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Cape Breton University’s delegation to India has resulted in the signing of three MoUs with academic institutions as part of efforts to expand higher education partnerships. The visit, led by president David C Dingwall, focused on student mobility, research collaboration and hybrid learning models, while exploring ties with universities and institutions across multiple cities

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is embarking on a four-city Gujarat tour to woo investors. The visit, starting Tuesday, will feature a roadshow in Ahmedabad and discussions focused on key sectors like chemicals, metals, and pharmaceuticals.

India's space sector is gearing up for future growth with IN-SPACe signing MoUs with Gujarat's Kaushalya University and NAMTECH. These partnerships aim to cultivate a skilled workforce by enhancing academic programs and offering practical training. The collaboration will bridge the gap between education and industry needs, ensuring a robust talent pipeline for the expanding space ecosystem.

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The AICTE National Internship Portal under the Ministry of Education has emerged as a large-scale platform connecting students with industry internships across India. With 4.7 crore registrations, 2.9 crore verified learners, and over 32 lakh completed internships, the initiative has engaged 81,483 companies and 12,077 colleges. Supported by major industry players and government bodies, the portal is aligning student skills with emerging domains like AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity while strengthening academia-industry linkages nationwide.

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, marking a significant step in bilateral ties. Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, technology, and renewable energy. Both leaders emphasized peace and global institutional reform, with MoUs exchanged to bolster partnerships in various sectors, including a new working holiday program.

Vedanta Aluminium Metal has signed agreements with two firms to establish downstream units at its new Jharsuguda park, aiming to boost Odisha's value addition and employment. This initiative, expected to draw over Rs 500 crore in investment and create 1,500 jobs, will foster a dedicated industrial ecosystem for aluminium-based manufacturing, strengthening the state's global position.

Facing flak over the way successive state governments have gifted away valuable tracts of the state’s coastal corridor to private parties, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday assured the Assembly that all such memoranda of understandings (MoUs) would be reviewed by a high-level expert committee.

Gujarat University (GU) has cancelled the memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed with all three colleges for the five-year integrated courses started by the former vice-chancellor (VC) Adesh Pal.

The Gujarat government signed double the number of memoranda of understanding (MoU) during the three-day biennial Vibrant Gujarat summit as compared to the previous edition in 2009.

The draft of the National Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy, which was released recently, will not allow state governments to directly enter into memoranda of understanding with private companies, said H A C Prasad, senior economic advisor, department of economic affairs, Union ministry of finance, here on Monday.

The National Library of India is forging academic partnerships with universities nationwide through MoUs to boost research and human resource development in Library and Information Science. These agreements will facilitate collaborative research, student exchange, and technology promotion, leveraging NLI's special collections for academic engagement and preparing scholars for future challenges.

India and Canada aim to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, accelerating negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Leaders discussed critical minerals, uranium, and defense cooperation, with several MoUs exchanged, including those on CEPA Terms of Reference and critical mineral collaboration.

The energy department alone attracted 35 investment proposals worth Rs 8.25 lakh crore, which may create 1.33 lakh jobs. As many as 41 MoUs were made in the industries and commerce sector with an investment portfolio of Rs 3.2 lakh crore