AMU, University of Houston Ink MoU for Academic Collaboration

• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) signed an MoU with the University of Houston to expand joint academic research, faculty development, and instructional programmes.
• The agreement, supported by the Consulate General of India, Houston, aims to foster knowledge, inclusion, and global engagement between the institutions.
• Consul General D C Manjunath highlighted the collaboration's alignment with India’s National Education Policy (NEP) for internationalisation of higher education.
• The partnership is seen as crucial for strengthening India–US higher education ties and promoting people-to-people connections through academic mobility and joint research.
• CGI Houston already has strong ties with the University of Houston, including an ICCR-supported Chair for Indian Studies focusing on Tamil, and geoscience data collaboration.