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Kandahar University is one of the Afghan Republic’s leading
academic institutions with 3 research centers, 12 faculties, and 10,000
students, while IIHMR is recognized as an ‘Institute of Excellence’ by the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
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The partnership will focus on faculty and student exchange,
conducting joint research, seminars and academic meets, exchange of academic
materials and other information, conducting short-term and long-term programs
and pursuing efforts to generate funds for these activities.
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Because communication methods are expanded and international
travel has become easier, academics and researchers are finding it convenient
to collaborate with their foreign counterparts, and the exchange of academic
ideas has become much simpler to organize.
New Delhi: Aiming to
prepare students for the globalized working environment of the future, leading
healthcare and allied management institution, the Indian Institute of Healthcare
Management & Research University (IIHMR U) has tied up with Afghanistan’s Kandahar
University (KDRU) to enable faculty and student exchange and other allied
activities that foster globalized learning experiences.
Kandahar University is one of the
Afghan Republic’s leading academic institutions with 3 research centers, 12
faculties, and 10,000 students. IIHMR University’s proven track record and
recognition as an ‘Institute of Excellence’ by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India in the fields of public health, health and
hospital administration, pharmaceutical management and rural management will
help the fledgling republic build capacity while improving India-Afghan
relations.
“The partnership will focus on
faculty and student exchange, conducting joint research, seminars and academic
meets, exchange of academic materials and other information, conducting
short-term and long-term programs and pursuing efforts to generate funds for
these activities. We may also cooperate in creating joint courses for the
benefit of our respective students. Because the goal of education is to prepare
students for an international workplace, students value a travel experience
while learning greatly and at the same time helping the university understand
Afghan culture, closely allied as it is to India’s. Also, it is said that one
in five scientific papers are co-authored by international collaborators”, said Dr. Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR
University.
Because communication methods are
expanded and international travel has become easier, academics and researchers
are finding it convenient to collaborate with their foreign counterparts, and
the exchange of academic ideas has become much simpler to organize. Skills such
as scrutinizing, debating and combining experiences is critical to academic and
scientific accomplishment. Constructively challenging established opinions and
ideas is at the heart of development, and international collaborations help
make this possible. Such tie-ups have contributed regularly to academic and
scientific progress.
The Union Cabinet chaired by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently given in-principle approval for an
MoU between India and Afghanistan directed toward cooperation in developing the
country’s human resources through the online SWAYAM learning mode.
About IIHMR University:
IIHMR University is a leading knowledge institution of the country
engaged in teaching, research and training in the domains of public health,
health and hospital administration, pharmaceutical management and development
studies. Set up in 1984, IIHMR became a university in 2014. Over the past thirty-five years IIHMR has
carved a niche for itself among management institutions, both in India and abroad.
The institute is the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for
strengthening Health Systems based on Primary Care and is termed as an
‘Institute of Excellence’ by the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare. IIHMR has already conducted more than 500 research projects and
studies on the health, social and developmental systems and policies in India
and wider South-East Asian Region.
