Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi and
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia have signed an
International cooperation agreement to collaborate in academic programmes and
in frontier areas of research in media and communication.
The
agreement was signed by Shri Bimal Julka, IIMC Chairman and Secretary I&B
Ministry and Prof. Peter Coaldrake, Vice Chancellor, Queensland University of
Technology in New Delhi on Monday.
The
agreement envisages bringing ICT in academic programmes in a significant way.
Both the institutes have agreed for the development of joint venture projects
and also for opening avenues for developing a collaborative doctoral programme
to benefit students and faculty.
The
bilateral cooperation agreement also envisages organization of joint academic
and scientific activities, such as courses, conferences, seminars, symposia or
lectures, exchange of staff and students and exchange of materials and
publications of common interest.
One
of the core areas of the agreement is to facilitate Training of senior and
mid-level Indian Information Service officers at the Queensland University of
Technology (QUT), especially in use of modern technology and social media for
providing information about government policies to stakeholders. The objective
is to ensure skill development of IIS officers in critical areas of the
changing media landscape.
This
is the first agreement signed by IIMC seeking international collaboration and
partnership with a foreign university.
The agreement aims to facilitate a two-way value added training and capacity building programme in the field of Mass Media & Communication.
This cooperation agreement shall be valid for five years from the date of signing. It shall be reviewed six months prior to expiry and may be renewed for a further term by mutual agreement.
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