Gopabandhu Academy of Administration (GAA), Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on August 25, 2023, with the Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Odisha to establish a collaborative knowledge partnership in the field of Academics, Research and Training.
The MoU was signed by Dr Shashank Grahacharjya, Director, Centre for Good Governance, Odisha (CGGO) of GAA and Prof (Dr) Mukti Kanta Mishra, President, CUTM in the presence of Raj Kumar Sharma, IAS, Director General of GAA.
Director General, GAA, Raj Kumar Sharma, IAS, expressed his pleasure over the signing of the MoU. The fruitful partnership with CUTM — a well-accredited skill university, will go a long way in enhancing the training skills and competencies of the government officials of the state. He expressed that the partnership will grow day-by-day and benefit the people of Odisha, in general, and both the academic institutions, in particular. This MoU will augment the efforts of this premier administrative training institution of the country to achieve its highest standards.
Prof Mishra, President of CUTM, in his address observed that the MoU signing is momentous, an honour and a privilege for CUTM which is accredited and rated high in India on skill development. This invaluable partnership marks the beginning of a long road ahead to be innovative, imaginative and creative in skill, and competency building.
The objective of this MoU is to establish cooperation between both institutions as Knowledge Partners and to realise their full potential in the field of Academic Research and Training. It marks the formal agreement of both institutions to explore practical approaches for creating professional relationships in order to enhance the competencies in functioning and contribute to skill development, capacity building and research on the mutually agreed areas.
At the outset, Dr Himansu Bhusan Panda, IOFS, Additional Commissioner, GAA gave the welcome address. Dr PK Mishra, OAS (SS), Deputy Director General of GAA offered a formal vote of thanks. Prof KVD Prakash of CUTM and Kananbala Nayak, OFS, Joint Director (Accounts) of GAA along with staff of GAA and CGGO were also present at the ceremony.
