Itanagar, Mar 11: Saint Claret College (Autonomous), Ziro (SCCZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu to promote academic and research collaboration between the two institutions.
The MoU was signed on Wednesday at Gandhigram during the international conference “Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development and Innovation – GEO SDI 2026.”
The agreement was signed by Dr M Sundaramari, Registrar in-charge of the Gandhigram Rural Institute, and Dr Fr Allwyn Mendoz, Principal of Saint Claret College.
The collaboration aims to strengthen academic and research linkages in areas such as Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), natural resource management, environmental studies and disaster management.
Under the MoU, both institutions will jointly promote faculty and student exchange programmes, skill development and training initiatives, collaborative research projects, consultancy services, and the joint organisation of national and international conferences, workshops and short-term courses.
The agreement also seeks to encourage research publications, intellectual property development and exchange of academic materials and information. The MoU will remain in force for three years, with the possibility of extension through mutual consent.
Officials said the partnership would open new opportunities for students, researchers and faculty members of both institutions to collaborate in emerging areas of geospatial technologies and rural development-oriented research.
The collaboration is expected to enhance academic cooperation, research innovation and knowledge exchange between the two institutions.