Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham becomes an active partner to the European Union initiative, The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation program. In this consortium of European and Indian universities, Amrita will send over fifty students and faculty to different universities in Europe to participate in short-term and long-term research projects.

This initiative is funded by the European Commission. The consortium comprises 16 renowned educational institutions, including 9 from Europe and 7 from Asia. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is one of only 4 Indian Universities to participate.

Opportunities available are mainly in the engineering and management areas. “We are fortunate that the fraternity at Amrita has shown great interest in participating. Students and faculty who take advantage of this opportunity will undoubtedly be in the forefront of global research and technology in the years to come,” remarked Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, the program director.

A few openings are still available. For more information, please contact Pradeep Kumar at the University Liaison Office (Eureca) in Coimbatore. He can be reached at 0422-2652322. Alternatively, one may write to him at ccr[at]amrita[dot]edu or pradeepkumar[at]ettimadai[dot]amrita[dot]edu.

December 19, 2008
VC’s Office, Coimbatore