MoU with Dr. Hemvati Nandan Bhauguna Garhwal University

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar for mutual cooperation witnesseth in the following lines :


1.	Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi has the

appropriate technology for the transfer of knowledge in the areas of

ecology and environment in general and environmental engineering, impact

assessment, pollution monitoring and control, systems analysis, wildlife

conservation, environmental education and environmental laws in particular.

Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) wishes to present all

its publications, research findings and the occasional monographs free of

charge for the proper awareness of environmental education movement in

India. The motivation for bringing awareness specially among the

educational organisations has been based on the issues of environmental

education discussed in the deliberations at Founes in 1971 and later at

Stockholm in 1972 followed by the workshop on Environmental Education at

Belgrade in 1975 and then an Inter Governmental Conference on the subject

at Tbilisi in 1977 organised by United Nations Environment programme(UNEP)

and UNESCO. Hence the role of IIEE through this MoU will be:

a)	to present all the occasional monographs free of charge.

b)	to present all the research reports whenever needed.

c)	to help prepare and Graduate, Master's and Doctoral Programmes on

	environment and related subjects.

d)	to guide in preparation of project proposals to be funded by

	different International Bodies.

e)	to have programmes, seminars, workshops etc. jointly organised for

	protecting our environment at any mutually decided locations.

f)	to allow the alumnis of the collaborating Organisation to pursue

	the study and research programmes. That way the students and

	researchers of both Institutions will be able to exchange ideas by

	visiting the campuses at New Delhi as well as Garhwal.

2. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar will agree with this MoU and in return cooperate with IIEE in the following ways : a) to present the publication, information and knowledge for mutual exchange of ideas in the areas of ecology and environment for its use by the students, faculty and others. b) to help IIEE in the curriculum design or in updating the existing curriculum in the emerging fields. c) to treat the Post Graduate Programme in Ecology & Environment of IIEE at par with Master's Programme of Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Garhwal. d) to allow and register the Post Graduates of IIEE for pursuing Doctoral programmes (D.Litt/Ph.D.) with supervisors and guides from both bodies having the residency requirements to be mutually decided. This will help the alumnis of IIEE to conduct and continue research for the protection of environment in the neighbouring areas. e) to implement the environment friendly projects, with the help of local administration, industrialists, students and the faculty on the guidelines suggested by IIEE. This will help in having a thicker relationship with the State / Central Government as well as the Industrialists for having a better industry-academics interaction for the vocationalisation of environmental careers.