The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Macquarie University today announced they will establish a Chair of Indian Studies.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Bruce Dowton and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Provost, Professor Judyth Sachs welcomed the High Commissioner for India in Australia, Mr Biren Nanda to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Chair.
The ceremony was attended by the Consul-General of India Mr Arun Kumar Goel, the Deputy Consul General Vivek Kumar, and Tarun Kumar, the First Secretary (Education, Culture and Information) in the High Commission of India, Canberra.
Professor Dowton said the agreement will allow a significant scholar to spend time at the University and improve the University’s understanding and collaboration around Indian matters, with a focus on cultural matters.
“We are delighted to be a part of this collaboration. This is a very important event for the University with only a handful of agreements like this established in Australia,” said Professor Dowton.
The University has created long-standing relationships with many of India’s best research teams through joint projects. Through the Great India Project the number of research publications co-authored by Macquarie University researchers and their Indian counterparts has grown significantly in recent years.
In November 2012 Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, awarded prestigious scholarships to two Indian students to study at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia as part of the India@75 mission. The scholarships are a result of a unique agreement between Macquarie University and India@75, supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Through the creation of an ICCR Chair at Macquarie, the University will continue to strengthen its Australia-India relations.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Bruce Dowton and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Provost, Professor Judyth Sachs welcomed the High Commissioner for India in Australia, Mr Biren Nanda to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Chair.
The ceremony was attended by the Consul-General of India Mr Arun Kumar Goel, the Deputy Consul General Vivek Kumar, and Tarun Kumar, the First Secretary (Education, Culture and Information) in the High Commission of India, Canberra.
Professor Dowton said the agreement will allow a significant scholar to spend time at the University and improve the University’s understanding and collaboration around Indian matters, with a focus on cultural matters.
“We are delighted to be a part of this collaboration. This is a very important event for the University with only a handful of agreements like this established in Australia,” said Professor Dowton.
The University has created long-standing relationships with many of India’s best research teams through joint projects. Through the Great India Project the number of research publications co-authored by Macquarie University researchers and their Indian counterparts has grown significantly in recent years.
In November 2012 Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, awarded prestigious scholarships to two Indian students to study at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia as part of the India@75 mission. The scholarships are a result of a unique agreement between Macquarie University and India@75, supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Through the creation of an ICCR Chair at Macquarie, the University will continue to strengthen its Australia-India relations.
