Newcastle varsity signs MoU with Bharti Foundation

Hyderabad: Bharti Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Newcastle University, UK, to extend cooperation in the area of student’s internship and joint academic research.  

As a part of the MoU, the students from Newcastle University, UK, will visit remote villages in India and conduct their research on various educational reform projects run by Bharti Foundation. 

The education programme of Bharti Foundation’s currently reaches out to over 3, lakh students through over 2,100 schools /centres, engaging close to 13,000 teachers across 13 Indian states.

 The findings of their research will be used to further develop and enhance the ongoing programmes, impacting more than 15 lakh community members across rural India.  Speaking on the occasion, Professor Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University, UK, said, “We welcome Bharti Foundation’s support, which helps our students to gain exposure to their education initiatives.   

The internship programme is designed to provide hands-on experience to students and an ability to address the real challenges faced in various facets of rural development. During the course of the internship, students will put to use their academic learning in real life context.