By IANS,
Hyderabad : The Oklahoma State University Monday signed a MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Society For Knowledge Network (APSFKNW) to explore offering joint certificate programmes.
Under the pact, the 123-year-old American university will explore the opportunities for offering joint certificate programmes in analytics, data mining, decision support system and business intelligence through the Jawahar Knowledge Centres (JCKs) run by state-owned APSFKNW.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Oklahoma University president Burns Hargis and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Laksmaiah.
“We expect this MoU to yield great results for both,” said Hargis, who is leading a delegation of university officials including from the business school and the departments of engineering and agriculture.
“We have benefited from talent, analog and the work ethics of people from this part of India and we want to do much more,” he added.
Laksmaiah, who did his MS from Oklahoma University, said the MoU was aimed at enhancing the employability of the graduates through JKCs.
Ramesh Sharda, director, Ph.D. in Business for Executives, Spears Schools of Business, Oklahoma University, told IANS: “We get lot of students from India, especially from Andhra but we don’t have a formal set up here with any university. We are exploring that option.”
The university president and other members of the delegation will be meeting officials of various Indian universities here Tuesday to explore the opportunities for joint collaboration.