<span style="color: #222222;">All India Institute of Ayurveda under Ministry of Ayush has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU in coordination with Western Sydney University Australia, in virtual mode to appoint an Academic Chair in Ayurveda.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The MoU was signed by Professor Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda and Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University, Australia, Professor Barney Glover.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The new Academic Chair will undertake academic and collaborative research activities in Ayurveda.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It  includes herbal medicine and yoga as well as design academic standards and short-term and medium-term courses and educational guidelines.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This Chair will also conduct workshops,seminars and conferences on Ayurveda.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Ayurveda Academic Chair will be based at Western Sydney University's NICM Health Research Institute, located on the West mead campus, with tenure for a period of three years.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The appointment of the chair is jointly funded by the Ministry of Ayush and Western Sydney University and anticipated to commence early in 2022.</span><br />