A JNU in Kazakhstan? VC discusses setting up campus with diplomat

JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit met Kazakhstan diplomat to discuss academic cooperation and setting up of a JNU campus abroad.

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit met Kazakhstan diplomat Nurlan Zhalgasbayev to discuss academic cooperation and the setting up of a JNU campus in Kazakhstan.

The move has been taken in the direction of implementing the internationalisation of JNU, the university administration informed through a tweet. "Working towards implementing Internationalization of JNU, VC Prof. Santishree D. Pandit met Mr. Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Republic of Kazakhstan. Talks focussed on academic co-operation & setting up of an offshore JNU campus in Kazakhstan," said the tweet.

Working towards implementing Internationalization of JNU, VC Prof. Santishree D. Pandit met Mr. Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Republic of Kazakhstan. Talks focussed on academic co-operation & setting up of an offshore JNU campus in Kazakhstan. pic.twitter.com/VYEnbesz4c

— Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) May 18, 2022

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