Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Queen's University Belfast Delegation Visits Bharati Vidyapeeth for Collaboration
A group from Queen's University Belfast went to Pune, India, to meet with Bharati Vidyapeeth, a big university there.
They talked about working together on research and letting students and teachers travel between the two schools.
The leaders said this would help students learn more and do better science.
Both sides were excited and promised to make the plans real.
This visit shows how universities from different countries can help each other grow.
Queen's University Belfast delegation visited Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital in Pune, India.
Delegation included senior partnership managers, professors, and a dean covering nursing, engineering, AI, and education.
Discussions focused on joint research, faculty and student mobility, dual degree programmes, and innovative educational initiatives.
Bharati Vidyapeeth leaders emphasized the importance of international collaboration for global competence and research impact.
Both institutions expressed commitment to turning talks into concrete collaborative projects, strengthening India‑UK academic ties.
- Who
- Queen's University Belfast delegation and Bharati Vidyapeeth officials
- What
- Exploring partnership for joint research, academic programmes, and mobility
- Where
- Pune, India
- Why
- To create globally competent graduates and advance impactful research
- Institutions involved
- Queen's University Belfast and Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
- Purpose
- Explore academic collaboration, joint research, student and faculty mobility
- Key Delegation Members
- Kathy Brennan, Prof Christine Brown Wilson, Prof David Rooney, Dr Jonathan Browning
- Location of visit
- Pune, India
- Outcome
- Commitment to concrete collaborative initiatives