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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.
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