nagpur the rtm nagpur university is exploring new vistas and for the better after syracuse the nagpur university has received a proposal from national university of singapore nus to forge a tieup and if all goes well it may materialise soon hence an rtmnus which stands for joint collaboration for courses of rtm nagpur university rtmnu and national university of singapore nus is very much in the offingthe proposal to this effect came from a highprofile official of the nus prof b v r chodhari who had written a letter to the vicechancellor s n pathan for exploring possibilities for conducting joint courses in the area of research and development between the two institutionsive received a mail from prof chodhari who forwarded the proposal for collaboration between two universities he is supposed to visit the city along with a nus delegation on april 16 said an elated pathandeliberating further the vicechancellor added that there are numerous possibilities of collaboration between two education giants in the field of research we can launch new courses in both the countries and students as well as lecturers exchange programmes could be undertaken additionally new post graduate programmes in msc and mtech in the field of science and technology could be introduced the students can also go to singapore on fellowship he stressedhe informed that nus houses 14 faculties offering courses in business law medicine computing and dentistry among others it offers 26 joint degree 37 double degree and seven concurrent degree programmesthis would be second effort of the nagpur university to move out of the country for forging tieups earlier the varsity received the same proposal from usbased lc smith college of engineering coming under syracuse university wherein the delegations from both sides visited each others campus the varsities also decided to ink an agreement offering postgraduate programmes in engineering facultyweve prepared and sent a draft of mou to be signed between two institutions to lc smith college officials last month since vacations are underway at the united states it would take some time to the syracuse officials to file a reply but were hopeful that it will be inked soon pathan said