MoU between SRFTI Kolkata and IIMC Dhenkanal for Facilitating Academic Synergy and Innovation

The landmark agreement is aimed at fostering academic collaboration, supporting mutual research and training, and creating for students a wider platform of industry-appropriate practice.

Prof Sukanta Mazumdar, Dean, SRFTI and Prof. Anand Pradhan, Regional Director, IIMC Dhenkanal signed the MoU in the presence of Dr. Nimish Rustagi, Registrar and Additional Director General of IIMC. Shri Deepak Singh, Registrar, SRFTI; Prof. Chandan Goswami, Dean (EDM Wing); Prof. SudiptaBhowmick, Head of the Department, EDM Management, among others were present.

IIMC Vice Chancellor, Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur appreciated the Dhenkanal campus for appreciating her on the MoU signing and instilling strong synergy among the two campuses.

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Prof. Anand Pradhan highlighted the importance of institutional collaborations by stating, "This collaboration between two sister organizations of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will open new interesting avenues of opportunities for the students and personnel. It will become a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing, creative pursuit, and professional development."

Dr. Nimish Rustagi revealed that the strategic partnership would bring numerous opportunities. "This tie-up will yield joint academic programs, research projects, short-term skill enhancement, and common facilities and skills. It is our attempt to widen the gamut of media education and practice," he asserted.

Whitewashing the union bid, SRFTI Dean Prof. Sukanta Mazumdar said, "IIMC and SRFTI are both industry leaders in eastern India with contrasting strengths. The union will be entrepreneurial innovation and skill-based programs in fields of mass communications, media, and films."

This partnership will also be likely to particularly enrich journalism, film, and digital media as well as allied students with multidisciplinary learning and exposure to classical as well as changing tools of narration and communication.

The signing of MoU bears witness to IIMC Dhenkanal's continued efforts to forge meaningful academic alliances that allow students and teachers of Odisha and indeed the entire nation to empower themselves and enrich the country's media and communication education landscape even further.