Rono Hills, Sep 3: The Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Doimukh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), Itanagar centre, to foster collaborative academic research and for extension services in the field of electronics and information technology aimed at the socio-economic transformation of the state’s youths. Under this collaboration, both the institutions will work on building a technical relationship in re-skilling and up-skilling and empowering the students in areas of ICT covering areas like digital literacy, industry oriented programmes and livelihood activities.
The Vice Chancellor (Acting) Prof. SK Nayak in his address termed the collaborative MoU a relevant and target oriented one and expressed hope that the collaboration is expected to provide the desired platform for skill enhancement. The Registrar of RGU Dr. N.T. Rikam while speaking on the occasion emphasised the importance of such collaborations between the academic organisations in shaping the youths through digital literacy. 
The Director in-charge of NIELIT R.K. Bigensana Singh said that, this MoU marks a significant step toward strengthening the research based ecosystem in the field of information technology in Arunachal Pradesh. The Dean of Engineering & Technology of RGU Prof. Utpal Bhattacharjee in his remark said that the mutual collaboration will benefit the student community to pursue internship and summer training. 
The Joint Registrar of RGU Dr. David Pertin informed that the MoU will be operational for three years wherein RGU will provide rent free built-up space to set up Information Technology Lab by NIELIT to operate thirty units of computer sets and depute students to undergo Value Added and Skill Enhancement Courses following NEP-2020 parameters.

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