AQAR 2005-2006 - Madras Christian College

AQAR 2005-2006, MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CHENNAI11. New collaborative research programmes:Departments continue to maintain collaborative arrangements with variousorganizations and institutions for research programmes:Department of Economics, Madras Christian College has collaboration with MadrasInstitute of Development Studies (MIDS) for research.• Department of Commerce has signed an MOU with ICICI Bank to offer bankingcourse through an E-Learning Module.• Department of Commerce, Madras Christian College offers World Class BusinessEducation Programme funded by Ms. Chandrika Tandon, a distinguished alumnaof the department. The program has brought in radical changes in the quality ofeducation offered by the Department of Commerce.• Department of Social Work (aided stream) has signed MoU’s with MediantMental Health Institution, Enscheda, The Netherlands; Saxion University, TheNetherlands; Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada; and Chang JungChristian University, Taiwan, to facilitate teaching and research.• Department of Statistics, Madras Christian College has research collaborationswith Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Chennai, National Sample SurveyOrganization (NSSO) and the Departments of Statistics of other colleges andUniversity of Madras for the academic benefit of the students.• Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College has signed a MoU withOrchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and conducted a training programmefor their employers under the programme ‘OLIVE’ in 2005.• Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College has collaborativearrangements with leading research institutions like CLRI, CSIR, CECRI, NEERI,Asthagiri Research Institutions, IGCAR, Hindustan Photo Films-Ooty, to carryPostgraduate research projects. The program has benefited students to gainknowledge about the theoretical aspects of the sophisticated instruments and hasmotivated some students to continue their project work and pursue doctoralresearch in the same laboratory.• Department of Botany, Madras Christian College has collaborative researchprogramme with organizations like National Biodiversity Association (NBA),20