greater noida the shiv nadar university delhincr and the indian institute of science education and research iiser pune have entered into a memorandum of understanding mou for collaborations in scientific research development rd and facultystudent exchanges between the two institutionsthe agreement enables the two institutions to pursue significant academic cooperation in research and development projects in the areas of natural sciences leveraging their respective expertise and capabilitiesaccording to an official release by shiv nadar university the scope of the agreement includes sharing of relevant information and laboratory resources between the two institutions as well as exchange of students scholars and postdoctoral fellows for projectsaccording to dr rupamanjari ghosh vicechancellor of shiv nadar university delhincr our partnership with iiserpune is reflective of our steadfast belief that in a true partnership 11 becomes more than 2 scientific research is the bedrock of inventions innovations and transformational solutions for the myriad problems that vex our world the ongoing pandemic has reinstated its importance everywhere and as a researchfocused institution we are committed to contributing to tackling the most pressing issues of global importance higher education should drive and not just respond to industry and technologythe vice chancellor said that a strong scientific research setting is essential for economic progress and longterm sustainable development of our nationthe mou between shiv nadar university delhincr and the iiser pune also aims to establish provisions for exchange of students for pursuing structured courses and internships joint grant applications joint publications conferences and workshops and exchange visits of faculty members the agreement will be in effect for the next five years which is extendable thereafterdr sanjeev galande professor and dean research development iiser pune said this mou underscores the commitment of both institutions towards nurturing scientific excellence this heralds the new era of synergistic partnerships between institutions of higher education funded by the government and private entities in india the ongoing collaboration in chemistry initiated this partnership which will now extend to other disciplinesapart from the focus on scientific research the two institutions also share commonality in their aims of contributing to nationbuildingwhile the iiser pune is a declared an institute of national importance by an act of the parliament shiv nadar university delhi ncr has been recently accorded the status of institution of eminence by the ministry of education government of india