The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the two institutions was signed at the MBU campus in Tirupati in the presence of Dr. M. Mohan Babu, Chancellor, MBU; Mr. Vishnu Manchu, Pro-Chancellor; and Mr. Vinay Maheshwari, Executive Director. Representing Penn State were Dr. David M. Callejo Pérez, Chancellor, and Dr. Vahid Motevalli, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.