CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa, and BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 11 October 2022 to develop a long-term collaboration in the areas of education, training and research in the areas of biology, chemistry, marine instrumentation and high-performance computing.

The MoU was signed by Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR-NIO and Prof. Suman Kundu, Director, BITS, Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus in the presence of Prof. D.M. Kulkarni, Dean Administration, Prof.MeenalKowshik, Associate Dean, Sponsored Research and Consultancy Division, BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa and Dr V.V. Sanil Kumar, and Shri. Venkat Krishnamurthy of CSIR-NIO.

CSIR-NIO and BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa, have a long history of cooperation in various scientific domains of interest and this MoU will now facilitate a roadmap for further meaningful interactions that aredrawn on mutual strengths of the two organisations in the specific fields of oceanography. CSIR-NIO by virtue of its systematic and focused research in the field of ocean data collection, environmental impact assessment, and ocean modelling, has maintained the highest standards in this domain and thus this collaboration will now facilitate the utilisation and sharing of the expertise of both the organisations with the latest developments in the field of oceanography.