The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is pursuing a tie-up with the University of Western Australia (UWA) for launching joint doctoral programmes in climatology research.
KVASU has signed in a memorandum of understanding with the UWA in this regard.
Discussion held
A discussion with Kadambot Siddique, Hacket Professor and Chair, University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture, was held on the KVASU’s Pookode campus recently to explore the possibilities.
KVASU Vice Chancellor B. Ashok, who chaired the session, suggested that collaboration with the UWA could be made meaningful in scientific output, science communication, technology transfer, sustainable development, and climatology research.
Doctoral programmes
The discussion identified some of the programmes to be launched together in the near future such as doctoral programmes in climatology on the Mannuthy campus of KVASU and an annual training programme with scientists from the UWA.
The UWA would associate with international work on future farming to be hosted by KVASU and the technology-enabled distance learning programme of the latter would be launched as a joint venture, T.P. Sethumadhavan, Director of Entrepreneurship, KVASU, said.
The scientists of the UWA would act as co-guides for the doctoral programmes at KVASU and a student exchange programme would also be launched soon.
Joseph Mathew, Registrar, K. Devada, Director of Academics and Research, Shyam Mohan, Finance Officer, Girish Varma, Dean, College of Dairy Science and Technology, G.S.L.H.V. Prasada Rao, consultant professor, CAADECCS, and E.M. Mohammed, district epidemiologist, Animal Husbandry Department, participated in the discussion.
Joint doctoral programmes in climatology
Student exchange programme
to be launched