Tokyo Univ. to ink coop and bilateral exchange deal with Banaras Hindu Univ.

Varanasi: A delegation of University of Tokyo (TU) on Tuesday met Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof Sudhir Kumar and discussed mutual cooperation, bilateral exchange, student and faculty interaction, a university spokesman said here.
The delegation comprising Prof KE Seetha Ram and Director of the TU Delhi office discussed Prof Takahiro Katoways to have greater engagements between the students and teachers of Tokyo University and BHU.

Prof Seetha Ram suggested exploring possibilities of setting up a Tokyo University extension office on BHU campus. He said that an institution like BHU has enormous potential and opportunities to offer not only to students and academicians but to institutions as well and TU would be interested to tap this opportunity for the benefit of students and teachers from both sides.
BHU VC Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain welcomed the suggestions made by Prof Seetha Ram and said that BHU is committed to create new opportunities for its members and collaborating with international institutions is one of the most important aspects in   achieving this.
The TU delegation also suggested holding a joint international workshop at BHU involving global

 universities in wake of India assuming the G20 presidency. The multi-national summit is scheduled to be organized in cities across India in 2023.
Prof Seetha Ram said that India’s G20 presidency offers a plethora of opportunities in different sectors, education being one of the most important of them all. He said that the Asian Development Bank Institute is ready to offer all the support required for the workshop.
Prof NV Chalapathi Rao, Coordinator, International Collaborations, was also present during the meeting. (UNI)