Bennett University, a Times Group initiative, and edX, the non-profit online learning platform founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), today signed a collaborative agreement to provide online courses to its students.
"We are delighted to announce this collaboration with edX and are confident that their expertise and global reach will greatly benefit Bennett University students," Bennett, Coleman & Co Managing Director and Chancellor of Bennett University Vineet Jain told reporters here.
"This is a milestone in the Indian education forum and I firmly believe the association with edX will assist graduating students to be industry ready from day one," Jain said.
The campus of Bennett University will be launched in July this year in Greater Noida.
It will be supported by research-driven faculty, global academic partnerships and a well-rounded industry-centric curriculum. The varsity will prepare students to compete and prosper in a rapidly-transforming world.
The university will initially offer a B. Tech in Engineering (with specialisations in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics & Communications and Mechanical Engineering), and an MBA.
Over the next few years, it will expand to a comprehensive offering of undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD programs across engineering, management, media, law, design, architecture, liberal arts and applied sciences.
Both edX and Bennett University will work to develop a mutually-agreeable plan for offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) to students as part of a blended curriculum.
Anant Agarwal, CEO - edX and MIT Professor said, "At edX we are committed to offering high quality education around the world and India is an important and growing market for us. We are delighted with this synergetic association with Bennett University. We are certain that with the lineage of the Times Group, Bennett University will be instrumental in extending learning opportunities to learners who lack access to education and high quality resources."
Signing the agreement, Vineet Jain and Anant Agarwal emphasised the growing need for innovative and international education standards in the country.
