Media Release

Mangaluru, Aug 13: The Department of History, St Aloysius Deemed to be University, in collaboration with Aloysium (St Aloysius Museum) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manjusha Museum, Dharmasthala, on August 12. The purpose of this collaboration is to foster innovative partnership in: Heritage research, cultural preservation, student engagement in Museology and Heritage management. This initiative was taken by Dr Mona Mendonca, assistant professor and Head, Department of History.

The MoU was signed in the presence by the vice chancellor Dr Praveen Martis SJ and Ritesh Sharma, deputy director, Manjusha Museum and Fr Melwin Pinto SJ, rector, St Aloysius Institutions and pro chancellor, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).

The head of the institutions expressed their enthusiasm for the partnership, emphasizing the potential for collaborative projects that would significantly contribute to the field of history and culture.

Dr Ronald Nazreth, registrar of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Dr Rose Veera D’Souza, dean (School of Arts and Humanities), Dr Roshan F D’Souza, (chair, International Collaboration Cell) and Kishore Chandra and others were also present at the occasion.

The university-museum collaboration is likely to promote knowledge exchange, innovation, and community engagement, driving mutual growth, research excellence, and educational advancement.