Coimbatore: Avinashilingam University for Women has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KyungHee University, South Korea for student exchange and collaborative research and also for training programmes in medicinal plants and secondary metabolites.
Informing this during her speech at the thanks giving day celebrations organized at the university, Vice – Chancellor Dr.Saroja Prabhakaran said the varsity also inked MoUs with Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Turst, Bangalore (to facilitate research, training and extension activities in science, technology and management) and John Wiley’s Pvt Ltd, Singapore to offer MCA, MBA, M.Sc (Computer Science) , (BE (IT and Computer Science) through online.
Stating that the University Grants Commission (UGC) had granted Rs.115.47 lakh for various projects of the university, she said this year the varsity conducted 47 seminars, 15 symposia, 16 workshops, nine national – level conferences, one international conference, one national meet in tourism, 57 special lectures and 24 association meetings for the benefit of students and faculties.
She said she was proud to announce that this year, 346 under-graduates, five post-graduate, eight MCAs, 60 MBAs and 156 BE, 100 Bed and three MEd graduates of the university were placed in prestigious companies.
University Chancellor T K Shanmuganandam, former Chancellor Dr. K.Kulandaivel and managing trustee T S K Meenashi Sundaram participated.
The varsity has also inked MoUs with Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Turst, Bangalore and John Wiley’s Pvt Ltd, Singapore.