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Time of India

LU partners with 2 Lankan varsities

Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) will engage in academic collaborations with the University of Kelaniya and the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Both are premier institutions in Sri Lanka with which the LU has agreed to start joint collaborative projects, dual degree programmes and student and faculty exchanges, primarily for the postgraduate courses. The decision was taken during visit of a delegation of the LU to Sri Lanka on Thursday. Under the arrangement, faculty members would share their expertise and research students would get free access to libraries. "The LU held discussions with representatives of the two universities. The discussions focused on exploring prospects for academic collaborations, including joint degree and dual degree programmes, student mobility and resource sharing," said LU Vice-Chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai while talking to TOI. He said, "Our collaborations with Sri Lankan universities will provide opportunities to students and faculty to engage in international research projects, exchange programmes and joint degree initiatives. There are also plans for starting joint collaborative projects." Besides, student and faculty exchanges would be held primarily for the postgraduate programmes. "Short-term courses would also be conducted in recent developments across faculties," the VC said.