Jindal Global Law School signs 10 new MoUs for collaborations with leading international universities

Sonipat (Haryana) [India], October 13th (ANI / OP Jindal University): In accordance with its commitment to promote internationalization and to continue its cooperation initiatives, the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), OP Jindal Global University (JGU), has issued letters of intent to establish 10 new international partnerships signed with international partner universities.

The new partners of JGLS include 10 universities in 8 countries Australia (2), New Zealand (1), Portugal (1), Slovakia (1), South Africa (1), Great Britain (2), USA (1), and Uzbekistan ( 1).

Forms of cooperation include short-term study abroad programs, JD transfers, master’s degrees, joint research and faculty exchange programs. The beneficiaries of these collaborations will be students of the 5-year law programs, the 3-year law program, and the postgraduate programs. In addition, paths to many MA and selected LL.M. Queen Mary University London programs are exclusively secured for students of the three-year BA (Hons) Legal Studies program.

The law schools and universities are: Federation University, AustraliaUniversity of South Australia, AustraliaUniversidade Catolica Portuguesa, PortugalThe University of Waikato, New ZealandComenius University in Bratislava, SlovakiaThe University of Capetown, South AfricaCity, University of London, United KingdomQueen Mary University of London, United KingdomTexas AM University, United States of AmericaTashkent State University of Law, UzbekistanThese new partnerships are in addition to the 20 letters of intent signed since August 2020. With these new collaborations, Jindal Global Law School has more than 200 international collaborations that provide unparalleled global educational opportunities for its students. All JGU partnerships are methodically planned, institutionally sustainable and meticulously implemented.

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, founding vice-chancellor of OP Jindal Global University and founding dean of Jindal Global Law School, reflects on the efforts of JGU to promote international cooperation: “Internationalization was one of the five pillars of strength for JGU (the others four are the interdisciplinary curriculum, the global faculty, the dynamic research ecosystem and the effective career services for students). intercultural learning experience for our students.

Since the JGU and JGLS are growing by leaps and bounds through the introduction of innovative and socially relevant study programs and thus increasing their student numbers, we see it as our duty and responsibility to ensure that all of our students who are part of our short-term study abroad programs, student exchange programs , Dual degree programmers, and other avenues to higher education in leading law schools and universities around the world. All of these collaborations are based on the needs of our programs, identifying the right partner, and pre-assessed learning outcomes. “

Professor Kumar continued: “The institutional resilience of JGU is demonstrated by the fact that the Jindal Global Law School itself established 30 new international collaborations during the pandemic last year our students and we will master all challenges to the dreams and aspirations of our students According to Professor (Dr.) Sreejith SG, Professor and Executive Dean of Jindal Global Law School, “Our global ranking, international standing and our galaxy of faculty members have a reputation effect that has led many international institutions to partner with JGLS. Your openness and reception towards JGLS was refreshing. The immense success in previous collaborations and the outstanding achievements of our students during the short-term studies on board certainly contributed to this reception “.

Professor Malvika Seth, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International Collaborations), Jindal Global Law School adds: “When we approach partner institutions and explain our motivations and goals during the preliminary talks, we have found that they share the same thing, they always respond our enthusiasm to work with them. This feeling of having common goals and aspirations helps shape innovative and appropriate forms of collaboration between two institutions. Aside from the tailor-made collaborations, some of the partner universities have expressed an interest in collaborating clinics, shared moots, resource sharing and mutual teaching of course modules “.

Founded in 2009, JGLS has grown into one of the leading law schools in the country in a short period of 12 years. JGLS is ranked 76th worldwide and 1st in India in the “QS World University Rankings 2021 By Subject: Law”. Today, the JGLS, as a law faculty at JGU, is also an “Institution of Eminence” awarded by the Indian government. It has 10 academic programs including 5- and 3-year law programs, postgraduate and doctoral programs in law, and BA programs in law, human rights, gender studies, and criminology and criminal justice. The school has 475 full-time teachers from 25 countries around the world.

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