Collaboration for hospitality edu, industry integrationIn a step towards strengthening hospitality and tourism education through enhanced industry collaboration, the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Ranchi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nile Hospitality. The primary objective of the partnership is to bridge the gap between hospitality education and industry requirements.BIT Mesra, IIT Kharagpur collaborationBirla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur have signed an MoU to establish structured collaboration across research, academics, and institutional capacity-building. The agreement establishes a five-year framework, extendable by mutual consent, covering joint PhD supervision, shared laboratory access, intellectual property development and commercialisation, and a range of collaborative academic and research activities, BIT stated.DSPMU academic council meetThe academic council meeting of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University (DSPMU) has decided to start ‘Utkarsh’ and ‘Shreyas’ research prizes. The scheme, which would be run by internal quality assurance cell, would honor students and teachers of different departments for their excellence. The council also approved vacancies for UG and PG courses for new sessions.Tribal tourism youth conclaveDISHOM Tribal Tourism Youth Conclave 2026, a three-day programme by MY Bharat, ministry of youth affairs and sports, ministry of culture and ministry of tourism, Govt of India, along with Kisan Mazdoor Berojgar Manch is underway at Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi since Wednesday. Chief guest and director, MY Bharat, Jharkhand, Lalita Kumari said, “The conclave is a platform that brings together youth, culture, and sustainable development.”(Compiled by Sanjay Sahay)