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An MOU was signed between the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (DDSS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and the National Maritime Foundation, (NMF), New Delhi

An MOU was signed between the two in order to start a Post Graduate Diploma in “Underwater Domain Awareness Framework” followed by a lecture delivered by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director General, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi on “Historical and Contemporary Development of Warships: ‘Types’, ‘Classes’, ‘Projects’ and Inherent Characteristics of Warships,” on Monday, 27th December, 2021, at 03:00 p.m. at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hall, Main Building, SPPU.

The dignitaries present during the MOU Signing Ceremony were the Hon’ble Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director General, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi; Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Prof. (Dr.) Nitin Karmalkar; Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Umarani, Hon’ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Pawar, Registrar, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Prof. (Dr.) Apoorva Palkar, Director, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages, SPPU; Prof. (Dr.) Parag Kalkar, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management, SPPU; Capt Anand Dixit, President, Indian Maritime Foundation (IMF), Rear Admiral RJ Nadkarni, Commodore Ajay Chitnis Pune; Resident Scholar Program (RSP) Officers; Staff; Students and Representative from Print and Electronic Media.

MOU Signing Ceremony between Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University to establish the Chair of Excellence at the DDSS, SPPU

The Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (DDSS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), has set a high bar by being associated with the Ministry of Defence, Government of India for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the Chair of Excellence at the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, SPPU on Friday, 3rd September 2021 at 11:45 a.m. at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hall, Main Building, SPPU.

The dignitaries present during the MOU Signing Ceremony were Hon’ble Shri. Mayank Tewari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India; Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Prof. (Dr.) Nitin Karmalkar; Dr. A K Mishra, Director, History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India; Shri. S. Gopal Krishna, Director Training, Ministry of Defence, Government of India; Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Umarani, Hon’ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Pawar, Registrar, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Lt Gen Shekatkar (Retd); Lt Gen A L Chavan (Retd); Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd), Savarkar Chair Professor; Maj Gen Manoj Oka, VSM (Retd), Chhatrapati Shivaji Chair Professor; Air Marshal SS Soman, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Chair Professor, Mrs. Anuja Chakraborty, Regional Director, ICCR, Pune; Resident Scholars Programme (RSP) Officers, Staff, Students and Representatives from print & electronic media.

MOU exhange ceremony between Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, SPPU and Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists to start PG Diploma in Defence Technology

The Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (DDSS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists (IDST) has signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to start PG Diploma in “Defence Technology” on Friday, 27th August 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hall, Main Building, SPPU.

The dignitaries present during the MOU Exchange Ceremony were Dr. G. Sateesh Reddy Secretary, Department of Defense R&D and Chairman Defence Research and Development organization (DRDO) Ministry of Defence, Government of India; Hon’ble Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Umarani; Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Pawar, Registrar, SPPU; Shri. Pravin K. Mehta, Distinguished Scientist and DG ACE; Shri. Ramnarayana, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, DIAT, (Defence Institute of Advanced Technology); Dr. V. Venkateswara Rao, Outstanding Scientist and Director, Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); Shri. PM Kurulkar, Outstanding Scientist and Director R&D (Engineers); Shri. K.P.S Murthy, Outstanding Scientist and Director High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL); Dr. C. L. Dhamejani, President, Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists (IDST), Pune Branch; Dr. D B Sarwade, Chairman, IDST, Pune Branch; Shri. S.S. Kulkarni, General Secretary, IDST, Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd), Savarkar Chair Professor; Maj Gen Manoj Oka, VSM (Retd), Chhatrapati Shivaji Chair Professor; Air Marshal SS Soman, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Chair Professor, Resident Scholars Programme (RSP) Officers, Staff, Students and Representatives from print & electronic media.

MoU between Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

The Savitribai Phule Pune University's (SPPU), Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (DDSS) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) Headquarters, New Delhi, signed two MOUs on Saturday, 29th February, 2020, at 11:00 a.m, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Hall, Main Building, SPPU. The first being an MOU to establish the first ever Chair of Excellence in India, in the name of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh and the second being an MOU for Resident Scholar Programme (RSP) for air force officers, at DDSS, SPPU.

The Chair of Excellence has set a tone to enhance further collaborations between the armed forces and the academia.

The MOU was signed by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Prof. (Dr.) Nitin Karmalkar and Air Marshal Amit Dev, AVSM VSM, Air Officer Incharge Personnel, Indian Air Force.

The MOU signing ceremony took place in the august presence of the following delegates from SPPU and delegates from the Indian Air Force: Air Chief Marshal (Retd) PV Naik, PVSM VSM; Air Marshal (Retd) Bhushan Gokhale, PVSM AVSM VM; Air Marshal (Retd) SS Soman, PVSM AVSM VM; Air Vice Marshal LN Sharma, AVSM, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education), Indian Air Force; Air Commodore SP Bhandare, Air Office Commanding, 9BRD Air Force, Pune; Group Captain Shakti Sharma, Indian Air Force; Air Vice Marshal V Rajhans, VSM, Commandant MILIT; Air Vice Marshal M Ranade, AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding ADV HQ SWAC, Indian Air Force; Mr. Rakesh Kumar, IDAS PIFA, Indian Air Force and Air Commodore R Bhasin, VM, Air Officer Commanding 2 Wg Air Force, Pune were present.

Hon'ble Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) N.S. Umarani; Registrar, SPPU, Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Pawar; Finance and Accounts Officer, SPPU, CA Atul Patankar; Member of Management Council, Shri. Rajesh Pande, Shri. Prasanjit Fadanavis; Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management, SPPU, Prof. (Dr.) Parag Kalkar; Brig Hemant Mahajan; Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman & UAE, Shrinivas Sohoni; Lt Gen A L Chavan; Former Heads, DDSS, Professor A.S. Dalvi, Professor Shrikant Paranjpe and other university officials were also present.

MoU between Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune and Wufeng University, Taiwan

Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, SPPU, Prof.(Dr.) Nitin R. Karmalkar, Registrar, SPPU, Prof.(Dr.) A.D. Shaligram, Director, International Centre, SPPU, Prof.(Dr.) Vijay Khare with delegates from WuFeng University, Taiwan, Prof. (Dr.) Tien-Hsin Li, Vice President, WuFeng University and Mr. Lin, Chih-Ta, Director, International & Cross-Strait Affairs Center, WuFeng University, Taiwan Exchange of MOU between SPPU and WuFeng University, Taiwan

Savitribai Phule Pune University has signed MoU with Wufeng University Taiwan to start new courses on Disaster Management and National Security in Department of Defence and strategic studies,Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.We aim to develop afire training module with the help of Wufeng University

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