COLLABORATION
The programs will as per the rules specified by the approving authority of India.This will result in delivery of world class education at lower cost to students of India in general and of Orissa in particular. For the students, the academic collaboration will also facilitate pursuing higher studies so essential for transition of India into a developed nation and a knowledge society with emphasis on innovation. This is in tune with the current thinking of Government of India and Government of Orissa for higher education.
The academic collaboration provides for award of joint Bachelor degree, where the students will spend part of their time at BIIT and the rest at NAU to complete their Bachelor degree. The MOU also provides for admission of students of the joint Bachelor program into post-graduate program at NAU, collaborative research, lectures and symposia and exchange of information and materials of interest for both. This will give a quantum jump to the academic activities at BIIT that will benefit its students in a multifarious manner. This will also open a window of opportunity for global networking for BIIT. Students of the joint program will be exposed to a different system of academic delivery, will have access to world class learning resources and will be exposed to multi-cultural ethos. NAU will also benefit from low cost and high quality manpower available at BIIT for academic delivery. This will result in delivery of world class education at lower cost to students of India in general and of Orissa in particular. For the students, the academic collaboration will also facilitate pursuing higher studies so essential for transition of India into a developed nation and a knowledge society with emphasis on innovation. This is in tune with the current thinking of Government of India and Government of Orissa for higher education.