‘Tokyo Univ to tap BHU’s potential, benefit students’

Banaras Hindu University (Bhu) has had a delegation from Tokyo University recently call on Vice Chancellor of Bhu Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain for mutual cooperation and student and faculty interaction. According to the Bhu spokesperson, the delegation comprising Prof Ke Seetha Ram and Prof Takahiro Kato from the University of Tokyo Delhi Office discussed ways to have greater engagements between students and teachers of Bhu and Prof Seetha Ram suggested exploring possibilities of setting up a Tokyo University Extension Office on Bhu Campus. He said that an institution like Bhu has enormous potential and opportunities to offer not only to students and academicians but to institutions as well, and Bhu is interested in tapping this opportunity for the benefit of students and teachers from both sides. Prof Vc welcomed the suggestions and said that Bhu is committed to creating new opportunities for its members. The Tokyo University delegation also suggested holding a joint international workshop at Bhu involving global universities. Prof Seetha Ram said that India's G20 Presidency offers a plethora of opportunities in different sectors, education being one of the most important of them all. He said that the Asian Development Bank Institute is ready to offer all the support required for the workshop. Prof Nv Chalapathi Rao, Coordinator International Collabor