New Delhi, February 26, 2026: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, and Universidad Nacional De San Antonio De Areco (UNSAdA), Argentina, signed an online Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Feb 18, 2026, at JMI’s Yasser Arafat Hall with the objective of facilitating mutual cooperation and promotion of academic collaborations and excellence in both the institutions under the guidance and direction of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, JMI, Prof. Mazhar Asif. The MoU was signed between Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Registrar, JMI, and Dr. Jerónimo E. Ainchil, Rector, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA), Argentina.
The MoU signing ceremony was graced by the presence of Prof. Ushvinder Kaur Popli, Dean, International Relations; Prof. Tanuja, Dean, Academic Affairs; Prof. Iqtidar Mohd. Khan, Dean, Humanities and Languages; Prof. Md. Faizullah Khan, Head, Department of Foreign Languages; Prof. Noorin Khan, Incharge, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Department of Foreign Languages; and Prof. Saima Saeed, Foreign Students’ Advisor and Chief Public Relations Officer from the side of Jamia Millia Islamia and, from Universidad Nacional De San Antonio De Areco (UNSAdA), Argentina side, Prof. Jeronimo E. Ainchil, Rector/Vice Chancellor, UNSAdA, Prof. Maria Elena Babino, Mr. Daniel Chuburru, former Ambassador of Argentina to India, and Mr. Pablo Rossi, Secretary of International Relations, UNSAdA, Argentina.
Prof. Ushvinder Kaur Popli introduced JMI officials to UNSAdA officials, followed by detailed information about the university. Prof. Tanuja, Dean, Academic Affairs, shared information about various departments and programmes at Jamia Millia Islamia and thereafter, Dr. Jerónimo E. Ainchil, The Rector, UNSAdA, Argentina, stated that, as a young public university in one of Argentina’s main food-producing regions, UNSAdA is committed to internationalization while fostering innovation with local impact and global projection. He emphasized that the new agreement, born from literature as a meeting point between cultures, goes beyond symbolism and will lead to concrete initiatives such as joint research, academic exchange, and interdisciplinary cooperation, strengthening academic dialogue between India and Latin America.
An elaborate discussion on the purpose of the MoU, moderated and translated by Prof. Noorin Khan, followed. Through inking the MoU, the two universities have agreed to associate with each other with the objective of disseminating knowledge in general, faculty and staff development and exchange, joint organization of seminars, research conferences and workshops, collaboration in sharing academic data, scientific information, publications and intellectual property, executive training, professional development programs, and advisory services in both institutions
Dr. Jerónimo E. Ainchil, Rector, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA), Argentina, expressed tremendous pleasure at the strategic partnership between the two institutions, while Prof. Popli reciprocated the same on behalf of Prof. Mazhar Asif, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, JMI, and Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Registrar, JMI.
