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TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 26, 2023
The Gopabandhu Academy of Administration (GAA) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM) to establish collaborative knowledge partnership in the field of academics, research and training.
The MoU was signed by GAA Centre for Good Governance Odisha (CGGO) Director Dr. Shashank Grahacharjya and CUTM President Prof. (Dr.) Mukti Kanta Mishra in the presence of GAA Director General Raj Kumar Sharma.
The objective of this MoU is to establish co-operation between both institutions as Knowledge Partners and to realise their full potential in the field of Academic Research and Training. It marks the formal agreement of both institutions to explore practical approaches for creating professional relationships in order to enhance the competencies in functioning and contribute to skill development, capacity building and research on the mutually agreed areas.
Expressing pleasure over the signing of MoU, GAA Director General Sharma said that the fruitful partnership with CUTM – a well accredited skill university – will go a long way in enhancing the training skills and competencies of the government officials of Odisha. “The partnership will grow day by day and benefit the people of Odisha in general and both the academic institutions in particular,” he added.
He further said that the MoU would augment the efforts of this premier administrative training institution of the country to achieve its highest standards.
CUTM President Prof. Mishra in his address observed that the MoU signing is momentous, an honour and privilege for CUTM that is accredited and rated high in India on skill development. “This invaluable partnership marks the beginning of a long road ahead to become innovative, imaginative and creative in skill and competency building,” he said.
