JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI-CMA) for joint research and academic activities on finance, accounting and management during the recently held ICAI (CMA) Karnataka State Level Convention on Agri Value Management in Bengaluru.
The MoU enables the members of ICAI (CMA) to enrol for Ph.D programme at JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University).
The session of the Karnataka State level convention of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India was based on Agri Value Management. The programmes predominantly covered the various aspects of entrepreneurship in agri-horticulture sector, scopes regarding further research on the topic and various other matters related to “enriching the farmers”.
Raj Singh, vice-chancellor, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), said, “We firmly believe this collaboration will open up new horizons of research, projects, internships and consultancy and will further strengthen the relationship between the two great institutions in the years to come.”
The event comprised of eight technical sessions by distinguished academics from renowned universities across India and agricultural experts from the government departments. ‘Blockchain Platform for Agriculture’, ‘Agri Start-up the way Forward’, ‘Horticulture and Value Addition for Increasing the Income of Farmers’ and many more topics were part of the intense discussion during the event.
K Sreekumar, professor, Department of Commerce of JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), said, “Inclusion and excellence are the main mottos of the NEP 2020, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) is one of the first Universities to implement these in our curriculum. Through this MoU we expect the members of ICAI (CMA) to benefit from increased expertise, knowledge and skills available through multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary integrations of the curriculum.”
He added, “We are glad to offer these facilities to the CMA fraternity and create a holistic platform for them to achieve great success in their educational aspirations.”