MAHE signs MoU with the University of Sydney Top Searches: | TNN | Mar 6, 2021, 09:37 IST MANIPAL: The University of Sydney (USyd) has underpinned its partnership with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) with an agreement to enhance academic and educational exchange and research collaborations. The University of Sydney is one of the best universities in Australia and is consistently ranked in the top 50 universities in the world. Professor Stephen Garton AM, vice-chancellor and principal at University of Sydney and Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, the vice-chancellor of MAHE, signed the MoU in a high-profile virtual event on Thursday attended by heads of institutions from the faculty of health sciences. Besides enhancing academic interaction between the two universities, the MoU shall facilitate two-way mobility of students and announce a call for research seed grant scheme that will build capacity based on collaborative research. Through this collaboration both the universities intend to identify opportunities for joint activities in areas of mutual interest that address the pressing issues globally.