JSS University, Mysore
JSS University, Mysore
JSS University, Mysore
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EXCELLENCE CROSSING BORDERS<br />
<strong>JSS</strong>U, keeping with its tradition of knowledge sharing continues to bond with the international academic fraternity. Our<br />
efforts towards this goal has been reciprocated by our foreign peers, and this mutual interest has led to exploring areas of<br />
collaboration for research and development through joint projects ,workshops, faculty exchange programmes and student<br />
exchange programmes.<br />
Visit from Maastricht <strong>University</strong>, Netherlands<br />
Profesor Dorin Collyn and Dr. Joe Smitz from Maastricht<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Netherlands visited <strong>JSS</strong> <strong>University</strong> and interacted<br />
with <strong>JSS</strong> <strong>University</strong> faculty on March 22nd 2012. The<br />
meeting was organized at Sri Gowrishankara Auditorium,<br />
<strong>JSS</strong> Dental College and was attended by <strong>JSS</strong>U officials and<br />
faculty from Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Colleges. The<br />
discussion highlighted the areas for mutual cooperation and<br />
joint submission of projects. Dr. Shyam Vasudeva Rao from<br />
Philips Electronics India Ltd. mediated the collaborative<br />
meeting. Presentations from both Maastricht and <strong>JSS</strong><br />
Universities were made and discussions were held with regard<br />
to the possible areas of collaborations such as COPD with<br />
emphasis on Non-communicable Diseases, Diabetes, Herbal<br />
Formulation of Drugs, Hypertension and Cardiovascular<br />
Diseases, Climate Change & Diseases, Problem Based<br />
Learning in Medical Education, etc.<br />
Visit of Delegates from Khon Kaen<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Thailand<br />
Delegates from Khon Kaen <strong>University</strong>, Thailand visited<br />
<strong>JSS</strong>U on March 26th 2012 and interacted with officials<br />
and faculty of <strong>JSS</strong>U about the future project collaborations.<br />
The exchange of faculty between <strong>JSS</strong>U and KKU resulted<br />
in joint projects and publications of Environmental Science,<br />
Department of Water & Health. Pursuant to the discussions<br />
held during the meeting future collaborative projects would<br />
include enrollment of students from KKU for Masters in<br />
Environmental Science (Water & Health), exchange of faculty,<br />
registering eligible faculty from KKU as research guides for<br />
research scholars at <strong>JSS</strong>U, joint research projects and other<br />
academic and research initiatives.<br />
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