Universities of Glasgow and Delhi sign MoU
Published: 16 May 2014
Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, to formalise the institutions' links.
The Universities of Glasgow and Delhi speak the same language when it comes to academic partnership – and English literature in particular.
Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, to formalise the links.
Both universities are members of Universitas 21 (U21), the leading global network of world-class research-intensive universities for the 21st century. The U21 AGM, Presidential Symposium and Student Summit have been hosted by the University of Glasgow over the course of the week, allowing the formal signing of the agreement to take place.
The first venture of this exciting collaboration will kick off in autumn this year when colleagues in Glasgow will use video-link technology to teach aspects of English literature to students in Delhi. The exchange is a two-way one - Glasgow students will receive lectures in post-colonial literature from Delhi.
The project has received a £10,000 grant from the British Council Knowledge Exchange Partnership as well as support from the University of Glasgow’s International Partnership Development Fund.
Sun Yat-sen
The UK Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has announced the signing of a three-way Memorandum of Understanding between the Universities of Glasgow, Warwick and Sun Yat-sen in Guangzhou, the most economically developed province in China. It will mean the exchange of medical students between Glasgow and Sun Yat-sen universities.
The Chinese university is ranked among the top 10 public universities in China. Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Sciences is renowned for its scientific research in medical genetics, ophthalmology, tumour study, parasite study, the kidney disease of internal medicine, organ transplant, infectious liver disease, biological medical projects and molecular medical science and is part of the largest affiliated hospital system in China.
Students from the University of Glasgow will also have the opportunity to study Chinese traditional medicine for one week as part of the exchange. Dr Cable used his announcement of the MoU at Sun Yat-sen University to urge business leaders to support a drive to double the number of UK exchange students who travel to China. Last year, only 5,400 UK students studied in China while more than 100,000 mainland Chinese students come to the UK every year. The British Council, through its Generation UK programme, has set an ambitious target of 80,000 UK students participating in academic study or work experience programmes in China by 2020.
First published: 16 May 2014
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