BITS Law School, Sutherland School of Law to collaborate on research, faculty mobility

NEW DELHI: BITS Law School Mumbai, a constituent of Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, has signed an agreement with Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin (UCD), for collaborative research on intellectual property and technology law, and European Union law. Sutherland School of Law is the first Irish law school to be accredited by the Bar Council of India.
As per the agreement, BITS Law School and UCD Sutherland Law School will also focus on bilateral mobility of faculty members for teaching and research, development of joint programmes to provide immersive learning experiences, development of contemporary courses that are a part of the specialisations offered by the two institutions. These activities aim to enhance standards of academic research, student learning, and to nurture an environment of academic innovation.

The agreement signing ceremony took place in New Delhi in the presence of Irish ambassador to India Kevin Kelly, the UCD delegation led by Dolores O’Riordan, Vice president for global engagement, and the BITS delegation led by Ashish Bharadwaj, dean of BITS Law School.

The ambassador said, “We want to build on Ireland’s bilateral relationship with India across a range of fronts. Not just government to government, but institution to institution, and people to people.” Education has long been a strong link between India and Ireland and the two partners are witnessing academic partnerships between the universities, he added.

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Ashish Bharadwaj said, "The partnership between BITS Law School and UCD Sutherland Law School is a testament to our commitment to foster academic engagement between faculty members and scholars on contemporary legal and policy issues, including music and copyright law, issues of intellectual property rights in Artificial Intelligence, and comparative constitutional law.”

“I am delighted to have signed this MoU with BITSLAW. I look forward to this partnership growing in ways that benefit both our universities,” said Dolores O’Riordan said.