Mangaluru: The Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE) has signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Binghamton University, the state university of New York on Wednesday, 4th May, 2016.

Announcing this at a press conference held at Gateway Hotel this morning, MITE Chairman Rajesh Chouta said his institution is the only Indian institution apart from Vellore Institute of Technology to enter into collaboration with Binghamton University, which is a premier university of USA.

According to the media release issued by MITE, the two institutions have agreed to “foster advancement in teaching, research, academic collaboration and cultural understanding and to create avenues for enhancing learner experience at both entities, as well as strengthen both entities by finding ways of combining their complementary resources and strengths.”

The signatories of the MoU included Binghamton President Harvey Stenger, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Donald Nieman, MITE Chairman Rajesh Chouta and MITE Principal Easwara Prasad.

Dean of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science Krishnaswami "Hari" Srihari and head of the MITE Department of Information Science and Engineering Manjunath Hebbs were also part of the ceremony, the press release said.

Binghamton University is ranked at 15th place among top 25 in the latest Forbes listing of ‘America’s Best Value Colleges’ announced this week, Chauta said. “This new collaboration will open new avenues for MITE to further its academic and research profile and also for MITE students to explore higher educational opportunities in USA,” he added.