GITAM University president M.V.V.S. Murthy and

V.C -- M. Gangadhara Rao along with UAD delegates in Visakhapatnam

VISAKHAPATNAM: University of Abertay, Dundee (UAD), Scotland, has decided to start faculty and student exchange programmes and plans to start new PG courses with GITAM University.
Delegates from the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland visited GITAM University on Tuesday and interacted with students of various departments of the College of Engineering and College of Science.
Head of the School of Computing and Creative Technology Lachlan Mackinnon and Director of Academic Programmes of the School of Contemporary Sciences Phillip J. Collier met the students and told them about Abertay University and the degrees offered by it.
The R and D Centre of GITAM University organised a programme on Faculty Exchange collaboration between GITAM University and Aberty University.
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the programme, university president MVVS Murthy said that the university would interact with various universities of international-repute to undertake academic exchange programmes. He felt that the exchange programmes would ultimately benefit the students. GITAM Vice Chancellor M. Gangadhara Rao explained the importance combined academic programmes.
Director of the College of Engineering V.V. Kutumba Rao, Principal of the College of Science N. Lakshman Das and Principal of the College of Management Studies K. Sivarama Krishna spoke.
Prof. Lachlan Mackinnon said that the Abertay University was interested in taking up research and faculty exchange programmes with GITAM University on a long-term basis. Dr. Phillip Collier evinced keen interest in the Biotechnology courses offered by GITAM University. Registrar P.M. Valli, in charge Director (R & D) K. Veerabhadram spoke.