Collaboration

From its inception, the University has had numerous partnerships for academic collaboration with institutions in the state, Northeast region and elsewhere in the country. The associations have been formalised by MoUs. MLCU also has formal partnerships with universities in Bangladesh, the Philippines and Canada. These association enable the mutual enhancement of academics, research, student exchange, faculty development and community outreach.

These partnerships generally fall into three categories:

Collaboration for student posting for practicals, field work, internships and other experiential learning

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Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) provides a holistic model of the learning process and a multilinear model of adult development, both of which are consistent with what we know about how people learn, grow, and develop. Experiential learning theory defines learning as the process whereby knowledge, skills, and values are created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience. It is distinct from rote and didactic learning, in which the learner plays a comparatively passive role.

The University Grants Commission encourages the use of experiential learning stating that, “Learners must have ample scope to formulate their own queries and have multiple interpretations of knowledge through self-search and experiential learning.”

To emphasize the importance of experiential learning, MLCU encourages the broad use of experiential strategies and tools, recommending that at least half of the learning time be spent in experiential learning.

PARTNERS FOR FIELD PLACEMENTS AND INTERNSHIPS

MLCU is privileged to have many partners in various corporate, service and professional sectors serving society with high commitment and expertise in different parts of the country. These organizations provide MLCU students with invaluable exposure and experience.

Hospitals and Healthcare Centres

Apollo Hospitals, Main, Chennai, TN
Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Bansara Eye Centre, Shillong
Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore
Bethany Hospital, Shillong
Children’s Hospital, Shillong
CSI Mission General Hospital, Tamil Nadu
CSI Somervell Memorial Medical College, Kerala
CSI Rainy Multispecialty Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
CSI Mission Hospital, Bangalore
Christian Hospital, Rayagada District, Orissa
Dr. Jeyasekharan Medical Trust Hospital, Tamil Nadu
GudalurAdivasi Hospital, Tamil Nadu
Jowai Civil Hopital, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Nazareth Hospital, Shillong
Nongstoin PHC, Meghalaya
Shillong Civil Hospital, Meghalaya
SANKER, Shillong
Woodland Hospital, Shillong
Mission Nethralaya, Shillong
NICE Foundation, Hyderabad

Partners for Field Placements and Internships

Government Organizations

District Rural Development Agency, Nagaland
Department of Information Technology, Govt of Meghalaya
Centre for Community Initiative, Manipur
Directorate of Social Welfare, Meghalaya
Directorate of Social Welfare, Nagaland
Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Govt of Meghalaya
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Umiam, Meghalaya
Integrated Basin Development & Livelihood Promotion Programme, Meghalaya
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India
Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Meghalaya
Integrated Women and Child Development Centre, Manipur
Incredible India, Shillong, Meghalaya
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Division of Social Sciences, Umiam, Meghalaya
Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited, UmiamRiBhoi District, Meghalaya
Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation, Shillong, Meghalaya
Meghalaya Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium, Shillong
Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA)
Meghalaya Rural Development Society, Meghalaya
Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited, Shillong
Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, Shillong
Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme, DHS, Shillong
Meghalaya State Vector Borne Disease Control Society, DHS, Shillong
Mizoram Social Defense and Rehabilitation Board, Mizoram
Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, Nagaland
National Health Mission, Meghalaya
North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCOMP), Meghalaya
North Eastern Electronic Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong
Office of the Medical & Health Officer, I/C Dawki PHC, Meghalaya
Office of Block Development Officer, Umsning C&RD Block, Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya
Office of the Superintendent of Taxes, East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya
Office of the Block Development Officer, Khliehriat C & RD Block, Meghalaya
Office of District Urban Planner, West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya
Power Grid Corporation of India, Shillong, Meghalaya
State Rural Roads Development Agency, PMGSY, Govt of Meghalaya
Soil and Water Conservation, Shillong, Meghalaya
State Resource Centre for Women, Manipur
Women’s Economic Development Society, Meghalaya

Corporate and Business Organizations

Vanrap Tours & Travels, Shillong, Meghalaya
Cement Manufacturing Company Limited, Lumshnong, Meghalaya
Clara Tours, Shillong, Meghalaya
Camp Fire Trails, Shillong, Meghalaya
Cox & Kings, Kolkata, West Bengal
Golden Arrows, Shillong, Meghalaya
Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank (HDFC), Shillong
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), Shillong
Khyriem Information Technology Essential Services (KITES), Shillong
InTown Solutions, Shillong
Life Insurance Corporation, Shillong
Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd, Shillong
Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Products, Shillong, Meghalaya
Makemytrip.com, Shillong, Meghalaya
Mawmluh Cherra Cement Limited, Meghalaya
Marboh Bamboo Products PVT LTD, Shillong
Mercy Tours, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd
Media Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, Shillong
Modrina Auto Enterprises
Mott Macdonald, Meghalaya
Natasha Tours, Shillong, Meghalaya
Oriental Insurance Company
Pinewood Hotel, Shillong, Meghalaya
Rani Motors, Shillong, Meghalaya
RMG Video Collection, Jowai, Meghalaya
Sundare Hotel, Tura, Meghalaya
Social Forestry Department, Government of Meghalaya
Shillong Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd (SCUB)
State Bank of India, Shillong
SS NET COM Private Limited, Shillong, Meghalaya
Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Shillong

Sports

Langsning Sports Club, Shillong

Educational Institutions

Bethany Society, Meghalaya
Bellefonte Community College, Shillong
Bangalore Conservatory, Bangalore, Karnataka
Buddha Vidyalaya Secondary School, Shillong
Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI), Meghalaya
Brookside Adventist Higher Secondary School, Shillong
Dainty Buds School, Shillong
Douglas Memorial School, Shillong
Dinet Manik Syiem Memorial School, Shillong
Eriben Presbyterian Secondary School, Nongthymmai, Shillong
East End Chambers Secondary School, Shillong
Garo Union Secondary School, Shillong
Hill Crest Higher Secondary School, Shillong
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), Shillong
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mawphlang, Meghalaya
KJP Synod Sepngi Higher Secondary School, West Khasi Hill District
Laban Assamese Girls’ Higher Secondary School
Laban Presbyterian Higher Secondary School, Shillong
Malki Presbyterian Secondary School, Shillong
Mawngap District Christian Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Mawlai Presbyterian College, Shillong, Meghalaya
Mary Rice Centre for Special Education, Shillong, Meghalaya
Mayfair Secondary School, Shillong, Meghalaya
Nora Evalyn Secondary School, Shillong
Nongtalang College, Nongtalang, West Khasi Hills
Pila Rapsang Memorial Secondary School, Shillong
Pearly Dew Higher Secondary School
Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute and Management
Risa Secondary School, Shillong
Royal Academy Secondary School, Shillong
School and Centre for the Hearing Handicapped Children, Shillong, Meghalaya
Shillong Public School, Shillong
St. Edmund’s College, Shillong
St. Xavier’s School, Shillong
St. Peters School, Shillong
Xavier Residential School, Shillong

Churches

All Saints’ Cathedral
Pohkseh Presbyterian Church, Shillong
Ummulong Presbyterian Church, Ummulong, West Jaintia Hills District

NGOs

Action North East Trust, Assam
Bosco Integrated Development Society, Shillong
DwarJingkyrmen, Meghalaya
Grassroots, Meghalaya
Hope Orphanage Trust, Mawkyrwat, Meghalaya
Human Rights Law Network, Delhi
Ebenezer Home, Nagaland
Enfold, Bangalore
Faith Foundation, Meghalaya
HasiruDala, Bangalore
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)
Jana UnnayanSamiti Tripura (JUST) Tripura
Kripa Foundation
KokborokTeiHukumu Mission, Tripura
Lamjingshai, Meghalaya
Manbha Foundation
Mercy Home, Shillong
NEIMA Orphanage, Laitmynrieng
Network of Naga People, Nagaland
New Hope Centre, Meghalaya
North East Educational and Development Society (NEEDS)
Prodigals Home, Nagaland
Reach Shillong Ministry
Shelter Home for Boys, Reach Shillong Ministries
Shillong Society for the Performing Arts
ShishuShikshaGhar, Meghalaya
Tribal Health Initiative, Tamil Nadu
Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya (Female Injecting Drug Users), Meghalaya
Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya, Meghalaya
William E Lewis Boys Home, Meghalaya
World Vision, Meghalaya

Villages

Lumsohpieng Village, Meghalaya
Mawphlang Lyngdohship, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya
Mawpun Kshaid Village, RiBhoi District, Meghalaya
Nongtraw Village, Meghalaya
Nongtymmai Village, Meghalaya
Swer Village, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Umsawnengbri Village
Umtung Village, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Collaboration for accreditation of training or coursework conducted at the partner institutions that allow credits transfer to the university

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Accreditation is the concept and process for the validation of educational courses taken at institutions other than colleges or universities for the purpose of transfer of credits towards degree programs at MLCU. Accreditation may be awarded for individual coursework or be awarded to an institution that conducts courses accredited by MLCU. Accreditation that is awarded to an institution may be formalized by an agreement with the University.

MLCU will consider transfer of credits for previous course work that has been taken by an applicant in the following categories or their equivalent:

ITIs or polytechnics
Community colleges
Institutes set up by Trusts or Societies
Any institute conducting courses recognized by a Government Ministry or statutory body

Eligibility

For consideration of credit transfer, the following criteria should be met:

The course work should have been taken after a Plus 2 certificate. In certain cases, the coursework could have been taken after the 10th standard, provided the course is recognized by a statutory body as equivalent to a Plus 2 certificate. Accreditation for course work taken after the 10th standard may also be granted by the University.
Whether full-time or part-time, apart from the duration of the course, the number of hours/credits should be clearly indicated.
Depending on the level of the course, the credits shall be in three categories: pre-university, undergraduate and postgraduate.

Process for individual applicants

The applicant should submit a request for credit transfer along with relevant certificates and transcripts.

The application will be evaluated and considered for approval by the Dean, Academics.
If considered necessary, an equivalency examination will be conducted.

Process for Institutional accreditation

An institution seeking accreditation with the University should submit an application in the format prescribed by the University.
In the course of evaluating the eligibility, the official(s)/designated expert(s) of the university may visit the applicant institution. The cost of the visit will be borne by the applicant institution.
The courses/programs seeking accreditation will be evaluated by a Board of Studies.
If approved by the Board of Studies and upon fulfilling all the requirements as prescribed by the University, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) may be signed between both parties i.e. the Institute and the MLCU.
The MoU will be valid for a period of five years commencing from the date of signing of the MoU till the completion of the fifth academic year, subject to subsequent review and renewal.

List of institutions accredited by MLCU

Sl.No	Institute Name
1	Centre for Global Leadership Development, Bangalore
2	Montfort Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
3	Sara Institute of Paramedical Sciences
4	Shanthi Bhawan Medical & Educational Trust
5	Global Centre for Capacity Building Organisation
6	East West Centre for Counselling & Training (EWC)
7	Florida Montessori Centre
8	Society for Community Health Awareness Research and Action (SOCHARA), Bangalore
9	Bethany Hospital, Shillong
10	Association for the Health Welfare, Nilgiris (ASHWINI)
11	Asia Institute of Design (AID)
12	Indian Institute of Public Health, Shillong
13	Oasis College (IET), Manipur
14	Bansara Institute of Opthalmic Sciences, Shillong
15	Mason Philips Academy, Tura
16	Extra Mile Foundation, Hyderabad
17	The Association of People with Disability, Bangalore
18	UIM-Family Research Training Institute, Bangalore
19	The Counsellor Consortium, Chennai
20	United Theological College, Bangalore
21	Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore
22	Christian Counselling Centre, Vellore
23	India Campus Crusade for Christ, Bangalore
24	Development Associate Initiative, Delhi
25	Indian Christian Camping Association, Bangalore
26	Christian Institute of Management, Chennai
27	Berachah Prophetic Ministries, Chennai
28	Indian Institute of Theological Studies, Meghalaya
29	Faith Theological College, Nagaland
30	Manipur Theological College, Manipur
31	Evangelical College of Theology, Manipur
32	Restoration Theological College, Manipur
33	Kairos Centre for Theology and Leadership, Lucknow
34	Berachah Institute of Higher Education and Research, Himachal Pradesh
35	United College of Theology & Missions, Nagaland
36	Logos College, Nagaland
37	Academy for Theology, Communication & Research, Chennai
38	Bethel New Life College, Bangalore
39	Henry Martin Institute, Hyderabad
40	Living Waters institute of Theology, Kerala
41	Reformed School of Theology, Manipur
42	Full Gospel Bible College, Chennai
43	Access Academy, Jharkhand
44	Treatment Rehabilitation and Education of Drug Abuse (TREDA), Bengaluru

International Collaboration

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The rate of internationalization is growing rapidly with easier communication and travel. Universities across the world are already seeking to make the most of the possibilities this presents by forming global partnerships and fostering relationships with other institutions. In the globalized society we live in, international collaboration programs help by providing students with the ability to learn, work, and travel in an international capacity. With international exposure, students and faculty alike can enhance their ability to scrutinize, debate, and share experiences and global trends. These skills are essential for academic and scientific accomplishment especially in the development and implementation of research. Along with research opportunities and cross-cultural awareness, MLCU is also building this international relationship and academic collaborations with few universities. Through these collaborations, students can gain from international experiences including short-term training programmes, study tours, joint concerts, internship, and possible placements abroad. In terms of teaching, benefits include curriculum development and faculty training programme in collaboration with partner institutions.

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