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MoU with University
of Maryland, College Park, USA
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Taking a step forward
towards its future vision of excellence in education, on
January 18, 2006, DEI signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the University of Maryland, College
Park (UMD) which envisages joint research, faculty
exchange and distance education. In addition to
exchange of faculty
and students for research, teaching and study,
exchange of scholarly
publications and other information in areas of
interest to both parties, including library collections
and services, the agreement also covers joint curriculum
development in support of K-12 education and joint
development of innovative teaching methods.
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The Signing Ceremony
held over the Internet |
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In a radical departure from
normal signing ceremonies, this Memorandum of
Understanding was signed in a joint meeting held via the
Internet, with signatories Professor V. G. Das, Director
DEI, and Dr. C. Dan Mote Jr., President University of
Maryland, College Park.
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Professor V. G. Das, Director, Dayalbagh Educational
Institute signs the MoU papers at Dayalbagh, Agra in a
ceremony held over the Internet.
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Dr. C.
Dan Mote, President, University of Maryland, signs the
MoU at Maryland. The projection of the video from
Dayalbagh can be seen in the background. |
MoU Operationalized with Webcast
of CMSC 412 Operating Systems |
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This MoU was immediately
operationalized through launch of Foreign Direct
Instruction on January 26, 2006 through live interactive
classes over the Internet by way of registration of post
graduate science and final year engineering students for
a 3-credit course CMSC 412 Operating Systems floated by
the Department of Computer Science, University of
Maryland. Nine students successfully completed all
requirements and have been awarded Certificates jointly
from DEI and UMD. Courses for live streaming have been
finalized till Fall, 2007. This makes DEI a leader in
Internet based instruction in this form.
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Schedule of Web Cast
from University of Maryland to DEI |
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These classes are held
twice a week from 8:30-9:45pm in the Multimedia
Laboratory if the Institute. A recorded version of the
lecture is replayed the following morning at 9am which
is attended by students who were unable to take the
lecture the night before. Other courses that are planned
are listed below.
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CMSC 412 Operating Systems
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Start Date: January 26, 2006. (Complete) |
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CMSC 412 Operating Systems
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Start Date: August 31, 2006. (Ongoing) |
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CMSC 818Z Graduate Seminar - Information Centric
System Design |
Spring 2007 (Two-way interactive) |
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CMSC 417 Computer Networking |
Fall 2007 |
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Research Colloquia |
Available on a weekly basis |
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Other Planned
National MoUs |
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DEI is tying up with several IITs for collaborations in teaching
and research which include the following:
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
Planned International
Collaborations and MoUs |
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Other collaborations are also in the planning stage.
Some of the Universities which we are approaching for
collaborative work include:
University of Waterloo, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Pittsburgh, USA
MIT, USA
Princeton University, USA
Caltech,
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