Mumbai, 07 May (HS): Gadchiroli’s Gondwana

University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lloyd Metals and

Energy and Australia’s Curtin University at Mumbai’s Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.

Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

were present.

Australia’s Commercial Counsul General Paul Murphy,

Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Mark Ogden, Gondwana University VC Dr

Prashant Bokare, Managing Director of Lloyd Metals B Prabhakaran, Higher and

Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, ex-minister Sudhir Mungantiwar,

MLC Parinay Phuke and others were present.

The MoU relates to the establishment of a University

Technical Institute to train youths in metallurgy, mining, and computer science

and other related subjects in engineering. The Gondwana and Curtin universities

will conduct twinning degree courses.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar