Indian Maritime University Announces Two Strategic Collaborations to Enhance Academic, Research Capabilities

Indian Maritime University inks MoU to establish a centre of excellence and commencing a sponsorship of INR 18 Lakhs to two JRF students who will pursue research studies at IMU. 

Indian Maritime University announced two significant strategic collaborations to enhance its research and academic capabilities. The announcement of strategic collaborations was made during the Alumni and Industry Meet at the Mumbai Cricket Association Recreation Centre where alumni and industry leaders were present. 

The first collaboration was signing an MoU with R K Mehrotra Holding Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Foresight Group which has ratified to invest USD 1.5 million towards the Endowment Portfolio and USD 0.72 million to establish the centre of excellence. The premises, R K Mehrotra Centre of Excellence, will be constructed at the Kolkata Campus of the Indian Maritime University.

The second collaboration is the signing of MoA with the Institute of Marine Engineers, India. This significant collaboration aims to sponsor two Junior Research Fellows with INR 18 Lakh of scholarships, who will pursue research studies at the university. The JRFs will be able to pursue their Doctoral studies also with the university.

Talking about these notable achievements, Dr Malini V Shankar, Vice Chancellor of Indian Maritime University remarked, “The press conference was a significant event for us, underscoring our vision to drive educational and research outcomes in the maritime ecosystem. We are elated and thankful to partner with the RKMHL group for the development of the Centre of Excellence and are looking forward to creating a budding network of young researchers through our joint venture with IME."

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