A German delegation from the Calw and Reidlingen
Universities is visiting Kannur University as part of an academic exchange
programme.
The delegation led by Nils H. Birschmann, Director
of SRH Holding and Head of SRH Corporate Communications, began its visit on
November 2 as part of the student and faculty exchange pact between the Kannur
University and the two German universities managed by the SRH Holding.
SRH Holding
SRH Holding is a German foundation that runs
nine universities, 13 hospitals and several educational institutions in Europe
and South-America, according to delegation members.
“For almost 10 years we have a partnership
with the Kannur University based on a memorandum of understanding,” Mr.
Birschmann told .
Most of the students in the team are MBA
graduates or those from media and communications management.
The German team will attend the month-long
academic and non-academic events being organised by the Kannur University’s
Department of Management Studies (DMS). The team will also visit educational
and other institutions in the State and in the neighbouring States.
The exchange programme started in 2006.
The tie-up has had its origin in 2002 when
then Vice-Chancellor late P.K. Rajan visited Calw in Germany as part of a
delegation from here to attend the International Hermann Hesse Festival.
Dr. Rajan had then mooted the proposal for the
tie-up then.
The German team visited District
Collector P. Bala Kiran in his office here on Monday ,the 9TH NOVEMBER
2015.
Mr. Kiran explained to the team about the online government services, digital
filing system and literacy activities in the State. DMS faculty members P.T.
Raveendran and U. Faisal were also accompanied them.
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