GNLU has concluded an memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), an autonomous body within the United Nations with the mandate of enhancing the effectiveness of the work of the UN and its Member States in the fields of environment, governance, and peace and security, and further on with the aim of supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Over the past decades, the UNITAR has acquired a unique expertise, accumulating experience, knowledge and capacities to design and implement a variety of training activities. Every year, UNITAR provides training to thousands of beneficiaries either through face-to-face seminars and workshops, or through distance and e-learning. UNITAR seeks to increase its outreach capacity by developing strategic and privileged partnerships with centres of excellence, universities and academies that share common principles and goals.

Under the MoU, GNLU and the UNITAR will exchange ideas and share knowledge in order to maximize the respective impact through working in partnership, pool resources and expertise to develop curriculum and learning materials in areas of common interests and work towards the integration of related activities, plan joint activities in areas of common interests, enable GNLU students to undertake internships at the UNITAR, disseminate the information about activities jointly, undertake teaching, research, training and extension programmes as agreed upon jointly by both parties.

GNLU is the first university in India with which the UNITAR has signed an MoU. On behalf of the UNITAR and the GNLU, Carlos Lopes, Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Prof Bimal N. Patel, Director, GNLU signed the MoU respectively.

Under the MoU, Mr Konark Rai, GNLU graduate is currently pursuing internship at the UNITAR in Geneva.