Daffodil International University (DIU) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Deemed to be University, Odisha, India, signed a time-demanding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in an online ceremony on May 16, with the goal of setting up the India-Bangladesh Study and Cultural Centre (IBSCC) at the DIU campus.
From DIU, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman, and from KIIT, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Saranjit Singh, signed the agreement in the presence of officials from both institutions. The IBSCC aims to enhance academic relations, achieve research and teaching synergies, collaborate among HEIs of Bangladesh and India, expand youth engagement, and promote cultural diversity between the two nations. The plan for IBSCC was initiated during the visit of Dr. Md. Sabur Khan on January 28 at KIIT University in a meeting with the founder, Dr. Achyuta Samanta.