This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi and Kuvempu University, B.R. Project, Simoga, 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 revise 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 at IIEE by providing them institutional facilities.
2. Kuvempu University, B.R. Project, Simoga, 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 the Post Graduate Programme for allowing and registering the alumnis of IIEE for Doctoral Programmes with supervisors and guides from both bodies having the residency the alumnis and researchers of both the collaborating institutions to conduct research for the protection of environment and Mother Earth.
d) 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.
e) to provide local hospitality to the policy makers and faculty members in the host country on a reciprocal basis.
f) to help cooperate in strengthening the environment related programmes in the developing countries.
24 December 1993
Chairman, IIEE Vice Chancellor, Kuvempu University