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MOUS AND OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS

IIMV ties up with the Northern Illinois University

14 SEPTEMBER
IIMV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois,
USA (NIU) on 14 September 2021 through the online mode. The purpose of this MoU is to strengthen the
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courses of IIMV by NIU through the design, development, and delivery of programs of contemporary

interest for the audience in India. The courses will be delivered by IIMV faculty in collaboration with faculty
from NIU through online as well as offline modes. The MoU was signed by Prof. Balaji Rajagopalan, Dean
College of Business, NIU, and Prof. M. Chandrashekhar, Director, IIMV. Also, present on the occasion from
NIU were Prof Anthony Preston, Assistant Dean Graduate Business Programs, NIU. The IV team was

represented by Prof M Chandrashekhar Director IIMV and Prof Amit Chakrabarti, Chair (International
Relations). Northern Illinois University is an AACSB accredited institution that offers six undergraduate
programs, seven master’s programs, and more than twenty certificate programs.

IIMV ties up with IIITK

19 SEPTEMBER
IIMVand Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing(IIITK), both Institutions of
National Importance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a mutual desire for cooperation and

collaboration aimed at improving, strengthening, and promoting relations between them, to further the
realization of their respective objectives, in the larger public
interest. Through the MoU, the institutions expressed their
intent to promote cooperation between their academic

members, students, and research groups. The MoU was
signed by the Director of IIMV, Prof. M. Chandrasekhar, and
the Director of IIITK, Prof. DV L N Somayajulu. Speaking on
the occasion, Prof. Chandrasekhar expressed the hope that

partnership will enable them to jointly address capaci-
ty-building and applied-research needs of the industry in the
areas of expertise of the two institutions.

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