Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) signed an agreement with the Ohio State University (OSU) for setting up a joint centre here for education and research in science and technology.

An eight-member delegation from the OSU in Columbus, led by Vice Provost William Brustein met AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. (retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah and other university officials.

According to the agreement, a joint OSU-AMU Centre of Excellence in STEM Education and Research will be established at AMU. STEM fields comprise science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The centre will have digitally-equipped classrooms with computers and internet connectivity. Each classroom will have a large, centrally-located and computer-connected projection high-definition TV.

Internet connectivity will enable lectures to be webcast in real time to distant locations for students in other colleges and schools. Pre-recorded online lectures from OSU and other major universities will be used.

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