Choose New Jersey, a nonprofit business attraction organization, as part of its Governor-led mission to India, announced Sept. 22 the signing of seven memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between colleges and universities in New Jersey and India.
The agreements are intended to advance higher education collaboration and innovation between the U.S. state and world’s most populous nation. India is one of New Jersey’s top trade partners, with two-way trade in goods totaling $11.3 billion annually, highlighting the strong economic ties supporting these educational collaborations.
“These agreements reflect New Jersey’s leadership in fostering global academic and research partnerships,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “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.”
These agreements expand educational collaboration, research exchange, and innovation opportunities.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers University entered into two MOUs with the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Puttaparthi and Bengaluru to strengthen academic and research partnerships. The agreements will facilitate academic meetings, symposiums, and workshops, while advancing research in cardiovascular medicine, medical imaging, AI, digital health, translational science, and tissue engineering.
Rutgers also signed an MOU with the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Sri Sathya Sai Dt. 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.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
NJIT signed three MOUs with 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 agreements with Manipal Academy of Higher Education and the Indian Institute of Science to promote joint research projects, academic exchanges, and innovation in emerging technologies.
Rowan University
Rowan University signed an MOU with Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre to foster innovation-driven startups and strengthen the bio-innovation 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.
