Partnerships

MOUs IN ACTIVE OPERATION at GBPUAT {21 Nos}

AUSTRALIA [03]

1        Western Sydney University (WSU), Sydney, Australia http://westernsydney.edu.au

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in respect of

a)      PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR DUAL AWARD AND HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH [HDR] CANDIDATURE – Doctor of Philosophy + Stipend B

Two students with scholarship of AUD 33512 per year + Consumables

a)      Ms Meenal Singh, PhD Dual degree with Scholarship, College of Agriculture, 2024 Prof Dharma Hagare, Penrith Campus

b)      Ms Vidyawati, PhD Dual degree with Scholarship, College of Agri Business Management, 2025 Prof Dilupa, Hawksbery Campus

b)      COMBINED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR DUAL AWARD AND HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH CANDIDATURE: Master of Research, Doctor of Philosophy Pathway and Doctor of Philosophy

c)      Two Research projects

2        Australia India Water Centre (AIWC)

Consortium of 12 Australian and 16 Indian Universities/Institutes/organisations

a)      Young Water Professionals Programme at New Delhi 2025

b) International Masters Programme in Sustainable Water Features

3        Charles Sturt University, Australia

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in respect of -Four (04) Students mobility to CSU, Australia with a fellowship of AUD 35000 per year + Consumables

a)  PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR DUAL AWARD AND HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH [HDR] CANDIDATURE – Doctor of Philosophy + Stipend B

CYPRUS [01]

1.      University of Cyprus, Nicosia [https://www.ucy.ac.cy]

FRANCE [01]

The DEFIAA project (Developing French Indian exchanges in Agrofood and Agronomy) backed by the French Ministry of Agriculture through a consortium of French Agricultural institutions signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to promote sustainable exchanges.

a) 20 students of Pantnagar University visited France during March 8, 2024 to April 05, 2024.

b) 18 Students of France institutions visited India during 2024 to April 05, 2024.

c) 17 Staff of Pantnagar University visited France during October 6 -11, 2024

d) Dr Christophe and Dr Chantal, DEFIAA Coordinators visited during 8-12, December 2024

e) 20 students of Pantnagar University visited France during March 9, 2025 to April 04, 2025.

f) 14 Students of France institutions visiting Pantnagar, during October 3-30, 2025

g) 20 students of Pantnagar University visited France during March 8, 2026 to April 03, 2026.

f) 02 Staff of Pantnagar University visiting France during March 8-13, 2026

France Volunteers:

2024-25: Seven Months Civic Service at Auch -Ms Ritika Pandey, B Sc (Agri Food), COA

2025-26: Seven Months Civic Service at Auch -Mr Shivam Tripathi, M Tech (Civil-Hydraulic Engineering), COT

IRELAND [01]

1        University College Dublin {www.ucd.il}

Ms Jigyasa Rahal, PhD research scholar (Id No. 63189) Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Community Science [CCS] have been selected as a successful recipient of the UCD Institute of Food and Health Visiting Researcher Bursary for 2026 during June 09 to July 03, 2026, for four weeks.

NEPAL [01]

1        Far Western University, Mahendranagar, Nepal {www.fwu.edu.np}

-Hon. Dr Hemraj PantVice Chancelor, Dr Bishnu Bilas Adhikari, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and others visited Pantnagar and signed an MOU.

-Dr K P Raverkar, Dean, PG, Dr Jyothi Prasad, Professor of CED and Dr Sneha Dohare, Asst Director-International Affairs participated in Intl. Conf at Mahendranagar during 2024

-Dr Bishnu Bilas Adhikari, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Mr Lalit Pandey, Asst Prof Soil Science, Ram Kumar Lamsal, Asst Prof Fishery participated during XVII Agricultural Science Congress 2025 during Feb. 20-22, 2025 participiated.

2        Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), ICIMOD, Nepal

NEW ZEALAND [01]

1.      Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand {sit.ac.nz}

NORWAY [01]

1.      University of South Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn

ROMANIA [02]

1. “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania. University of Sibiu 

International collaboration activities by way of Students and staff exchanges under Erasmus+ Programme Inter-institutional agreement.

Dr Simran Kaur Arora, College of Agriculture participated during 19-23, May 2025 under Erasmus+ Programme 

Faculty, Pantnagar University will be participating during 11-16, May 2026 under Erasmus+ Programme 

2. “King Mihai I” University of Life Sciences, Timișoara (USVT), Romania

a) Erasmus International Cooperation Summer Week– Erasmus+ Summer Week for International Cooperation, a landmark international event, which brought together academic and institutional partners from all over the world, held July 21-25, 2025. Representatives of public and private higher education institutions from Europe, Asia, Africa participated. Dr H J Shiva Prasad, Director, International Affairs and Dr. Shweta Chaudhary, Assistant Director, Intl. Affairs participated from Pantnagar University

b) Erasmus International Cooperation Summer Week– Sustainable Erasmus+ Summer Week for International Cooperation, a landmark international event, which brought together academic and institutional partners from all over the world, held May 18-22, 2026. Representatives of public and private higher education institutions from Europe, Asia, Africa participaited

b)    We are also happy to sign an Erasmus Plus Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] between both the Universities under the inspiration and guidance of Honarable Vice Chancellor Dr Manmohan Singh Chauhan.

3. University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania.

International collaboration activities by way of staff exchanges Inter-institutional agreement.

RUSSIA [03]

1        St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine (SPSUVM), Saint Petersburg, Russia a Public Research University

a) Dr Manmohan Singh Chauhan, Dr K P Raverkar, Dr H J Shiva Prasad, Dr S C Tripathi, Dr Jyothi Prasad participated two weeks exploratory visit to Saint Petersburg and Moscow during 16-30, September 2024.

b) 09 (Nine) Ph D and PG Research Students of SPSUVM visited GBPUAT, India during 2-16 February 2025.

c) Dr Plemyashov Krill, Rector; Dr Nikitin Georjii, Pro Rector visited during April 21-28, 2025

d) 08 (Eight) PG/UG Research Students and Two (02) Faculties of GBPUAT, India will be visiting SPSUVM, Russia during April 12-18 April 2026.

2        Institute of Genetics and Breeding, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg

3        Novosibirsk State Agricultural University, NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION on West Siberian region of Russia

SLOVENIA [01]

1        Kmetijski institute Slovenije / Agricultural Institute of Slovenia in the field of Honey Bee

SPAIN [01]

1        University of Vigo, Vigo

TAJIKISTAN [01]

1        Technological University of Tajikistan, Dushambe 

TURKEY [01]

1        Karadeniz Technical University [KTZ], Trabzon 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [01]

1        University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Valid until Aug 13, 2030) representing College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine.

 MOU’s In Progress (20 Nos)

1         Moscow State University of Veterinary and Biotechnology University

2         Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University of MOSCOW, RUSSIAN

3         XAVIER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (XUSOVM), Aruba 

4         University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR DUAL UNDER GRADUATE AWARD

5         University College (UCD), DUBLIN, Ireland

6         Royal University of Agriculture (RAU), London, United Kingdom

7         College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University College UCD), DUBLIN

8         Riga Technical University (RTU), Liepaja, LATVIYA

9         National University of Science and Technology Politehnica, Bhucharest

10      University of Florida, Gainesville {ufl.edu}

11      Tashkent State Agrarian University, UJBEKISTAN

12      Samarkand Institute of Veterinary Medicine, UJBEKISTAN

13      Massey University, New Zealand

14      University of Rwanda, Rwanda

15      USAMV, Bucharest, Romania {www.usamv.ro}

16      Polytechnic University, Timisoara, Romania {www.usab-tm.ro}

17      Agricultural Institute of Slovenia

18      Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, UK

19      University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, USA

20      Mansoura University, Dakahila Governorate, Egypt

INTERNATIONAL LINKAGE PROJECT ACTIVITIES

GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) https://gian.iith.ac.in

1. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks); July 28-Aug 08, 2025

“Green House Management and Technology” Course Code.2554005 by Prof Krishna Nemali, Purdue University, USA

2. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks); April 21-25, 2025

 “Industrial Wastewater Management towards Sustainable and Safe Environment” Course Code.2554003 by Prof Vijay Kubsad, Washington State Department of Ecology and Washington State University, USA

3. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) Postponed

 “Environmental and Water Resources Decision Making Using Information theory under Climate and Anthropogenic Changes” by Prof Vijay P Singh, Texas A & M University, USA

4. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks); September 14-18, 2018

Water Quality Modeling and Regulations” by Dr Ali Mahdavi Mazdeh, Imam Quomeni International University, Qazvin, Republic of Iran

5. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) Feb 9-13, 2018

Water Futures of Urban and Rural Landscapes” by Prof Basant Maheshwari, Western Sydney University, Australia

6. GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks); December 05-16, 2016

 “Hydrological Modeling and Climate Change” by Prof Vijay P Singh, Texas A & M University, USA

STUDY IN INDIA, Ministry of Education, Govt of India [IN PROGRESS]

Applications received from Foreign Countries – 

Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) 

1.      International research project under Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) titled “Recharge Process of Springs and its Management to mitigate anthropogenic and climate change impact for water Security: A case study in part of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India” sanctioned by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India

National partners

a.      G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar www.gbpuat.ac.in (Indian PI Institute)(Prof Jyothi Prasad, Prof H J Shiva Prasad)

b.      Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi  (Prof M Joshi, Dr S P Rai)

International partners

c.       Western Sydney University, Australia http://westernsydney.edu.au in

(Dr Dharma Hagare, Foreign PI and Prof Basant Maheshwari,Co PI)

d.      University of Melbourne, http://www.ie.unimelb.edu.au/ 

(Dr Meenakshi Arora and Prof Andrew Western)

2.      International research project titled “Securing Water for Agricultural and Food Sustainability: Developing Transdisciplinary Approach to Groundwater Management” sanctioned by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India.

National partners

a.       Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal (Indian PI Institute) www.iitkgp.ac.in Dr Damodar R Malapalli, Prof R Singh, Dr S Chakraborthy, Dr P K Singh

b.      G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar www.gbpuat.ac.in (Indian Co-PI Institute) Prof H J Shiva Prasad, Dr Ravi Saxena

c.       Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, www.svnit.ac.in (Indian Co-PI Institute) Prof J N Patel

International partners

d.      Western Sydney University, Australia; http://westernsydney.edu.au (Foreign PI Institute) Prof Basant Maheshwari

e.       Queensland University of Technology, Australia; www.qut.edu.au (Foreign Co-PI Institute) Prof Ashantha Gunatilleke

f.        Wisconsin University, USA of www.wisc.edu (Foreign Co-PI Institute)Prof Anita Thomson, Prof K G Karthikeyan

3.      International research project under Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) titled "Real-time Automated Pest Monitoring of Horticultural Crops of Sub Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India" with experts Prof Scott Johnson, Prof Andre Van Schaik, Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin, Dr Bharat Ramesh, Dr Nisha Rakesh, Dr Kopal Chaube Dutta of Western Sydney University, Australia, (https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/) Dr Chetan Singh Thakur of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (iisc.ac.in) and Prof Ranjan K Srivastava, Prof Ashutosh Singh, Prof J P Purwar, Prof Satish Chand, Dr Lalit Bhatt of G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (www.gbpuat.ac.in) [Under Implementation}

Dr H J Shiva Prasad, Director, International Affairs; Email:ia@gbpuat.ac.in / https://www.gbpuat.ac.in/directorates/international_affairs/index.html 

Partnerships

GBPUAT is open to have partnership with reputed academia and industries abroad. Such partnerships shall be realized through collaborative research, industrial consultancy, joint degree programs and exchange of students/faculty/staff.

We encourage partnerships initiated by our faculty based on research/academic interests. Strategic partnerships shall be initiated at the institute level.

• Funding/Resources

  • Bilateral research projects through government agencies. Click here for an example (DST, Govt. of India)

  • Companies are encouraged to invest in specific tasks.

• Formal agreements

  • Managed by our office. There are no monetary charges for processing/signing agreements.

  • Agreements are mostly initiated through a general Memorandum of Understanding. A template of such an agreement will be provided on request. 

  • Memorandum of Agreements shall be signed for specific tasks.