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AU signs MoU with Boston Architectural College

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AU signs MoU with Boston Architectural College

VISAKHAPATNAM Andhra University (AU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Boston Architectural College (BAC), United States, to expand international academic collaborations and research initiatives. The agreement was signed in the presence of AU Vice-Chancellor G.P. Raja Sekhar and BAC President Mahesh Daas.

It provides for dual-degree programmes, postgraduate admissions and joint academic initiatives in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture and design studies. The two institutions will also collaborate in urban design, construction robotics and real estate development, besides facilitating faculty exchanges. They will work towards developing educational frameworks to address environmental and technological challenges.

Founded in 1889, BAC is a design institution based in Boston, Massachusetts. AU officials said the partnership, coinciding with the university’s centenary year, would provide students and faculty members access to global research networks and emerging opportunities in the built environment sector.