page_title: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
section_title: International Collaborations
hierarchical_section_title: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University / International Collaborations
caption_attribution_description: English: Sen John Kerry at PDPU
context_page_description: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gujarat, has been established by GERMI as a Private University through the State Act enacted on 4th April, 2007. The university is located at Raysan village of Gandhinagar city in an area known as Knowledge Corridor, and it is near the GIFT City. It is 8 km from Gujarat state capital Gandhinagar, and 23 km from Gujarat's largest city Ahmedabad.It is one of the best universities.
  PDPU has been awarded Scientific & Industrial Research Organization recognition by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.
  The university has four schools, located on the same campus. The schools include the School of Petroleum Technology, the School of Technology, the School of Petroleum Management, and the School of Liberal Studies. The President of University Board of Governors is Dr. Mukesh Ambani and the Chairman of the Standing Committee is Shri D. Rajagopalan, IAS, Government of Gujarat.
  The university also has its own 1 megawatt solar power plant. The Government of Gujarat has decided to set up an international Centre of Excellence in Automobile at PDPU with investment of Rs.
context_section_description: The university pursues active partnerships and collaborates with foreign universities through MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding). Partnership includes Summer student Exchange Program, and Co-operation in academics.  Currently active partnerships include:
  Washington & Jefferson College, Memorial University, Edith Cowan University, University of Bahrain, University of Manitoba, University of Wollongong, University of Alberta, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma University, University of Houston, Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M, University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Western University, University of Trinidad & Tobago
caption: US Sen. John Kerry on PDPU Campus
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