JOIN USUniversity of Mysore (UoM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) for collaborative academic and research programmes. UoM vice-chancellor Prof V G Talawar exchanged the MoU with ISEC director Deshpande.
The MoU is aimed to make it possible for institute academic exchange between UoM and ISEC based upon principles of mutual equality and reciprocity of benefits.
ISEC will register its students for Ph D In social sciences, wherever feasible in the departments of economics, agricultural economics, environmental economics, political science, public administration, sociology, social anthropology, social work, education, development studies and other related disciplines.
ISEC director Deshpande said that more than 175 researchers from their institute have already obtained their Ph Ds, with a majority of them earning their doctorate from UoM. ISEC is an all India institute for interdisciplinary research and training in social sciences established in 1972.
UoM registrars P S Naik, B Ramu and ISEC registrar K S Narayan were present.