Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Jan 20: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Leh and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad.
The aim of MoU is to foster and promote academic and research collaborations, faculty and student exchange, teaching programmes, and a proposal to facilitate the preservation, promotion and development of the Sowa-Rigpa System of Medicine as a model evolving high standards of teaching, training, research and to invoke scientific outlook to the knowledge of Sowa-Rigpa.
The MoU was signed on behalf of NISR Director Leh, Dr Padma Gurmet, and NIPER Director, Prof Shailendra Saraf.
The MoU will give opportunity for faculty exchange and collaborate to identify need-based, demand-driven, sustainable education programs to be delivered through e-learning, distance education and regular modes going forward.
NIPER Hyderabad will provide training in research techniques in Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Bio-analytical studies, medical devices and other related areas and opportunities to undertake electives for BSRMS students at NIPER Hyderabad.
NISR would facilitate research at NIPER Hyderabad by providing clinical material, Materia Medica-Plant Kingdom, Metal, Mineral and Animal Kingdom, Therapeutic principle, External and Rejuvenation Therapy and samples from NISR through this partnership.