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Hidayatullah National Law University has entered into a EU-INDIA Public Law Consortium for student & faculty exchange programme under the POROS PROJECT. The POROS project aims at strengthening relations between EU and India on cultural and educational matters. Its objective is to deepen EU-India co-operation in the field of university studies, and more particularly legal studies. The project targets primarily groups involved in higher education both in Europe and in India, academics, and university students, but also NGOs, jurists and public administration officials. The POROS project aims to create a linkage between three Indian Universities, the National Law School of India, the ILS Law College, and the Hidayatullah National Law University and three European Educational Institutions, the European Public Law Center (Athens, Greece), “La Sapienza” University (Rome, Italy) and Queen's University of Belfast (UK). The POROS consortium will establish EU Law Units within the Indian partner Universities where European academics provided by the lead partner will conduct courses on EU Law. In addition, the POROS project provides for seminars in Europe and India on specific subject matters of Public Law. A number of post-graduate students in Europe and India will be involved in a comparative study on public law. To this end, students are benefiting from temporary assignments in universities-partners of the consortium. The comparative study forms the material of a publication at the end of the project duration. Furthermore, the activities of the project are further enhanced and disseminated through conferences and joint website. Through the website, e-learning courses are to be provided, extending thus the benefits of the POROS project throughout India and Europe and guaranteeing its multiplying effect. The consortium establishes EU Law Units within the Indian partner Universities where European academics provided by the leader of the consortium conducts courses on EU Law and contributes to the organisation of all the activities of the POROS project. Specific seminars will be conducted on European Public Law focusing in particular on environmental protection (EU and National comparative policies/laws), gender equality, modernisation of the public sector, regional integration and e-governance. The seminars address to academics, local NGOs, jurists and public administration officials in India and in Europe. The project allows for the exchange of knowledge in both regions in order to raise awareness on EU Law and common policy issues among the target groups of the project. Furthermore, the activities of the project further enhance and disseminate through conferences and publications along with joint website. The courses conducted in the partner Educational Institutions will also be available on the joint website through e-learning courses. This will extend the benefits of the POROS project throughout India and Europe and guarantee a multiplying effect being accessible to all the beneficiaries groups through e-learning courses. The project also foresees the possibility for post-graduate students from the Indian and European Educational Institutions to carry out temporary assignments and allow them to conduct research in the field. Students and academics from the partner Universities are warmly invited to contact the POROS project to take part in the proposed activities. Mobility projects from India and the EU are being activated, together with EU Law courses in the Indian partner Universities.