Jaffna University has signed a collaboration agreement with the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences worth over US $900,000, reports Colombo Page.
The agreement which will span a period of 3 years will be utilised to upgrade laboratory faculties for technical assistance and capacity building of the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Technology at the Kilinochchi campus and at the Faculty of Science at the Jaffna campus of the University of Jaffna.
One of the main drivers of the collaboration is to seek the establishment of a consortium of clean energy technologies, which includes the partners and private enterprises in both Sri Lanka and Norway. Businesses in Norway and Sri Lanka will also contribute to this project by offering technical assistance, work placement for students, and research projects with mentors or external supervisors.