FTII, Pune has signed an MoU with Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar for the development of academic cooperation.
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar for the development of academic cooperation between the two institutes. The agreement was signed at the FTII between Bhupendra Kainthola, Director, FTII, and Prof Dr Arvind Agrawal, Vice-Chancellor, MGCUB, Motihari, Bihar.
About the MoU:
As per an Indian Express report, the MoU covers exchange of faculty, staff members, scholars and students, undertaking joint research projects, exchanging documentation and publications, holding interactions through conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings, and students’ internships.
Students exchange programme
Under the student exchange programme, the host institution will analyse the exchange student’s performance in each course or module and award a letter grade or marks.
The MoU also enjoins that the FTII will provide the MGCUB all the necessary support for the establishment of School of Film, TV and Mass Media. The assistance includes faculty resources, curriculum design, academic instruction and infrastructural inputs.
About FTII, Pune
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.
source”times of india”