Archive · 29 Aug 2026
VIT Signs Dual Degree MoU With Columbia University
VIT is an Indian university that has made a new agreement with Columbia University.
Columbia University is in New York in the United States.
The agreement is called a Memorandum of Understanding, or MoU.
It may help engineering students study through international academic programs.
VIT said this is its first dual degree agreement with Columbia University.
The agreement was signed by leaders from both universities.
India’s Consul General in New York was also present.
VIT’s chancellor said the partnership is an important moment for the university.
VIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Columbia Engineering in New York.
The agreement was signed by VIT Chancellor Dr G Viswanathan and Columbia’s Sen Soulaymane Kachani.
India’s Consul General in New York, Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, attended the signing.
VIT said the partnership makes it the first Indian university to enter a dual degree agreement with Columbia University.
The collaboration is intended to create international academic opportunities for VIT engineering students.
- Who
- VIT and Columbia Engineering, represented by their academic leaders, signed the agreement.
- What
- They signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering a dual degree partnership for engineering students.
- When
- Recently; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- The signing took place in New York, USA.
- Why
- The partnership is intended to provide globally competitive education and international academic opportunities for VIT students.
- Institutions
- VIT and Columbia Engineering, Columbia University
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Academic focus
- Engineering education and dual degree opportunities
- VIT signatory
- Dr G Viswanathan, VIT Chancellor
- Columbia signatory
- Sen Soulaymane Kachani, Dean of Academic Affairs and Global Partnerships
- Witness
- Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, Consul General of India in New York
- Claimed significance
- VIT said it is the first Indian university to enter a dual degree agreement with Columbia University