The Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) and the University of Mysore (UoM) on Monday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate education and training of police officers and staff.
Outgoing KPA Director Vipul Kumar and Vice-Chancellor G. Hemantha Kumar signed the documents as part of the MoU in the presence of Registrar Shivappa and officers from the University and the KPA, on the premises of Crawford Hall here.
After signing the MoU, Prof Kumar said the University is excited about the partnership with the KPA which aims to train the police officers and help them gain knowledge in areas including forensic science. The duration of the MoU is 10 years, he said, adding that the university is joining hands for the first time with a police training institution.
