includes the transfer of technology and professional skills from Japan to India.
University of Madras, Keio University joins to study disaster risk reduction
The University of Madras and Keio University of Japan have come up with a proposal to initiate research collaboration in coastal resilience and disaster risk reduction. In an event to be held tomorrow on the University’s Chepauk campus, the India-Japan Laboratory at Keio University and Rika Institute, India, will discuss challenges in the areas of community-based disaster management in the post-pandemic period.
University of Madras, Keio University proposal: Details
The institutions will sign an agreement for five years (2022-2027), commemorating the 70th anniversary of the India-Japan friendship. The pact includes the transfer of technology and professional skills from Japan to India. End users such as the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority, and Greater Chennai Corporation would be invited to make use of the research projects, a release said.
Rajib Shaw, director, India-Japan Laboratory, Taga Masayuki, Consul-General of Japan, S. Gowri, Vice-Chancellor, N. Mathivanan, in-charge Registrar, and R.R. Krishnamurthy, head of the Department of Geology, University of Madras and team leader of the collaboration will participate.
Meanwhile, the University of Madras has released the circular for the affiliated colleges asking them to pay up ‘continuation of provisional affiliation fee’ for the period 2016-17 till 2020-21 for each course they conduct. The circle also mentioned that each college will have to pay the fees on or before March 15.
The circular from the Registrar states that colleges must pay Rs 25,000 per course, per section for every programme, including certificate, diploma and undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) professional courses, they offer. Colleges must pay the fee (from the fourth year of UG and third year of PG) online.
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