Manipal: Manipal University through Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS) signed an MoU with Boston University here on Monday.

A release here said that the Manipal University’s MoU with Boston University through Henry M. Goldman Schools of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) would promote mutual understanding and contribute to the advancement and progress of dental education and science through educational and academic collaboration and exchanges of mutual interest and benefit.

The MoU was signed by H. Vinod Bhat, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, and Nirmala Rao, Dean of Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS) and Jean Morrison, Boston University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, and Jeffrey W. Hutter, Dean BUGSDM.

The purpose of the MoU is to establish an exchange programme during the 2017-2020 academic years. The universities have agreed to send four students and a faculty member as team leader for two-week rotations.

The BUGSDM rotation is expected to begin in September of each academic year and that of MCODS will begin between June 1 and August 15 of each academic year, the release said.