The entire CAAD fraternity along with the members in the delegation assembled at the Rajamannaraiah Hall for the signing ceremony. The Chairperson of CAAD Smt. Roopa Rajendran, and Prof. Dr. V. R. Rajendran addressed the gathering through video conferencing setup and wished the event a grand success. Prof. Gogna in his speech reiterated the importance of global exposure of the students and its pertinence to the field of architecture. Prof. Vinodh Vijayakumar enumerated the pedagogical approach of CAAD which stands at par with international standards and the additional exposure the students gain not only in academics but as an overall personal development also. Prof. Amiya Bhaumik assured that this collaboration will add value in the way the courses are packaged and delivered at CAAD.

The Memorandum of Understanding will create opportunities for academic and educational cooperation between the two institutions. It will further enable exchange of students and staff for collaborative research projects and sharing of specialist resources for expert lectures. The MOU opens a wide area of collaborative study programmes and award certificates, diplomas and degrees for programs launched by the two institutions.

The heads of both the institutions addressed the students and faculty about the importance of ambition and constant effort in their academic pursuits and shared their best wishes and vision towards creating wider portals of learning at the institutions. The programme concluded ceremoniously with the National Anthem of both the countries. The gathering adjourned for a grand lunch organized at the CAAD dining hall.

CAAD has lined many such collaborations and discussions are in the pipeline with reputed universities and institutions around the world to provide the best learning exposure to its students and career opportunities to the faculty.