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Sep 27, 2024
NIT Calicut signs MoU for Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning and Design with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India
It is a prestigious moment for the Department of Architecture and Planning at NITC and for the institute. NIT Calicut was announced as the recipient of one of the four Centres of Excellence in Urban Planning and Design (CoEUPD) in the country in January 2024. On September 19, in an august ceremony presided by Ms Isha Kalia, IAS, Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, the official MoU was signed between the Ministry and the institute. NITC was represented by Dr P P Anilkumar, Team Leader of the CoEUPD proposal, and Dr Bimal P, Member of the core committee that worked for the CoEUPD. The institute would be receiving a one-time endowment fund of Rs 250 crore, which would enable it to develop India-specific knowledge in urban planning and design and to deliver certified training in these areas, and to take up regional-specific urban planning/design projects as relevant to various ULBs and governments. The centre would function for 25 years as per the proposal.
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