Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Mumbai University, Marathi Language University Sign MoU to Boost Research
Two universities decided to work together.
One is the University of Mumbai.
The other is the Marathi Language University in Riddhapur.
They signed a special agreement called a Memorandum of Understanding, or MoU.
The agreement is about studying and protecting the Marathi language.
The universities will research Marathi books, culture, folk traditions, and dialects.
Students and teachers will be able to visit each other's universities.
They will also use computers and artificial intelligence to study the language.
This will help keep the Marathi language strong in the digital world.
University of Mumbai's MyBoli Study and Research Centre signed an MoU with the Marathi Language University, Riddhapur in Amravati district to promote Marathi language research.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Vice-Chancellors Prof. Ravindra Kulkarni and Prof. Avinash Avalgaonkar.
The universities will jointly undertake research on Marathi language, literature, culture, folk traditions and diverse dialects.
Planned activities include academic exchanges for students and faculty, conferences, workshops, lecture series and training programmes.
The collaboration will also cover emerging fields such as AI, natural language processing, language technology and computational linguistics, in line with NEP 2020.
- Who
- University of Mumbai's MyBoli Study and Research Centre and the Marathi Language University, Riddhapur, represented by Vice-Chancellors Prof. Ravindra Kulkarni and Prof. Avinash Avalgaonkar.
- What
- The two institutions signed an MoU to jointly carry out research and academic programmes on Marathi language, literature, culture, folk traditions and dialects, including digital language technology projects.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Mumbai, and Riddhapur in Amravati district.
- Why
- To strengthen Marathi language research and studies at the national and international levels and enhance the language's presence in the digital era, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
- Signing institutions
- MyBoli Study and Research Centre, University of Mumbai & Marathi Language University, Riddhapur
- Vice-Chancellors
- Prof. Ravindra Kulkarni (University of Mumbai) and Prof. Avinash Avalgaonkar (Marathi Language University)
- Research focus
- Marathi language, literature, culture, folk traditions and diverse dialects
- Emerging fields
- Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, language technology, digital language resources, computational linguistics
- Policy alignment
- National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
- Programmes planned
- Academic exchanges, conferences, workshops, lecture series and training programmes