The Delhi government-run Delhi Teachers' University (DTU) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a US-based nonprofit public policy think tank to improve educators' professional development.

According to Education Minister Atishi, the Delhi government's goal is to provide teachers with the most recent research findings and skills.

"The collaboration between Delhi Teachers University and the RAND Corporation aims to facilitate support for strategic issues, improve teaching and research skills, and engage in joint scholarly discourse on key public policy matters," according to a statement from the education department.

According to RAND Corporation, it is one of the top three education think tanks in the world.

The umbrella MoU represents a "first-of-its-kind collaboration" that aims to "leverage DTU's infrastructure as well as RAND's expertise in conducting rigorous, high-quality research to support teacher training and capacity building for teachers, as well as undertake future research activities to understand the state of teachers and the teaching profession in Delhi," according to the education department.

"This collaboration is a significant step forward in our efforts to strengthen Delhi's educational landscape." This strategic alliance will undoubtedly transform Delhi's education system," said Atishi, who was present at the MoU signing event.

"In the past 7-8 years, we have undoubtedly come a long way as far as our Delhi government schools are concerned. However, our aspiration is not only to have the best schools but also to establish top-quality higher education institutions,” Atishi added.

The MoU was signed by DTU Vice-Chancellor Dhananjay Joshi and Dossani in the presence of the Education Minister.