Anna University, German Technical Cooperation ink MoU

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 16:19 [IST]

Chennai, Mar 16 (UNI) The Anna University Centre for Environmental Studies and German Technical Cooperation (GTC) inked an MoU for exchanging information, helping to establish professional links with other institutions and demonstrating state-of-the-art technologies and process.

Talking to media, Anna University Vice-Chancellor D Viswanathan yesterday said last year the University had received about Rs 50 crore from external agencies for research and development.

''Germany stands first among the foreign countries that supported Anna University's research programmes,'' he said.

The University had so far signed as many as 30 MoUs with Universities in Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and US, he added.

GTC Indo-German Environment Programme Director Dr Bischoff said Germany had a strong association with India in research and development projects.

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