Symbiosis International University and University of Birmingham announce partnership

February 16, 2024: The University of Birmingham and Symbiosis International University (SIU) have joined forces to make it simpler for Indian college students to check for a postgraduate regulation qualification within the UK. Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University and Professor Adam Tickell, Vice-Chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create an training and analysis partnership yesterday night.

As nicely as making a pathway for SIU college students to safe an LLM Degree, the 2 universities exploring analysis collaborations, educational exchanges and scholar mobility alternatives between Pune and Birmingham.

Students from Symbiosis Law School (SLS) who meet the required requirements of their Indian diploma programmes will have the ability to apply for admission to the postgraduate programme at Birmingham Law School. The college students may even be awarded particular scholarships as half of the partnership, in addition to enabling college students to progress of their authorized {qualifications}.

The partnership will discover new alternatives for SIU undergraduate regulation college students to spend time learning at Birmingham by way of trade preparations. It may even see authorized specialists in Birmingham and Pune working collectively on law-related analysis initiatives.

Following at present’s signing ceremony in Pune, Professor Adam Tickell commented: “The University of Birmingham is a worldwide ‘civic’ college and we’re dedicated to forging significant training and analysis partnerships in India. Indian college students occupy an vital place in our world scholar group and our dedication to the nation as a strategic companion.

“Our partnership with Symbiosis International University will assist college students to learn from the wealthy academic, social, and cultural expertise of learning at our stunning campus in Birmingham – providing them a top-tier training and wonderful worldwide profession prospects. We hope it’s going to additionally result in fruitful joint analysis and scholar mobility alternatives as our collaboration progresses.”

A member of the distinguished Russell Group of UK universities, Birmingham is ranked among the many prime 100 universities on the earth and presently the third hottest college focused by UK employers, in accordance with High Fliers Research.

According to the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2023, Birmingham Law School is within the Top 75 of world Law Schools. Some 87% of its analysis exercise is world-leading or internationally wonderful, in accordance with the UK’s Research Excellence Framework.

Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University commented: “SLS Pune’s pathway program with the University of Birmingham is the primary collaborative program between our universities. We are hopeful that this can pave the best way for broader university-wide collaborations throughout disciplines. We are eager to discover analysis collaborations that may harness the potential of each universities. This go to marks the start of a precious and strategic partnership between SIU and the University of Birmingham.”

Symbiosis Law School was established in 1977 and is taken into account one of the very best Law Schools in India- delivering world-class regulation training. Previously related to the University of Pune, in 2002, it grew to become half of SIU – boosting its instructing, studying, and analysis exercise.

The settlement will cowl SIU college students who’ve efficiently accomplished BA LLB or BBA LLB or efficiently accomplished the second yr of the three-year course and the fourth yr of the five-year Law programme.