THE MARIANO Marcos State University has partnered with a public University of East London in a bid to pursue international exchange programs and research collaboration in the fields of renewable energy, net zero energy and probiotics.

A memorandum of understanding was signed by UEL Pro-Vice Chancellor for Careers and Enterprise Paul Marshall and MMSU President Shirley Agrupis.

Under the collaboration, both universities committed to develop and deliver Transnational Education programs at the postgraduate level, specifically in Information Technology.

Capacity building programs on governance, design, and delivery of TNE programs will be developed as part of the initiative.

“MMSU and UEL also committed to engage in community building programs; conduct joint conferences, research activities; and allow exchanges of academic materials and publications, faculty, staff, and students for research, lectures and discussions,” MMSU said.

Agrupis was hopeful that the the partnership will expand to include more areas of collaboration.

Marshall, meanwhile, said their university is dedicated “to realize the contents of the shared agreement and affirmed commitment to sustain the partnership.”

The MOU signing was held on the sidelines of the United Kingdom mission visit of the TNE partnership in IT under the Access and Competitiveness through Internationalization of Higher Education project of the British Council of the Philippines and the Commission on Higher Education.