UL & Sharda University induct Joint Commission

Through partnerships with other universities outside Liberia, the University of Liberia continues to seek opportunities for collaboration that will benefit both parties.

By Lincoln G. Peters 

Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 7, 2024: The University of Liberia (UL) and Sharda University (SU) of India, on Thursday, 7 March 2024, inducted a Joint Commission between the two institutions following a historic signing ceremony on Capitol Hill in Monrovia, Liberia.

The induction of the UL-Sharda Joint Commission results from a memorandum of understanding entered into in India in 2022 regarding knowledge transfer, faculty and administrative staff collaboration, and student exchange, among other issues.

The commissioning ceremony was held in the Auditorium of the UL Capitol Hill campus and brought together authorities from UL and Sharda, Faculty, Staff, and Students, among others.

The President of the University of Liberia Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, Jr., and his counterpart from Sharda Group of Companies/ Sharda University of India, Dr. Ashok Daryani, signed for their respective institutions during the commissioning ceremony.

Through partnerships with other universities outside Liberia, the University of Liberia continues to seek opportunities for collaboration because it places a premium on the academic freedom of creative thinking, sourcing opportunities for students and researchers to continually work where academic excellence thrives in the search of truth and knowledge and where research and teaching are cherished.

Over the years, Sharda University has become one of the leading centers of education, research, and innovation in Delhi, and the University of Liberia believes, as demonstrated through the progress made, that more can be achieved in the partnership it has with Sharda.

Sharda has multiple companies under its control that are involved with High Tech, Medical Science, and Agriculture, among other vital investments.

The induction of the UL-Sharda Joint Commission followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding in India two years ago.

The program induction ceremony brought together officials from both universities. 

During the program, the University of Liberia represented by its President Dr. Julus S. Nelson signed on behalf of his institution while Sharda University President for International Relations Dr. Ashok Daryani signed on behalf of his university and exchanged files.

In June 2022, the University of Liberia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sharda University of India to establish a partnership leading to collaboration.

The MoU between both universities seeks to provide an exchange of faculties and administrative staff and, an exchange of scholars at both graduate and undergraduate levels, among others.

Also, the MoU aims at collaborating on research projects, internships, exchange of academic information and materials, and promoting other academic cooperation as mutually agreed among both universities. 

Dr. Nelson in a special statement said that the implementation of the MoU requires the commitment and collaboration of both institutions if they must achieve what they are all anticipating.

He said they are happy that today they have inducted and launched a Joint Commission for the forward march of both institutions. 

“Today is a remarkable and memorable day in the history of the University of Liberia and the Sharda University and Group of Companies of India, as we both sealed, [and] signed an MoU and induct a joint commission to monitor and report on the implementation of this MoU.” 

For his part, the President for International Relations, Sharda University and Group of Companies, Dr. Ashok Daryani extolled the University of Liberia for the partnership and cooperation.

He committed Sharda University to uphold the MoU and its implementation policy, stating that they are more ready than ever before to provide scholarships, and other opportunities to the University of Liberia. 

“Sharda University is number one in India. We have over twelve colleges with 130 plus programs offered. With this MoU, we will provide scholarships to the top three in the University, the top three in the national exam,” he said.