Sri Ramakrishna Educational Institutions Sign MoU with University of Sunderland, UK

Coimbatore: Sri Ramakrishna Educational Institutions, under the SNR Sons Charitable Trust in Coimbatore, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom, to promote academic collaboration, joint research and student and faculty mobility.

The MoU signing ceremony was hosted by the University of Sunderland's International Office at its City Campus on October 22.

Dr. Sundar Ramakrishnan, Managing Trustee of SNR Sons Charitable Trust, led the delegation representing Sri Ramakrishna Educational Institutions. He was accompanied by Dr. A. Soundararajan, Principal of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (SREC), and Dr. K. Chitra, Principal of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women (SRCW).

Representing the University of Sunderland were Ian Moody, Director of the International Office; Lorraine Robertson, Deputy Director; Jamie Simpson, Head of International Development; and Tom Atkinson, International Regional Team Leader.

“The MoU marks a step towards strengthening academic engagement between the two institutions through research collaboration and opportunities for student and faculty mobility,” said Sundar Ramakrishnan.

Following the signing, the delegation toured the City Campus and visited its Health Sciences facilities. The members also met Professor Jane Armstrong and Professor Adrian Moore of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing to discuss a joint research agenda in health and allied sciences.

Later that afternoon, the delegation visited St Peter's Campus, where they met Professor Nadja Damij, Head of Research for the Faculty of Business and Technology. Discussions focused on potential research collaborations in business, computing and engineering.

The visit concluded with a tour of St Peter's Campus, which houses programmes in business, engineering, creative arts, media and computing.