La Trobe University to Celebrate its 20th Anniversary of Partnership with LSR College, DU in 2016!

NEW DELHI - Aug. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia and has been one of Australia’s pioneering universities for forty seven years. The University encourages students and staff to gain international experience and develop a curriculum and research programs of International Standards.

La Trobe University has further strengthened ties with India after committing to continue a 20-year relationship with a leading education institution in New Delhi.

La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar visited India this month with Minister for Education and Training, Christopher Pyne, to formalise the agreement and further enhance the existing relationship.

La Trobe University has worked closely with Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi since 1996.

To recognise the 20 years of partnership in 2016, La Trobe University and Lady Shri Ram College (LSRC) have signed a MoU for a LSRC academic to spend one month at La Trobe University to undertake a professional development program in 2016.

Professor Dewar said program would enable the LSRC academic to learn more about the Australian University system and share knowledge of the Indian system with La Trobe.

“We are proud to partner with Lady Shri Ram College for Women and look forward to working even more closely in future,” Professor Dewar said.

“Gaining international experience – both culturally and academically – is a fantastic opportunity that we want to offer to all of our staff and students.

“This will provide exciting new opportunities for staff exchange, as well as the sharing of research, teaching, and other programs.

In 1967 at its inception, La Trobe’s founders made a commitment to study the Indian subcontinent. This was reflected in staff appointments and the decision to purchase of the Borchardt Library, which boasts the most extensive collection of recent Indian artefacts in Australia.

These close ties were realized when Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited La Trobe University during her Australian tour in 1968, making her the first Indian Prime Minister to visit an Australian University.

Indian Student Benefits
Exchange Agreement with  Lady Sri Ram College  This student and staff exchange agreement will provide opportunity to students and staff from each University to visit the other and learn from inter-exchange program.

Past Achievements
Shri Amitabh Bachchan Scholarship In 2014, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan visited and presented La Trobe graduate Roshan Kumar with the Shri Amitabh Bachchan Scholarship, valued at up to A$200,000 over 4 years.

The scholarship will be presented every 4 years by Mr. Bachchan to an Indian citizen to develop a thesis related to media, digital technology and communication.

La Trobe University choice of Indian Bollywood Industry for shooting!  La Trobe University was the choice for the setting of some scenes in the feature film, Salaam Namaste, (directed by Yash Chopra) released in September 2005 starring Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta.

La Trobe University signed MOU with a leading Indian Premier League Cricket team [IPL] “Kings XI Punjab  In Sept 2014, La Trobe University signed an MOU with a leading Indian Premier League Cricket team [IPL] “Kings XI Punjab” in the presence of the Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Under the MOU, La Trobe Sport Management students worked as interns with the team during the IPL season (April to June 2015) and staff from the La Trobe Centre for Sport and Social Impact had to conduct a range of research projects to assist Kings XI Punjab with their marketing and broader business strategy.

7 of LTU’s students came to India to work with KXIP under this arrangement. Also two of their leading researchers from Sport management visited India to conduct research project with them.