1. About TERI University:
The University was established and constituted on 19th August 1998 and was granted ‘Deemed-to-be University’ status by the University Grants Commission and notified vide Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Education, Government of India (notification no.F-9/19/95-U-3 dated 5th October 1999). The genesis of TERI University is rooted in the comprehensive research, consultancy, and outreach activities of TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute, later renamed The Energy & Resources Institute), a not-for-profit independent research institute recognized globally for its contribution to scientific and policy research in the realms of energy, environment, and sustainable development.
The relationship with TERI has propelled and influenced the evolution of its academic units. This relationship is enshrined in a Memorandum of Understanding between the University and TERI, wherein the two have agreed on collaborative research and programmes, joint studies, and mutual support for seminars, symposia, and conferences. TERI has also provided an initial corpus to financially support the University’s establishment. Additionally, TERI’s existing infrastructure – state-of-the-art laboratories, well-equipped field stations, and highly professional manpower – is available for TERI University to tap into and gain from.
TERI University also entered into a MoU with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies of the Yale University; Donald Danforth Plant Science Centre, USA; University of Nottingham, UK; Michigan State University, USA; New South Wales University, Australia; Freie University Berlin, Germany; University of Iceland, Iceland and North Carolina State University, USA. These inter-institutional MoUs are aimed at facilitating mutually beneficial exchange of students, faculty, knowledge, resources, and ideas. The university has various post graduate, M.Tech. and Doctoral programme.
2. About Master’s in Sustainable Development Practice (MA-SDP):
The MA (Sustainable Development Practice) seeks to address a critical gap in sustainable development education in a region where such capacity creation is most required. The programme is designed based upon the recommendations of the global situation analysis of development training programmes undertaken during 2007–08 by the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice. TERI University is one of the ten universities worldwide selected by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, globally headquartered in Chicago, to receive seed funding to create a new Master’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Development Practice. The programme aims to provide rigorous post-graduate training for a new generation of development experts. The partner are: The Energy & Resources Institute, New Delhi; North Carolina State University, USA; University of East Anglia, UK; United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies; Public Health Foundation of India and Basque Centre for Climate Change.
