BITS Pilani has signed an MoU with The The University of Manchester, a global leader in research and teaching excellence. The agreement, which aims to promote joint academic and research efforts, was signed during a visit by the University of Manchester team led by Professor Stephen Flint. 

This partnership concentrates on the joint development of quality academic degree programs, undertakes joint research, and enables the movement of students and faculty. In addition, it provides avenues for collaboration with industry, teaching, online education, and co-supervision of doctoral studies, and facilitates dual or joint degrees. 

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠," 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭. "𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚."


The MoU creates a platform for reciprocal academic interaction, research collaboration, and global exposure for students. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and the The University of Manchester, along with the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru as a partner, will also cooperate to obtain worldwide research funding and co-host seminars, lectures, and workshops.

This partnership aligns with BITS Pilani’s strategic emphasis on internationalization and India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, paving the way for globally benchmarked education and research opportunities for students worldwide.

The University of Manchester delegation was led by Professor Stephen Flint, Associate Vice President International, along with Prof. Prof. Aravind V., Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Materials and Head of Internationalization, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Prof. Radha Boya, Professor of Nanoscience, and other senior leaders.