SPPU, University of Melbourne sets up ‘UOM-SPPU Academy’ for training and research

Through this academy, teachers and students from these two universities will be able to go to each other’s universities for training and teaching. Joint projects will also be undertaken.

SPPU, University of Melbourne sets up ‘UOM-SPPU Academy’ for training and research

Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in collaboration with the renowned University of Melbourne in Australia has jointly set up a ‘UOM-SPPU Academy’ for training and research. Through this academy, teachers and students from these two universities will be able to go to each other’s universities for training and teaching. Joint projects will also be undertaken.

It must be noted that this is for the first time that such an academy has been set up by a public University in Maharashtra. The academy was last year virtually and was inaugurated on Thursday at the Interdisciplinary School of Science. On this occasion, SPPU Vice-Chancellor Dr Nitin Karmalkar, Head, Interdisciplinary School of Science Avinash Kumbhar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne Michelle Wesley, Assistant Vice Chancellor Pvt. Muthupandian Ashok Kumar, Dean of Science Branch Pvt. Moira O’Brien were also present.

The University of Melbourne is the number one university in Australia with which Savitribai Phule Pune University has started BSc (Blended) course. Under it, basic subjects like biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics are taught. The university has also started B.Sc (Blended) courses in ecology, chemistry, geology, and physics.

“Under the agreement with the University of Melbourne, we are currently offering courses in science. This is just the beginning and in the future, we are trying to start courses in social sciences, pedagogy, design thinking etc.”, Dr Karmalkar said.

Richa Patil, a student who is currently doing research at the University of Melbourne, said, “I did my MSc Blended from the University of Melbourne after blending my B.Sc. and am currently doing research at the University of Melbourne. There are many types of scholarships offered for further courses in Melbourne.”

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