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Gondwana University inks MoU with Lloyds Metals, Australian University

Gondwana University inks MoU with Lloyds Metals, Australian University

Mumbai, May 7 (UNI) A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) was signed among the Gondwana University Gadchiroli, Lloyds Metals and Energy and the Curtin University from Western Australia in the presence of Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of the university C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Wednesday.
According to a relase from Raj Bhavan; Minister of Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil; Consul General of Australia in Mumbai Paul Murphy, Curtin University Pro-Chancellor Mark Ogden, Vice Chancellor of Gondwana University Dr Prashant Bokare, MD of Lloyds Metals B Prabhakaran, and members of the Management Council of the University were present.
The first MoU was signed between the Gondwana University and Lloyds Metals to establish an autonomous 'University Institute of Technology' in Gadchiroli for offering Engineering programmes to the students.

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