Bhubaneswar, Nov. 26: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be
University (SOA) here has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, a central university located at Bilaspur in
Chhattisgarh, for a slew of joint activities including in the realm of
collaborative research.
Under the agreement, both the universities will undertake mutually
agreed education, research and field programs in different areas including
biomedical, robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
The same will be formulated by a joint committee comprising
members of both universities.
The MoU was signed by Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, SOA Vice-
Chancellor, and Prof. Sambit Kumar Padhi, Professor of the Department of
Education of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, who represented the Vice-
Chancellor.
Besides organizing international conferences jointly, the two
universities will also undertake training of students and faculty members as
per norm of the respective institutes as also short and long-term faculty and
student exchange.
Collaborative research will be conducted under the outreach program
of respective institutes while Ph.D scholars of Guru Ghasidas
Vishwavidyalaya will be provided guidance by SOA faculty members
recognized as Co-Supervisers by the central university.
Prof. Sudam Chandra Si, Dean of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
faculty of pharmaceutical sciences of SOA, Prof. Anup Kumar Samantaray,
Dean of Institute of Business and Computer Studies (IBCS), faculty of
business studies of SOA, Prof. D.N.Thatoi, Additional Dean (Academics), Prof.
Sujata Mishra, Head of Department of Chemistry, Prof. S.K. Kamilla,
Professor of Physics and Mr. Pramod Kumar Panda, Chief Administrative
Officer, SOA, were present during the signing of the MoU.