New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Savitribai Phule Pune University entered into an academic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a 'Chair of Excellence' at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies on Saturday.
”To pay tribute to the legend and commemorate the centenary birth year of the MIAF, the IAF has named it as ‘Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Chair of Excellence’,” IAF Spokesperson Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee said.
The Chair will enable IAF officers to pursue Doctoral Research and higher studies in Defence & Strategic Studies and allied fields.
The chair will facilitate research and higher studies in the area of National Defence and allied fields of Air Force officers.
The chair would facilitate inculcating a strategic outlook and building a pool of strategic thinkers.
The ceremony was presided over by Vice Chancellor Nitin Karmalkar.
The Chief Guest of the function was IAF’s Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel Air Marshal Amit Dev and was attended by Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) Air Vice Marshal LN Sharma and other senior IAF and University officials.
