A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Metropolitan University Prague (MUP), Czech Republic and Manipal University to establish student and faculty exchange programmes, followed by joint research projects and other intellectual exchanges. MUP is accredited for university progammes and offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral study programmes in the field of International Relations and European Studies, Public Administration, Humanities, Anglophone Studies, Intellectual property etc. As European Studies is the strength of MUP, collaboration with it would add a lot of value to the programme Masters in European Studies and Management programme.