The Manchester team met with Indian business and academic partners and shared the work the University has led in the state to help identify other possible collaborative education and research projects.
Planned early projects will address mental health and wellbeing among youth, rural communities, and frontline law-enforcement and healthcare workers.
As part of the visit, the Manchester team visited the Rajasthan Police Academy where they met the Director to hear about the impact of the high suicide rate amongst its force and leading a workshop with police on suicide surveillance, offering training on how to identify at-risk signs in colleagues and where to signpost them.
The RMC will also establish Rajasthan’s first registry for self-harm, interpersonal violence, and suicide. The Manchester delegation also met with academic partners from institutes and universities to plan next steps and implementation.
Professor Vimal Sharma, who was part of the Manchester delegation, said; “This work is vital in tackling the rising burden of mental health challenges and violence-related trauma, especially in underserved communities. By generating locally relevant evidence and scalable models, the RMC is not only strengthening public health responses in Rajasthan but also contributing to the global understanding of mental health.
“The insights and innovations emerging from this partnership have the potential to shape international policy, improve care pathways, and promote more inclusive, data-driven approaches to wellbeing globally.”
Through education, the RMC will explore opportunities to co-deliver The University of Manchester’s programmes in Rajasthan, co-design innovative curricula, and support faculty development. It will also offer intercalated and articulated degree pathways, enabling students to begin their studies in India and complete them in Manchester, building a two-way flow of ideas and knowledge exchange.
Continuing professional development courses, including flexible online options, will help upskill the health and care workforce in emerging technologies and management methodologies, equipping them to meet the needs of changing healthcare systems to ensure better patient outcomes and more responsive care.
Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma, said: “I’m truly excited about this partnership with The University of Manchester as it is a powerful example of how global collaboration can help to tackle shared challenges in health and education. By bringing together our local knowledge and Manchester’s international expertise, we are building something that can make a real difference—not just in Rajasthan, but around the world.”
This agreement marks a further step toward global collaboration, addressing shared challenges and advancing inclusive, impactful solutions in health and education.
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