Delhi-Edinburgh Lecture Series to bring students in Edinburgh and Delhi closer

Updated on: Thursday, April 04, 2013

A new live interactive project is set to bring students in Edinburgh and Delhi closer.

The Delhi-Edinburgh Lecture Series will allow students at the University of Edinburgh and University of Delhi to watch pre-recorded talks by leading academics from each institution.

The students at both campuses will then discuss the lectures with each other in a live and interactive online session.

Prof Roger Jeffery, the Director of the Edinburgh India Institute, will be delivering the first lecture and interactive session on April 3, which will focus on global population growth.

This will be followed with a discussion on Indian literature with students from both campuses on April 22 by Prof Harish Trivedi of the University of Delhi.

Commenting on the Delhi-Edinburgh lecture series, Jeffery said: "I am delighted with the progress of this unique initiative that marks a step change in how we engage with leading institutions around the world.

By streaming these lectures online, students in Delhi and Edinburgh can interact with each other and discuss important issues in real time, giving both Universities a much greater understanding of other viewpoints and further strengthening the relationship between Edinburgh and Delhi."

Delhi-Edinburgh Lecture Series to bring students in Edinburgh and Delhi closer

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