Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC) and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate research activities and policy formulations aimed at socio-economic transformation and sustainable development.
DAIC, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is a centrally located state-of-the-art centre for quality research in socio-economic transformation. The centre has been envisaged as a think-tank for preparing policy briefs.
JNU is a world-renowned centre for teaching and research.
The ministry said, "The MoU will facilitate and enhance research activities and policy formulation aimed at socio-economic transformation and sustainable development. The two organisations resolved to cooperate within the scope of their mandates and sphere of competencies to work for these issues."
"The parties recognised the benefits to be derived from increased collaboration, cooperation and interaction for the further promotion and understanding of high performance in research training and organising various programmes including conferences, seminars, symposia and lecture series," it added.
