Under the three-year agreement, the institutes plan to collaborate in areas such as geoinformatics, remote sensing, geographic information systems, natural resource management, environmental studies and disaster management. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
St. Claret College (Autonomous), Ziro (SCCZ), Arunachal Pradesh and Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on academic and research linkages between the institutions.
Under the three-year agreement, the institutes plan to collaborate in areas such as geoinformatics, remote sensing, geographic information systems, natural resource management, environmental studies and disaster management, the press release said.
Under the programme, the institutions will jointly support faculty and student exchanges, skill development and training programmes, joint research projects, consultancy services and jointly organize national and international conferences, workshops and short-term courses.
The MoU was signed by M. Sundaramari, Registrar-in-Charge, GRI, and Fr. Allwyn Mendoz, Director, SCCZ at Dindigul during an international conference on “Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development and Innovation” in the presence of N. Panchanatham, Vice-Chancellor, GRI, SM Ramaswamy, Emeritus Professor, Center for Geoinformatics, GRI, Vajan Thakuria, Head, SC, PG Department of Modus CZ Geography, SCCZ.
Published – 12 March 2026 20:50 IST
