India already is one of New Jersey’s top trade partners, with two-way trade in goods totaling $11.3 billion annually. It may soon be one of the state’s biggest higher education partners.
Monday in Bengaluru, representatives from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Rowan University signed a total of seven memorandums of understanding with schools based in India.
These agreements expand educational collaboration, research exchange and innovation opportunities.
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The signings came on day four of Gov. Phil Murphy’s second economic mission trip to India — an effort led by Choose New Jersey. Murphy obviously was pleased.
“These agreements reflect New Jersey’s leadership in fostering global academic and research partnerships,” he said. “By connecting our top universities with leading institutions in India, we are laying the groundwork for breakthroughs in medicine, technology and science while creating new opportunities for students and researchers on both sides of the globe.”
The MOUs are as follows:
- NJIT + Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Manipal, Karnataka)
- NJIT + Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (Hyderabad, Telangana)
- NJIT + Dayananda Sagar University (Bengaluru, Karnataka)
- Rowan + Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (Bengaluru, Karnataka)
- Rutgers + Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Sri Sathya Sai Dt (Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh)
- Rutgers + Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (Whitefield, Bengaluru)
- Rutgers + Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh)
Choose New Jersey CEO Wes Mathews said the collaborations make sense on a number of levels.
“New Jersey is home to some of the nation’s top universities and a hub for medical and technological innovation,” he said. “These collaborations with Indian institutions reinforce our commitment to driving forward global innovation, while strengthening ties with India, one of New Jersey’s leading partners in research and innovation.”
A closer look at the agreements:
Rutgers
Rutgers entered into two MOUs with the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Puttaparthi and Whitefield to strengthen academic and research partnerships. The agreements will facilitate academic meetings, symposiums and workshops, while advancing research in cardiovascular medicine, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, digital health, translational science and tissue engineering.
In addition, Rutgers signed an MOU with the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning in Anantapur to promote researcher and student exchange, collaborative publications and joint initiatives. This partnership aims to create a strong foundation for advancing health sciences through global collaboration.
NJIT
NJIT signed three MOUs with leading Indian universities to expand global academic cooperation.
Its agreement with Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management promotes international understanding, scholarly collaboration, cultural interaction and friendship by supporting educational, professional and cultural activities among the parties’ faculty and students.
The agreement with Dayananda Sagar University facilitates collaboration, cultural exchanges and potential joint research initiatives in science and technological areas.
NJIT also signed an agreement with Manipal Academy of Higher Education to promote joint research projects, academic exchanges, and innovation in emerging technologies.
Rowan
Rowan signed an MOU with Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre to foster innovation-driven startups and strengthen the bioinnovation ecosystem in Karnataka and New Jersey. The collaboration will focus on agtech, foodtech, medtech and health and wellness, fostering research initiatives, commercialization opportunities, incubation and co-location programs, and the exchange of researchers and entrepreneurs.
